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Family Loaves of Bread

This recipe will make two perfectly sized sandwich loaves that are the perfect size for school lunches and for toasting
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes

Equipment

  • Bread maker (optional)
  • Cake mixer with dough hook attachment (also optional)
  • Oven
  • Bowl
  • 2x Bread tins
  • Clean flat surface

Ingredients
  

  • 420 ml Warm water (37 degrees to be exact)
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 2 tbsp Oil (or butter)
  • 2 tbsp Milk powder Alternatively you could use ordinary milk or leave it out completely
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 2½ cups Good Quality White Flour
  • 1½ cups Wholemeal Flour
  • 4 tsp Surebake Yeast

Instructions
 

Bread Maker Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients into the bread maker's pan and choose the ‘dough’ function.  It will knead it and allow it to rise once.

Cake Mixer with a Dough Hook Attachment Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients in together and use a dough hook to knead the ingredients for 10-12 mins until the dough can be stretched without breaking harshly.
  • Cover and place somewhere warm to rise.

Kneading by Hand Instructions

  • Combine all of the ingredients, and mix together to form a ball. 
  • Tip onto a floured surface and knead until the consistency described above.

First Rise

  • Allow the dough to rise until it has doubled in size.
    Once the dough has doubled in size - punch it down and tip it out onto a floured surface.
  • Half the dough into two even amounts
  • Shape each half into a small loaf and place them in either a lined or greased loaf tin

Second Rise

  • Find a warm spot and allow the loaves to rise for a second time.  You want them to rise by half again.
  • Cover with a damp teatowel to avoid the loaves drying out.
  • Turn your oven on to 200 and let it warm up while you wait for the bread to rise a second time.

Cook the Bread

  • Cook the bread for 15-20 mins until golden brown.
  • Tap the bread to check for a thick crust and listen for a hollow sound.

Things to Consider

  • This recipe can be made dairy free.  The milk is there to help with flavour and create a good crust but will not fail if you need to leave it out
  • If you don’t have Surebake yeast you can use an active yeast, but you will need to add an extra step.  Use 2 tsp of active yeast and combine it with the warm water and honey to activate before adding the remaining ingredients.  You want the mixture to create a frothy white foamy surface.
  • I am not a bread expert.  But have found this recipe to be a good robust recipe that makes two good sized loaves.