This is a nice plain white bread. It makes one loaf and is fairly easy.
Ingredients:
500g/5 cups white bread flour
10ml/2 teaspoons salt
1pk instant yeast
300ml/1¼ cups lukewarm water
60ml/4 tablespoons lukewarm milk
Method:
1. Lightly grease a 900g loaf tin (18,5 x 11,5cm). Sift the white bread flour, yeast and salt together in a large bowl and make a
well in the centre.
2. Add the water and milk to the centre of the flour and using your fingers, mix in a little flour. Gradually mix in more of the flour from around the edge of the bowl to form a
firm dough.
3. Turn out the dough on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with lightly oiled plastic wrap and leave to
rise, in a warm place, for 1-2 hours, or until the dough has doubled in bulk.
4. Turn out on lightly floured surface and knock back (punch down). Shape into a rectangle, the length of the tin. Place in prepared tin. Cover and leave to rise in a
warm place, for about 20-30 minutes.
5. Using a sharp knife, make a deep central slash the length of the bread; dust wih flour. Leave 10-1 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 230ºC. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 200ºC and bake for a further 25-30 minutes, or until
golden and bread sounds hollow when tapped on the base.
7. Turn out on to a wire rack to cool.