GOOD WHITE BREAD
Servings 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast
- 1/2 cup water room temperature
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups flour sifted
Instructions
- In a saucepan, warm the milk and buttermilk to a gentle simmer.
- Remove the milk from the heat and add the sugar and shortening. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Dissolve the yeast in the room-temperature water.
- Add 1 cup of flour into the milk mixture and blend to make a smooth batter.
- Add the salt and yeast water to the batter, and mix thoroughly.
- Add rest of flour, 1 cup at a time, until the dough forms a ball and unsticks from the sides of the bowl.
- With flour-dusted hands, gather the dough into a large ball, and begin to knead the dough on a well-floured surface, adding flour as you go.
- Place the dough in a clean bowl, cover it, and allow it to rest until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Remove the dough from the bowl. Place on a well-floured surface and knead briefly.
- Roll the dough into a log, and place in a greased and floured loaf pan.
- Cover, and allow to rise for 1 hour.
- Preheat your oven to 400ËšPlace the bread into the oven and bake for 1 hour.
- Remove the bread from the oven and remove from pans. The bread should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. If not, return to oven for 10 minutes.
- Allow the bread to cool for at least 1 hour before cutting into it.