Basic Bread recipe

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 28 Servings

	1 packageYeast; active dry yeast
	1 tablespoonSugar
	5.5 cupsAll purpose flour
	1 tablespoonSalt
	0.25 cupCornmeal
	2 cupsWater; warm - not over 110 F
	2 cupsWater; boiling

Calories Per Serving: 96
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Basic Bread Preparation

Put warm water in a bowl, add sugar and yeast. Stir and let sit for a couple of minutes. Gradually stir in flour and salt until dough pulls from sides of bowl. Lightly flour a surface and put dough onto it to knead.

Knead dough for 3 minutes. Then clean and grease the bowl in which you will let the dough rise. Before putting in dough, knead another 3 minutes.

Form the dough into a ball and put into the greased bowl, turning to grease all sides of the dough. Cover with a damp clean dishtowel and let rise until it doubles its size, about 1 to 2 hours.

Punch down the dough with fist and knead for a minute or so to work out the air. Cut dough in half and form two loaves. Sprinkle cornmeal on a baking sheet, place loaves onto the sheet, and let rise for 45 minutes.

Set the oven to 450F (230C / Gas Mark 8) and preheat for 15 minutes. Put a pan on the bottom rack and pour 2 or so cups of boiling water into it. Put the cookie sheet with bread on the rack above the water, and bake for 20 minutes. When the baking time is over, turn off the oven and leave in the bread for 5 more minutes.

To keep, freeze in foil (after cooled) or leave at room temperature in a paper bag. Either of these are better for bread than refrigeration.

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Basic Bread Reviews

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	Juliell Delicious and easy. I made it up in my kitchen aid it did all the kneading and I enjoyed the bread. 1 weeks, 4 days, 18 hours, 19 minutes ago
	johnrayclaroniño 2 weeks, 9 hours, 10 minutes ago
	toshymathew 1 months, 4 weeks, 1 days, 20 hours, 48 minutes ago
	3kidzmom This was great!! My 16-yr-old is learning to bake and chose this because it didn't have a lot of ingredients. It came out perfect. The aroma of fresh bread filled the house. This is already a favorite in our house. 2 months, 6 days, 11 hours, 47 minutes ago
	trishthodey Great recipe, fantastic results! 2 months, 1 weeks, 9 hours, 3 minutes ago
	triton66 Very easy and tastes great. 2 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 4 hours, 14 minutes ago
	wendyraley I LOVE it i'll make it all the time now I give it a 5 star 2 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 15 hours, 12 minutes ago
	nathanjohnson Easy and tasty 2 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 11 hours, 14 minutes ago
	kimrileyrapp 2 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes ago
	Porsche1712 My friend came by and was like let's make bread!! Great and easier recipe! Some take a lot longer! Oh and chop some garlic and heat it with butter as a spread it's amazing :) 3 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
	rmckenzie1961 3 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes ago
	Vnrivera Yum! Great recipe!! Will make again and often! 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 10 hours, 54 minutes ago
	lilitan Clasic is all the time in fashion 3 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours, 31 minutes ago
	specialkwest 3 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 16 hours, 32 minutes ago
	Sparaska Have made this 2 times now, and it was my first time making bread from scratch. First time was delicious! 2nd time I forgot the salt.... Don't forget the salt! 4 months, 4 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes ago
	Eggnoglover98 His is an amazing recipe, thanks 4 months, 5 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes ago
	cameronwingrove nice 4 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes ago
	JohnSpear Thia was my first attempt at bread the requires kneading, and it was nearly perfect. It was a hit at Christmas dinner. That's right: my first attempt at this recipe was worthy of Christmas dinner. Very pleased! 4 months, 3 weeks, 11 hours, 19 minutes ago
	Racheal1228 I love cooking. And I love bread 5 months, 3 weeks, 8 hours, 49 minutes ago
	rlhstl Very decent bread. I substituted 2 cups of whole wheat flour, and it turned out well. Thanks! 5 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 4 hours, 9 minutes ago

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Delicious bread! Baked up so pretty on my stone. - photo by MasonJarMama

I made olive bread bowls to go with my potato soup. They came out perfect! I sifted the flour like one of the reviews suggested. Made a huge difference. Also I baked them for 15 minutes in the oven-safe bowls instead of 20 minutes. - photo by relyn