Monday, February 20, 2012

White Bread

The first loaf of bread baked aboard Tanqueray, besides banana bread, was a success.  Try it out yourself.  It's delicious served warm directly out of the oven with a slice of butter.
Mike & Sara aboard with bread Twilight

Ingredients
         2 cups warm water 
         2/3 cup white sugar
         1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
         1 1/2 teaspoons salt
         1/4 cup vegetable oil
         6 cups bread flour

Directions
1. In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam (About 20 minutes).
2. Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1-2 hours.
3. Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.

4. Before baking, sprinkle a little olive oil and rosemary on top of the bread.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.  Enjoy!

3 comments:

  1. I know how satisfying fresh baked bread can be when you don't have a bakery to visit! Good work! I'll bet your friends appreciated it too.

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  2. nice work! There is nothing better than hot white bread with butter. Damn you guys are northwest chocolate!

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  3. Thanks. Fresh bread is great on a boat!!

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