Great looking loaf, what dough recipe did you use???
I use a sweet bread starter that I got from Classicrockgriller
Here is the recipe I follow for my bread & buns
RECIPE BY Classicrockgriller
Sweet yeast bread
The ingredients for the dough are: 1 1/2 cup of warm water, 1 ts of salt, 1/2 cup of corn oil,
1/2 cup of sugar, and 6 to 7 cups of bread flour. (I got tired of measuring flour by cups so I
coverted it to weight and I used 2lbs)
Grease your mixing bowl and dump the starter in it. (approx two cups of starter)
Take your warm water and put it in the bowl that held the starter and swirl it around to get
the rest of the starter and dump it in the mixer.
Pour in your corn oil
Pour in your sugar and salt
Gice it a quick stir with and big spoon and start adding your flour. I stir by hand till
all the flour is wet.
This will keep flour from flying out of your bowl when you turn on your mixer. Start your
mixer on slow and gradually increase your speed till everything from the sides and bottom
are mixed in.
Get a clean bowland grease it down.
Plop your dough into the greased bowl.
Let it rest for a bit and then flip it over.
Place your bowl in your draft free area and cover it. It needs to set till it is about double in size. (2 to 4 hrs)
Kneading the Bread
Again, I am not a Baker but this is what I do and it works for me and this bread. To control my
mess I knead on a 1/2 sheet pan. I pour the risen dough on to a lightly flour sheet.
I cut it in half and work with half at a time. I put one half back in the bowl.
I then pull the dough width wise.
I press the dough down with the palms of my hand trying to maintain the square shape.
I fold one end over about 1/3 and press that down again.
I roll over the bottom to the top, lightly press it and I am ready to put my dough in baking pans.
Baking your Bread
All ovens are different so you may need to adjust your times depending on how your oven bakes.
Pre-heat your oven to 350*. I bake my rolls separate from the bread because I use a different time
for the two. Rolls are approx 24 to 26 minutes and loafs are 28 to 30 minutes. Adjust the time to
fit your oven and wants.
