bread ready to be left to rise
Bread
Bread is so quick and easy to make yourself. This dough is so simple to make, the kids I work with can make it themselves. It is also much cheaper to make it than to buy it and is healthier getting rid of all the preservatives and sugar that is in shop bought bread. Amazingly this bread also doesn’t really need kneading and it still comes out great.
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons yeast
2 cups of warmish water
5ish cups of flour
1 teaspoon salt
Method:
ready for the oven…you can shape it anyway you like…bread rolls, loaf of bread, shapes 🙂
- Put the yeast in the water and leave for 5 minutes
- Sieve 4 cups of flour in to a bowl add the salt
- Add the water and yeast
- Mix the flour and water together
- Add more flour if needed. If it’s slightly sticky, you’ll get fluffier bread (which is yummy). If you add more flour, the bread will be heavier but still good. A good rule of thumb (strange expression I know) is that if you can pick up the bread and it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the bowl, it’s good to go.
- Once you think the breads mixed up enough, cover it with a towel and put in a warm place until doubled in size
- When the bread has risen, kneed it a bit more (punch it around a bit) and shape in to bread buns.
- Cook on 200oC for 15 minutes or until you can knock the bottom of the bread and it sounds hollow.
- When it’s cooked, store in an airtight container.
finished and ready to be eaten!
Estimated number of bread buns: 25
Estimated complete cost: P48
Estimate price per bun: P2
Estimate length of time: 1 hour
Serving suggestion: Eat hot with butter and jam or cheese, or both together is pretty good too. Unless of course you have crunchy cookie butter…even better!
Tip: You can also add onion and garlic or other flavourings to the bread. After the bread rises, add your extra stuff and then allow to rise for another 30 minutes before baking!
so yummy!
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