How to Make a Commercial Loaf of Bread
Instead of buying bread from the store, consider making your own commercial bread at home. Commercial bread companies use a lot of yeast in order to manufacture their bread to last longer on the store shelves. Bread bought from stores lacks the nutrients that homemade bread provides. You can make your own commercial bread, without skimping on the necessary ingredients to make the bread authentic. You can freeze your fresh bread loafs for up to six months to prevent making a trip to your local grocery store. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Large mixing bowl
- 1/4 cup milk
- 5 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1.5 tbsp. butter
- 1 package active dry yeast
- 3 cups unbleached white flour
- Nonstick spray
- Bread pan
- Dish towel
Instructions
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Fill a large mixing bowl with hot water to make it warm. Pour the hot water into the sink and pat the bowl dry with paper towels.
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Mix the yeast according to the directions on the package. Stir the yeast until it is free of lumps. Add the yeast to the large mixing bowl.
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Melt 1.5 tbsp. of butter in the microwave. Place the butter in the mixing bowl with the yeast.
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Combine the milk, sugar and salt to the yeast. Mix everything until blended well.
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Add 2 cups of flour to the mixing bowl. Begin stirring the flour. Slowly add 1/4 cup of flour at a time every 2 to 3 minutes.
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Stir the flour until the bread dough is slightly sticky. The dough is finished forming once it hardly sticks to your hands.
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Cover your hands in flour. Place the dough on a flat surface covered in flour.
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Knead the dough for 10 minutes. You need to flatten the dough completely and then roll it back into a ball. Continue to do this for 10 minutes until the dough is soft and pliable.
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Clean out the mixing bowl. Spray nonstick cooking spray in the bowl. Shape the dough into a ball and place it into the mixing bowl.
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Place a clean dish towel over the bread bowl. Place the bowl in a warm area for one hour. The dough will double in size.
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Flatten the dough ball. Place it back onto the floured surface and shape it into a rectangle that slightly larger than your bread pan.
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Roll the bread dough lengthwise. Tuck each end of the dough under the rolled dough ball until it will fit in the bread pan.
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Spray the bread pan with nonstick spray. Place the dough into the bread pan.
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Cover the bread with a towel. Place it in a warm area for one hour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
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Bake the commercial bread for 30 minutes. Once the bread is golden brown, remove it from the pan to allow the bread to cool.
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