Bread

Thought I would try making some bread today as we are out and I can't face going to the shops.

So I thought I would try it the old fashioned way as I don't have a bread maker any more. I got the recipe from Rhonda's Blog at Down to Earth

In a jug I put

1 1/2 tsps dry yeast

1 tablespoon sugar

65 ml of warm water

Set it aside to prove for about 5 to 10 minutes,

In a bowl put

3 3/4 cups flour.

3 tsp gluten flour (I didn't have any so used bread improver)

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon milk powder

250 ml warm water

the yeast mix

Mix all together with hands and kned pulling all the dry stuff in. Turn onto the bench and knead for ten minutes. Put the timer on it will feel like forever and you will work up a sweat. Good exercise!

Put the dough ball back in the bowl and cover with a tea towel or glad wrap, pop some where warm to rise. (Here I just put it on the bench - everywhere is warm!)

When it has doubled in size, punch down and knead for two minutes. Shape into a log and put in a loaf tin. Sprinkle withs eeds if you like and cover again and put in the warm spot to rise.

Heat the oven to 220 and when the loaf has risin to the top of the tin, pop in the hot oven for 10 minutes. turn the oven down to 200 and bake a further 15 to 20 minutes.

STAY AWAY FROM THE BREAD!

Once cool, slice, butter, eat. YUM!