Homemade White Bread
A soft white loaf of flour, water, yeast and a little oil, kneaded by hand and baked in a tin — the everyday bread of Bulgarian village kitchens, with a thin crust and a close, tender crumb.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 360 ml lukewarm water
- 7 g dried yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- 600 g strong white bread flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 40 ml sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil, for greasing
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2712 kcal · P 62.8g · C 463.9g · F 61.5g
Estimated from 7 of 7 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Stir the yeast and sugar into 100 ml of the lukewarm water and leave for 10 minutes until it foams.
- 2Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl, make a well and pour in the yeast mixture, the remaining water and the 40 ml of oil.
- 3Bring together and knead on a lightly floured surface for 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic and springs back when pressed.
- 4Put the dough in a bowl greased with some of the oil for greasing, cover and leave somewhere warm for 1 hour, until doubled.
- 5Knock it back, shape into a loaf and place in a 25 cm loaf tin greased with the rest of the oil. Cover and leave to prove for 30–40 minutes, until it rises just above the rim.
- 6Heat the oven to 220°C/425°F with a tray of hot water on the oven floor for steam.
- 7Bake for 10 minutes, then lower to 190°C/375°F and bake for 25–30 minutes more, until the loaf is deep golden and sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
- 8Turn out onto a rack and leave to cool for at least 1 hour before slicing — cut warm, the crumb turns gummy.
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Questions and answers
How long does Homemade White Bread take to make?
About 160 minutes: 120 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Homemade White Bread?
6 ingredients: lukewarm water, dried yeast, sugar, strong white bread flour, salt, sunflower oil.
How many servings does this Homemade White Bread recipe make?
10 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Homemade White Bread?
About 271 kcal, with 6.3 g protein, 46.4 g carbohydrate and 6.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Homemade White Bread recipe suit?
It is vegan.
What cuisine is Homemade White Bread?
Homemade White Bread comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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