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Of All Smells: Bread



This is a very versatile recipe for a basic white bread dough. Dough is only 4 ingredients. It is how you work with the dough that makes all the difference.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time42 minutes
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Canadian
Servings: 12 buns
Author: Valerie Lugonja

Ingredients

  • 500 grams flour
  • 10 grams of salt
  • 10 grams of yeast (not instant)
  • 350 grams of tepid water

Instructions

Instructions for using the Thermomix:

  • Scale flour and salt into TM bowl; combine for 5 seconds at speed 3.5
  • Scale dry yeast granules into TM bowl, or same weight in wet yeast; combine for 5 seconds at speed 3.5
  • Scale water into TM bowl; combine for 10 seconds at speed 4-5, until mixture starts clumping
  • Set time for 3 minutes on knead; stay near the machine while it kneads the dough
  • Remove from TM bowl; place in lightly floured bowl in warm dry place to proof for about an hour, or until until doubled in size
  • Once doubled in size, carefully follow the instructions within the slide show below to make either bread or buns
  • Let rise for 45 minutes and bake at 500 F for 12 minutes

Instructions without a Thermomix:

  • Weighing flour for bread making is best; weigh flour into a large basin
  • Add salt and combine; add dry yeast granules, or same weight in wet yeast; and combine with fingers working it into flour (salt and yeast should never touch when making dough)
  • Weigh water; add water around edges of basin, using D-shaped spatula with your hand to work water into dry ingredients
  • Mix water into flour thoroughly; this is a highly saturated dough (do not add more flour)
  • Pour mixture onto working surface; using D-shaped spatula, gather all flour into dough and form a ball (it will be sticky)
  • Dust hands lightly with flour; throw ball of dough onto counter in a circular motion, using both hands to gather it in, then throw it out onto the counter, pulling it back in a circular motion (it will stick at first, but after about 15 minutes, gluten with be worked enough to stop sticking, and you will then make a ball with the dough
  • Sit it in a warm place to proof until double in size, about an hour
  • Carefully follow instructions within slide show below to make either bread or buns
  • Rise for 45 minutes; bake at 500 F for 12 minutes