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Basic Bread

Serves 13 $0.24 est. / serving

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Estimated ingredient cost$3.08For the whole recipe · ingredients used
Basic Bread
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YOUR TIME IN THE KITCHEN

Make something good.

  1. 01

    To give you something to play with until the next installent, try this. This is the most basic bread recipe. Most of the time I use this and change it as I please. [Berner]

  2. 02

    Put flour into large bowl.

  3. 03

    Stir yeast with warm water in small bowl. (If the water is cold, the yeast will not grow. If the water is too hot, the yeast will die.). Add salt.

  4. 04

    Mix with flour and KNEAD!

  5. 05

    Let raise until size doubles.

  6. 06

    Make two loafs and place on cookie sheet. Let raise again briefly.

  7. 07

    Bake at middle heat in preheated oven. Baking time is 40 to 70 minutes.

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Foodista / Common Pile

Original recipe · CC BY 3.0

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Photo of Sourdough Bread — Foodista

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