Homemade bread

Homemade bread

Ingredients/Components

• sugar
• salt
• bread flour - 2 2
• cornmeal - 1 2
• whole-wheat flour - 1/3 c
• active dry yeast slightly more than 1 envelope - 1 Tbsp
• room-temperature water

How to make homemade bread:

Combine yeast, 1 cup bread flour, salt, sugar and water in a bowl of heavy-duty electric mixer. Beat 2 minutes with flat beater. Add whole-wheat flour. Beat hard 2 minutes longer. Change to dough hook. Gradually add remaining 1 to 1 1/4 cups bread flour and beat to form soft, but not sticky, dough. Cover dough with dish towel. Set aside at room temperature 4 hours, punching dough down about once per hour. When rising time is finished, punch down once more. Divide into 2 portions. Shape into 2 round loaves. Place on baking sheets dusted with cornmeal. Cover with dish towel and set aside to rise at room temperature 1 hour. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes. Spray loaves with water. Reduce heat to 350° and bake until light and crusty outside and browned on bottom, about 15 minutes longer. Cool breads on wire rack. Makes 2 loaves.

Recipe categories: Breads, Low cholesterol, Yeast breads.