Homemade Bread (Homemade White Bread)

Homemade Bread (Homemade White Bread)

90 min
20 servings

How to make the best Homemade White Bread that's soft and delicious, with a touch of sweetness. An easy to follow recipe for perfect homemade bread, with step by step instructions.  This recipe can be doubled, and made in 2 loaf pans. EASY - A great basic bread dough recipe for beginners. US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Common Measurement Conversions

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (7 g)
  • 1 cup lukewarm water
  • 1 tbsp honey ((or sugar or maple syrup))
  • Proofed yeast mixture ((ingredients listed above))
  • 19.5 ounces AP flour (4 ⅓ cups, spoon and leveled (please see notes))
  • ½ cup lukewarm water
  • 1 ¼ tsp sea salt
  • 2 tbsp honey ((or sugar or maple syrup))
  • ¼ tsp citric acid (or ½ tbsp white vinegar (optional))
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter (melted (or vegetable oil))

Directions

  1. 1

    Place the water in the mixer bowl of your stand mixer.

  2. 2

    To the proofed yeast mixture, add the flour, warm water, salt, honey, citric acid and melted butter.