Basic White Bread By James Beard Chef Cook

Ingredients

1 package yeast, active, dry 1/4 cup water, warm (110-115 degs) 2 tsp sugar 1 cup milk 3 tsp salt 3 tbsp butter 3 3/4 cup flour, all-purpose EGG WASH 1 medium egg white, beaten slightly in 1 tbsp	Advertisements

Preparation
 
James Beard s Basic White Bread Makes 1 large loaf or 2 small loaves *
Making basic white bread dough * In a small bowl mix the yeast and
the 1/4 cup warm water; add the sugar, stir well, and set aside until
proofed. It is proofed when fermentation is apparent: the mixture
will swell and small bubbles appear on the surface. (If it doesn t
proof at all, it means the yeast is not fresh.) In a small saucepan
heat the milk with the salt and stir in the butter until it melts.
Set aside to cool until it is no warmer than the yeast mixture. Put 2
cups of the flour in a large mixing bowl and stir in the milk
mixture. Beat well with a wooden spatula, add the yeast mixture, and
continue beating the dough until it is smooth, adding an additional
cup of flour to make a firm dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured
work surface and begin the kneading process, which evenly distributes
the fermenting yeast cells through the dough. * Kneading Instructions
* There are several kneading methods, but the basic one is to flour
the dough and your hand lightly, then push the heel of your hand down
into the dough and away from you. Fold the dough over, give it a
quarter turn, and push down again. Repeat pushing, folding and
turning until the motion becomes rhythmic. Knead for about 10
minutes, kneading in additional flour as necessary, until the dough
is smooth and no longer sticky, and blisters form on the surface. To
test whether the dough has been kneaded enough make an indention in
it with your fingers; it should spring back. If blisters form on the
surface of the dough and break, this is another sign that the
kneading is sufficient. * Note: If you have a heavy-duty electric
mixer with a dough-hook attachment, knead the dough with the hook and
finish it off on the board. Butter a large bowl, transfer the dough
to it, and turn the bowl until the dough is well coated with butter
on all sides. Cover the dough with a dish towel and let it rise in a
warm, draft-free place for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, until it is doubled in
bulk. A good, warm, draft-free place is inside your room temperature
oven. To test further if the dough has risen properly, make an
indentation in it with two fingers: if the dough does not spring
back, then it is ready. * Baking Preparations * Butter a 9x5x3 inch
loaf pan, or two pans that are about 8x4x2 inches. Punch the dough
down with your fist to deflate it; transfer it to a floured board and
knead it well for about 3 minutes. Pat it into a smooth round or oval
shape and let it rest for 4 to 5 minutes. Then form into 1 large or
two small loaves, by shaping the dough into an oval the length of
your bread pan, then gently stretching, rounding, and plumping it in
the palms of your hands, tucking the edges underneath and pinching
them together. Lift carefully; drop the dough into the pan or pans
and smooth out. Cover the dough with a towel and let it rise again in
a warm draft-free place for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until it is
double in bulk. Preheat the oven to 400dF. Brush the egg wash over
the top of the dough. Bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes;
reduce the heat to 350dF and bake for 20 to 25 minutes longer, until
the crust is well browned and the bread sounds hollow when removed
from the pan and tapped on the bottom with the knuckles. If you like
a crusty loaf, remove it from the pan about 5 to 10 minutes before
the end of the baking time and let it finish baking on the oven rack.
It will get brown and crusty all over. Remove the bread from the oven
and let it cool on a rack before slicing. The bread may be stored in
a plastic bag in the refrigerator after it has cooled. If you seal it
in a bag before it is completely cooled, the crust will become soft.
Stored bread will keep about 1 week. It also freezes well if wrapped
tightly in plastic wrap and sealed in a plastic bag and can be kept
for up to
3 months.

 

 
Servings: 1

 

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