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Basic Homemade Bread

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If you'd like to learn how to bake bread, here's a wonderful place to start. This easy
white bread recipe bakes up deliciously golden brown. There's nothing like the
homemade aroma wafting through my kitchen as it bakes. —Sandra Anderson, New
York, New York

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + rising Bake: 30 min.

YIELD: 2 loaves (16 slices each).

Ingredients
1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
2-1/4 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
3 tablespoons sugar plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons canola oil
6-1/4 to 6-3/4 cups bread our

Directions
1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1/2 teaspoon sugar in warm water; let stand until bubbles form on
surface. Whisk together remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, salt, and 3 cups our. Stir oil into yeast mixture;
pour into our mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining our, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a
soft dough.

2. Turn onto a oured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl,
turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

3. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly oured surface; divide dough in half. Shape each into a loaf.
Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

4. Bake at 375° until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped or has reached an internal
temperature of 200°, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

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