5 from 2 votes
Easy Homemade Bread
This Easy Homemade Bread recipe only requires a few minutes of actual hands-on prep work for two light, fluffy loaves of classic white bread!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 50 mins
Servings:
2
loaves (about 16 slices each)
Calories:
102 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 6 ¼ - 6 ¾ cups bread flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 ¾ teaspoons instant yeast rapid rise
- 2 ¼ cups water warm (110-115 °F
- 2 tablespoons canola oil plus 2 teaspoons, divided
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together 3 cups of bread flour, sugar, salt and instant yeast. Stir in warm water and 2 tablespoons of oil and beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, to form a soft dough. It should come together in a ball.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook or on a floured surface, knead the dough until elastic and smooth, 8-10 minutes.
- Use the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to grease a large mixing bowl. Place the dough in the greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1 ½ - 2 hours.
- Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and cut the dough into two equal parts. Shape each piece of dough into a loaf. Place in two greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, 1 – 1 ½ hours.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-35 minutes, or until the loaves are golden brown and they sound hollow when tapped. Remove from the pans and cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before slicing.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
102kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
219mg
(9%)
Potassium
31mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 loaves (about 16 slices each)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 102
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 102kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 219mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 31mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.