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Homemade Bread

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Any way you slice it, there's nothing that speaks comfort like a slice of fresh, homemade bread.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course homemade bread
Servings 3 large loaves

Ingredients
  

  • 1 quart warm water 4 cups
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons yeast You can add another Tablespoon if you're in a hurry
  • 1 Tablespoon salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 cups flour to start then enough to make the dough not sticky (7+) as needed
  • 4+ more cups flour see note above

Instructions
 

  • Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. (You can do this in 1 cup and then add the rest of the warm water to the batch)
  • To the yeast mixture, add salt, vegetable oil and 3 cups flour
  • Add more flour, 1/2-1 cup at a time until the dough no longer clings to the side of the bowl.
  • Put dough onto counter and knead until it is smooth and elastic.
  • Place in greased bowl, turning once to coat the entire dough mixture
  • Let dough rise until it is double, then punch down
  • Let the dough rise again, and then punch it down again
  • Grease bread pans and shape dough into loaves.
  • Put melted margarine or vegetable oil on top of loaves
  • Prick each loaf in several places.
  • Let rise until double
  • Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done.