No Fail Yeast Bread

Cooks do not make homemade bread as they did a few years ago. Today, that treat may seem impossible for the novice cook - but not with this recipe. It is easy, quick to fix, and takes much less time than traditional homemade bread. This recipe is easiest if a large mixer is used. If a mixer is unavailable, dough may be kneaded by hand.

Yield: 4 loaves

Ingredients

• 5 cups warm water
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1 cup honey or 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoon yeast
• 3 tablespoon dough enhancer, (optional)
• 11 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Combine water, oil, salt, sugar (or honey) and dough enhancer.
2. Add yeast, mix.
3. Stir in enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 8 to 10 minutes. Flour hands and remove from mixer.
4. Divide into 4 parts. Shape each part into a loaf and place into greased loaf pans. Cover and allow to rise until dough is 1 inch above pan.
5. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
6. Bake for 30 minutes.

Notes

A nice variation is to make sweet rolls. Take 1 or 2 of the pieces of bread dough divided to make a loaf. Roll each portion of dough out into a 14 x 8 inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Brush with 1 to 2 tablespoons softened butter, then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Roll up dough. Cut into 1 inch slices and place on greased baking pan. Allow to rise until double in bulk. Bake as above.

Attribution

Posted by bettyboop50 at Recipe Goldmine 6/6/01 5:57:47 am.

Source: Becky Low, Utah State University Extension - Presented 03/29/99 KSL-TV