I have found the secret to making delicious bread. Get your water really hot (not boiling, though), and then sprinkle the yeast overtop. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Then add honey & butter. Then add pre-mixed dry ingredients.
I make my dough in the bread machine, then after it rises for a while I take it out of the breadmaker, put it in a pam-sprayed pan, and let it rise some more. Bake 20-25 minutes at 400F.
- 1.25 cups of water
- 2.5 tsp bread machine yeast (or 2 tsp SAF yeast)
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into little pieces
- 3 cups flour
- 2 Tablespoons nonfat dry milk
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 1 Tablespoon gluten
- 1.5 tsp salt
