Family Style White Bread Recipes

FAMILY STYLE WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Measure yeast, 2 cups of the flour, sugar, salt and oil into large mixing bowl, blending well. Stir in hot water and mix with spoon until mixture is smooth and satiny.
• Slowly add 3 cups more flour, mixing til dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Cover. Let rest for 10 minutes.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and satiny.
• Place dough in greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, let rise in warm draft free place for about 1 1/2 hours until dough doubles in side.
• Punch dough down. Divide dough into 2 parts. Shape each into a loaf and place into 2 greased bread pans. Let rise again for about 1 1/2 hours until doubled.
• Bake at 375F for 40-45 minutes or til loaves sound like they are hollow when tapped and are golden in color.
• Remove from pans right away and brush with melted butter.
• (For Raisin Bread-Stir in 1 to 1 1/2 cups raisins before shaping into loaves.).
• (For Cinnamon Loaf-To shape, roll dough out to a 14x17 inch rectangle. Sprinkle with mixture of 2 Tbsp sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon. Roll up tightly to make loaf. Let rise and bake as for pla.