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Thrifty Homemade Sandwich Bread
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Thrifty Homemade Sandwich Bread

Homemade bread for less than $0.65/loaf!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 Tbsp Sugar
  • 2-3/4 tsp yeast (1 packet + 1/2 tsp)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour OR bread flour
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1-1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Mix together the hot water (not scalding, but hot from the tap), sugar and yeast and stir.  Let sit for about 10 minutes, allowing the yeast to "bloom"
  • Dump this mixture into a stand mixer and mix in the vegetable oil, salt and the flour, one cup at a time, using your dough hook.  Alternatively, you can use a hand mixer to combine the ingredients and then knead it by hand
  • Continue mixing a few minutes until dough clings to the bread hook and doesn't stick to the bowl.  Mix another 3-4 minutes after the non-sticky dough is formed.
  • Remove dough from hook, place dough ball in a bowl and cover with a light kitchen towel.  Let rise in a draft-free area for approximately 1.5 hours or until the dough doubles in size.
  • Punch down, shape into an oval loaf-like shape and turn the seams under.  
  • In a greased loaf pan, let dough rise a second time until almost doubled - approximately one hour.
  • Bake in loaf pan approximately 25 minutes at 350 degrees