Bread

Ingredients: 

• 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 Cup wheat flour
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1 teaspoon active dried yeast
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 ½ teaspoons butter

Method:

• Dissolve yeast and sugar in the warm water and let stand five minutes or until it foams. Now add the salt and mix with the flour Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth, add butter and knead for 8-10 minutes.

• Place bread dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise until double, 1
• Knock down dough, make 4 equal long bread and place them on a well-greased and dusted cookie pan next to each other. Leave some space in between since it will raise and increase in size.
• Cover with a damp tea towel and let rise until doubled, 45 minutes to an hour.
• Dip a tissue in some milk and lightly run over the rolls or you could also make a egg and milk mixture and run over the bread.
• Bake at 200 C for 20-30 minutes, until the bread is deep golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped with fingers.
• Remove from cookie sheet and let cool.
• Gently rub some butter over the bread rolls.

Tips to follow:

• Yeast must be alive it must show signs of foaming within 5 minutes else throw away and buy new yeast.
• Use Luke warm water else it will kill the yeast.
• Important to add sugar to yeast to activate it.
• Oven must be pre heated before bread goes in.
• Be patient for 1st rise….very important..
• Enjoy your bread making process…