Basic White Bread

Mark Hammond

Mark Hammond

21st November 2010
Mark Hammond

Basic White Bread

This is the basic White Recipe i Use

Ingredients

  • 1 Kg T55 or Bread Flour
  • 600ml Liquid (Tepid Water, Milk or ale etc depends on what your after)
  • 20g Salt
  • 20g Sugar
  • 20g yeast Fresh
  • 50g fat

Method

Method
Put all ingredients in bowl with dough hook attachment
Mix on low to combine then turn up to kneed for 2 mins
Turn in to bowl and cover leave in warm place to prove till doubled in size
Knock back and shape as required
Makes 4 cob type loaves for cutting or around 50 rolls at 30g each
Leave to prove till double bake in oven (combi 180 with steam) for around 20mins

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