Easy Homemade Bread

Easy Fresh Baked Bread

Preheat oven 375 degrees

Prep time: 2 hrs

bake time: 30 minutes

Makes 2 loaves

Ingredients:

2 1/4 Cup Warm water

2 Tablespoons Sugar

1 Tablespoon Yeast

1 teaspoon Salt

2 Tablespoons Oil

5 1/2-6 Cup Flour

*butter for the top

****I DOUBLED MY RECIPE TO MAKE 4 LOAVES

Add yeast to a large glass bowl and add warm water.

Stir well

Next, add the sugar, salt and oil into bowl. Mix well

Last add the flour. I add about 4 to 5 cups and mix it well before adding the remainder of the flour.

Sprinkle a layer of flour on a surface and lay the dough on top.

Using your hands knead the dough and place back into bowl and let rise for 60 minutes. I knead the dough for about 10 to 15 mins until it reaches a nice consistency.

I usually wet a towel with warm water and place over the top of the bowl.

While the bread is rising I grease the pans with Crisco and set to the side.

After 60 minutes I knead the dough again and then break it into 2 smaller balls of dough and place in greased pan.
Let rise for 30 more minutes in bread pans.

I baked 3 loaves of bread and used the last of the dough to make smaller loaves to dip in the sauce.

I hand rolled the dough into 6 smaller loaves.

I placed the bread on my pizza stone/stoneware which I sprinkled with cornmeal.

I used canned sauce and just reheated it in the microwave for dipping sauce.

I also brushed buttered these as they cooked.