Generic White Bread How I make it . I don't use a recipe as such, just this general approach ... In a large bowl, whisk ½ a teaspoon of 'easy bake' yeast (the sort you use with breadmakers) into 300 ml of warmish water (100 ml boiling mixed with 200 ml cold). Gradually stir in 200 g of strong white bread flour. You'll end up with a thick batter. Let the yeast do its thing for an hour or two. If after that you don't think it's active enough, leave it longer. If your not sure that it's active enough, it isn't. Mix 1½ teaspoons of salt into the batter, and mix in more flour, a tablespoon at a time, until you have a dough that's still pretty wet, but dry enough to knead. The amount of flour needed varies, but will usually be another 250 to 300 g or so. Knead the dough. I use a stand mixer with a dough hook. It can take up to 10 minutes before the dough looks and feels right. Cover the dough and let it rise. I normally allow up to a couple of hours for i...
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