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Quick Yeast Bread

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If you don't have a bread machine, this is the easiest yeast dough recipe by far. There is no overbearing yeast flavour and it is a good dense bread. Please note: time to make includes rising time.

Quick Yeast Bread

Quick Yeast Bread

Quick Yeast Bread
Quick Yeast Bread
Quick Yeast Bread

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Cooking Information

Total Time

80 mins

Prep Time

40 mins

Servings

2

Ingredients

4 items

Directions

9 steps
40 mins
  1. 1

    Put 4 cups of the flour, yeast, sugar and salt into large bowl.

  2. 2

    Pour in hot water and oil and mix until combined- it will be sticky.

  3. 3

    Add the remaining flour in increments until dough is no longer sticky.

  4. 4

    Knead for about 5 minutes until dough is elastic and smooth.

  5. 5

    Place dough back into bowl and cover with a damp teatowel and let it rise until double its size- about 1/2 hour.

  6. 6

    Punch it down and divide dough into two pieces.

  7. 7

    Roll pieces long enough to fill two well oiled loaf pans and leave to rise until dough has reached the rim of the pan.

  8. 8

    Bake at 400F for 40 minutes.

  9. 9

    Rub hot breads with water and wrap in a teatowel to'sweat' to soften the crust.

Ingredients

4 items
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UNIT
INGREDIENT

Main Ingredients

5.00
cup
flour(all-purpose white)
2.00
tsp
sugar(teaspoons)
1.00
tsp
salt(teaspoon)
2.00
cup
water(warm-hot)