Two golden domed loaves with a soft, cottony crumb, made with the simplest ingredients — no starters, no overnight proofs, honest bread in under three hours.
Ingredients
- Flour, water, yeast, a little sugar, salt, and oil
Method
- Mix and knead by hand for 8 to 10 minutes — the dough should go from shaggy and sticky to smooth and elastic.
- Let rise until doubled, shape into two loaves, and proof in loaf pans.
- Bake until golden and hollow-sounding when tapped.
The small amount of oil and sugar keeps the bread soft for days with no preservatives — what commercial bakeries do with chemicals, this recipe does with two tablespoons of oil.
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