Country White Bread

I have been looking for a great, simple bread recipe for a while now. After scouring various websites and recipes I devised a fairly basic recipe and decided to give it a shot! The bread turned out even better than I expected :)

While this recipe is simple in the fact that it uses few ingredients, it is by no means quick. There are a few times that you must let the bread sit and rise.... so have patience! :)

After making a few modifications, here is the recipe I used:


Ingredients

1 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
1 cups warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
1/8 cup sugar
1/8 cup honey1/2 tablespoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/8 cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour 
1 1/4 bread flour

Directions

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, oil and 2 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide in half and shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to cool on wire rack.



Recipe based off of this one from All Recipes