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Simple Bread Recipe

Small White Bread Loaf

A simple homemade white bread loaf made with flour, salt, yeast, and water. This is a small loaf recipe that is easy to mix, knead by hand, and bake.

Ingredients

  • 300g white flour
  • 4g salt
  • 3g dry yeast
  • 200g water

Instructions

  1. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl: white flour, salt, and dry yeast.
  2. Add the water and mix everything together until a dough forms.
  3. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
  4. Knead the dough by hand for 15 seconds.
  5. Let the dough rest for another 10 minutes.
  6. Repeat the 15-second knead and 10-minute rest process 3 more times.
  7. After the final knead, let the dough sit for 1 hour so it can rise.
  8. After 1 hour, preheat the oven to 475°F, or as high as your oven will go.
  9. Grease a small bread pan.
  10. Shape the dough into a loaf and place it into the greased pan.
  11. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the loaf is golden brown.
  12. Let the bread cool before slicing.

Notes

This is a basic small white bread loaf. The outside should become golden brown, and the loaf should sound slightly hollow when tapped after baking.