If you’re a homemade bread lover then we guarantee you’ll love these recipes. They’re pretty easy to do and we guarantee you’ll never buy bread again. So put on your apron and start baking!
Enjoy some really good bread recipes!
1. Sourdough Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 and 1/3 cups fresh sourdough starter
- 3 and 1/3 cups flour
- 1 – 1 ½ cup water
- Scant tablespoon salt
Preparation:
Mix the starter, flour and salt. Add the water and mix until you get a moist dough. Knead the dough. Shape the dough into a loaf, place it in a pan and cover it with a towel. Let it rise for 4-24 hours. Slice an X on the top of the loaf and bake at 400 degrees for about 30 – 60 minutes depending on the loaf size.
2. Potato Bread
Ingredients:
- 7 ounces cooked potato (you can use leftover mashed potatoes, or cook up a small potato and mash it)
- Water, enough to equal 1 3/4 cup when combined with the potato
- 2 tbsp. softened butter
- 2 ½ tbsp.sugar or honey
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 3 ½ cups bread flour
- 2 tsp. dry yeast or 1 ½ tsp. saf-instant yeast
Preparation:
Mix the wet ingredients with the yeast. Once they’re blended, add the dry ingredients. Knead until you get a soft, elastic, and sticky dough. Let the bread rise for about 20 minutes, punch it down and let it rise again. Preheat the oven to 350F. Form the loaves and place them in the baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
3. Super Easy French Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 ¼ cup warm water
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. bread machine yeast
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 3 ½ cups bread flour
Glaze:
- 2 tbsp. water
- ½ tsp. salt
Preparation:
Dissolve the yeast, sugar, and salt in the warm water. Start adding the flour, cup by cup, mixing until you get a firm dough. Let the dough rise for 20 min, punch it down and let it rise again until doubled in size.
Roll out the dough and place it on a greased pan. Brush it with the glaze and bake on 400 F for 20-25 minutes.
4. Basic Sandwich Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 egg plus enough warm water to equal 1 1/3 cups
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tsp. sea salt
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1 ½ tbsp. or 2 tbsp. active dry yeast
Preparation:
Put all ingredients in the mixer and mix for 8 minutes. Cover the dough and let it rise. Punch it down and let it rise again. Divide the dough into buns and cover them with a towel. Let them rise. Grease your pan, place the buns and bake. Bake for 15-20 minutes on 350 degrees.