Old Order Amish White Bread

I needed a plain bread for every day toast and sandwiches and decided to try this recipe again with a couple of modest changes. I like the ease and the results.

Old Order Amish White Bread

 5 to 6 cups of unbleached bread  flour
2 1/4 tsp dry yeast
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/1/2 cups quite warm water ( 120 to 130)
1/3 cup safflower oil

Measure 2 cups bread flour into bowl of stand mixer. Add yeast, sugar, salt, oil and water. Mix with spatula till blended. Add additional flour, 1/2 cup at a time. Switch to dough hook and continue to add flour till rough mass forms. This was at 5 cups for me.

Knead for 10 minutes. Put into oiled bowl, cover and let rise till doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Punch down and let rise again till doubled, about 45 minutes

Punch down, and cut into 2 pieces and shape into loaves. Put in greased bread pans, cover and let rise till about rim of pans.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes, then turn down to 350 degrees and bake another 30 minutes or so. Cool on wire racks.

Great taste plain or toasted, and lovely creamy crumb.