
Shred some lettuce and slice in some cucumbers, tomatoes, beetroot to stuff it between 2 slices. Lunch with bread: Since this is a sandwich bread loaf, it is ideal for lunch time sandwiches. I also serve warm toast with different nut butters, fruit (fresh berries or banana slices are the best) and sprinkle some cinnamon powder on top. In that case you can slice avocados and top with sea salt and cut cherry tomatoes. That may be a bit much of a carb-fat load for some. Serving suggestions with Bread loafīreakfast with bread : The best way (in my opinion) to enjoy any fresh-out-of-the-oven bread is to toast the slices and slather them in lightly salted butter. When you want to eat it, just defrost and then toast. Store this bread at room temperature covered with a tea towel or wrapped in brown paper on the kitchen counter. I tried to create steam in the home oven using ice cubes.This allows the oxygen to enter the dough while folding. Following these 3 steps knead the dough for 15 min and then let it rest for 1-2 minutes.
tap the dough on the surface, pull the stretchy dough towards you and then fold back.
I use the Tap the dough technique i.e. Wheat comprise carbohydrates, gluten, sugar and protein in varying ratios that helps create the mass in bread. Hopefully in the stay-at-home environment, you are able to fit this into your schedule. The night before (or atleast 12-16 hours before baking) you will have to ferment about 100 grams of dough to add into the bread flour the following day. You will require some planning around when you want to bake the bread. That in my opinion is not a problem as it stops us hoarding supplies and lets us be mindful of our purchases. They have imposed some restrictions on the quantity of flour one can purchase at any given time. (Do read my note below on flours and their differences.) I know we are very fortunate here in Australia as I see all grocery stores are adequately stocked with all kinds of baking flours. Hopefully you all have access to it where you live. You will need to buy a good quality bread flour though. Preparation for Easy Bread Recipe with Instant YeastĪs I mentioned above, making this loaf of bread requires minimal ingredients. Preparation for Easy Bread Recipe with Instant Yeast. And of course an oven to bake the bread loaf in. Just the simple ingredients that are flour, salt, water and yeast. Further the basic bread recipe uses no eggs or butter. You don’t need to invest in a fancy bread maker or add in new gadgets to your kitchen. This beginners easy bread recipe using instant yeast requires no dutch oven or stand mixer. This recipe is for the novice, someone with no experience baking bread at home. So I dug out the notes from my bread baking class to recreate a simple loaf of sandwich bread at home. I do believe this pandemic has forced us to rethink our way of living and go back to the simple pleasures in life. Further bread is one of the most basic necessities in life. After all everyone is trying to do their part in flattening the Covid-19 curve. Most of all, individuals are doing it out of necessity when visits to grocery stores are limited. Some are calling bread baking therapeutic while others are doing it to kill time. As one may have noticed the whole world right now, including me, is baking all kinds of bread in isolation.
#Instant yeast how to#
I learnt how to bake this beginners easy bread recipe using instant yeast at a baking school in Singapore back in 2016.