Let's Cook With Jul! Ep. 71: Homemade Bread

I will be making Homemade Bread:

Please see the recipe below:


HOMEMADE BREAD

Ingredients:
• 6 cups bread/all-purpose flour
• 2 cups lukewarm water 110 degrees F (43 degrees C)
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• ¼ cup vegetable oil (oil of your choice)
• ¼ cup granulated sugar or cane sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions:
1 Pour the lukewarm water into a large mixing bowl. Add the yeast and let it sit for 5 minutes. It is going to look creamy.
2 To the mixing bowl add the sugar, oil, salt, and flour. Mix with a wooden spoon to combine.
3 Transfer the mixture onto a clean working surface. Knead to form a dough. If it is too hard, sprinkle on a little water. You need the dough to be soft and slightly sticky. Softer dough yields soft bread.
4 On the flip side, if the dough is too sticky and difficult to handle, sprinkle a little flour on the dough and knead, sprinkle on a little flour at a time if needed until the dough can be handled without being too sticky.
5 Knead the dough for 5 minutes.
6 Rub oil all over a large mixing bowl. Place the dough into the bowl and move the dough around so the oil gets all over it. Cover with a plastic wrap and keep in a warm place to rise.
7 To create a warm place I usually turn my oven on for about 1 minute then I turn it off. This creates the perfect atmosphere for yeasted dough to rise.
8 Let the dough rise for 1-2 hours until about double in size.
9 Punch the dough to remove the excess air then divide the dough into two equal portions.
10 Generously grease two 9n by 5 inches loaf pans.


Shape the dough and put into prepared loaf pans.

1 Divide one portion into 3 equal portions. Shape it into ovals then place one loaf pan (Check out the video to see how I do this.)
2 Roll out the other portion with a rolling pin (optional) then roll it with your hands to form a log. Tuck in the edges of the log. Place the log into the other loaf pan.
3 Let the loaves rise in a warm place for another 20 minutes.
4 Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 180 degrees Celsius.
5 Place the loaves into the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Check around 30 minutes – if the bread is browning fast loosely cover with alumni foil.
6 Remove loaves from oven and let them rest for about 5 minutes on a cooling rack then remove loaves from pan and enjoy!

Notes:
1 I used glass loaf pans, but metal loaf pans work perfectly too.
2 The nutmeg in this recipe is optional but add it if you can. It really elevates the flavor of the bread without being overpowering.
3 I tested this recipe with both bread and all-purposes flour, and both work perfectly!
4 Number of calories is pert slice of bread considering that one loaf is cut into 10 slices.

Nutrition:
Calories: 1684kcal/Carbohydrates:298g/Protein:46g/Fat:32g/Fat:76/ Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g/Monounsaturated Fat: 11g/Trans Fat: 3g/Sodium: 2347mg/Potassium: 396mg/Fiber:10g/Sugar: 26mg/Vitamin A: 8IU/Vitamin C: 0.01mg/Calcium: 66mg/Iron: 3mg