Basic homemade bread recipe

Recipe Cuisine: International | Recipe Category: Bread varieties
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook time: 40 mins| Author: Rasmi Menon

Today we are going to make super soft and spongy bread at home…it is the easiest bread recipe I have come across yet.

All-purpose flour-2 ½ cups

Instant yeast- 2 tsp

Hot Milk-1cup

Sugar-1 ½ tsp

Butter-2 to 3 tsp

Butter to brush-1/2 tsp

Milk powder-1tsp

Salt

· Dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm milk. Let it rest for 15 mins until it gets bubbly.

· After 15 mins, take a bowl or on a floured surface add this yeast mix.

· Then add all-purpose flour, milk powder, milk, water(if needed, little by little) and salt to it, knead the dough.

· Then add butter and knead it again until it is smooth and elastic (for 10 mins).

· Place this dough in a butter greased bowl and grease some butter on the top of the dough.

· Cover this with foil paper or some moist cloth for 1 or 2 hours until it rises to double.

· Then knead it again to a cylindrical shape.

· Grease a nonstick loaf pan and dust it with some flour.

· Then place the dough in this greased loaf pan.

· Cover this tray for 40 mins. brush it with

· Preheat the oven for 10 mins(180 centigrade).

· Now bake it for 40 to 45 mins (time may vary).

· Once done, place the bread on a wire rack or tray and brush some butter on the top of the bread.

· Let it cool down and enjoy …

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