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How To Make Bread

Learn how to make bread. Bread is a staple food for most homes. Whether it be a loaf for sandwiches or rolls for soup accompaniments or even specialty breads for a special occasion, learning bread making is a great homesteading skill and a frugal tip for all homes.

how to make breadHere are my three most used bread recipes for you to try. The basic bread recipe can have additions to it to make a variety of specialist breads. However if you prefer you can just bake the basic recipe and have a white farmhouse loaf.

These are all hand made bread recipes, but if you feel you are going to only make your own bread and not buy from the store anymore, I suggest that you invest in a bread machine which you can set in the evening and have fresh bread each morning. Take a look at my side margins for my best recommendations.

Basic bread recipe:
3 x 7gram sachets of yeast
30g/1oz of honey
625ml/1 pint tepid water
1kg/2lb bread flour
30g/1 oz salt
Extra flour

Step #1
Dissolve honey and yeast in 1/2 the warm water. Allow to stand in a warm spot until frothy.

Step #2
In a big bowl mix the dry ingredients. Make a well in the centre and put the yeast mixture in. Use a strong wooden spoon to mix until your have relatively well formed dough.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and begin to knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic.

Take a look at this very short video on the kneading part in how to make bread:

 

Flour the bowl and place the dough back in it and allow to stand in a warm spot until double its size.

Step # 3
Remove from the bowl and gently knock the air out.

Step #4
Now you can shape your dough into a round loaf or flat loaf or you can put it in a greased bread tin. When it has again doubled in size, cook it for about 40 minutes at 200 deg Celsius (400 deg F).

Quick and easy whole wheat bread:

14 cups stoneground whole wheat flour. This is a very dense whole wheat bread but its delicious. Also it makes 2 loaves. This is how to make bread the easy way!

2 pkts dry yeast
4 tsp herbal salt
4 tsp honey
6 – 7 cups warm water.

Mix flour, yeast and salt
Dissolve honey in 1 cup water
Add to the flour mixture and other water til you have a moist sticky dough. Do not knead. put into 2 greased oaf tins. Cover allow to rise for 20 minutes.

Bake at 100 deg C for 1 hr.

I have also added grated baby marrow and reconstituted sun dried tomatoes before for a change.

My favourite oat bread:

This is yeast less bread with a low GI that I love to make with my home made soups.

150ml oats
250ml oat bran
375ml sifted stone ground flour
250ml white bread flour
1t salt
4t baking powder
4t brown sugar
1 egg beaten
200ml low fat milk
25ml water

Mix your dry ingredients, then mix your liquid, then mix them together. This makes a moist dough. Work it into a ball with your hands, if it sticks use some oat bran on your hands. Cook immediately on a greased baking tray at 180 deg Celsius for I hour.

Be sure to learn how to make butter to go on your fresh homemade bread!

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Updated: October 29, 2013 — 1:55 am

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