Oster 133700 warranty Traditional White Bread 2 lb. loaf, Ingredients, Instructions

Traditional White Bread 2 lb. loaf

Ingredients:

1 & 3/8 cups water

2 tablespoons softened butter or margarine

4 cups bread flour

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons dry milk

1 & 3/4 teaspoons salt

2 & 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

Instructions:

1Carefully measure 1 and 3/8 cups water. Remember, use water that is room temperature. DO NOT use very hot or very cold water. It’s a good idea to view the measuring cup at eye level to make sure you have measured exactly 1 and 3/8 cups.

2Pour the water into the bread pan.

3Carefully measure 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine that is at room temperature. Add this to the bread pan. This takes care of all of the liquid ingredients for the recipe. Next comes the dry ingredients.

4Measure 4 cups of bread flour. Make sure not to “overpack” the flour into the cup.

To avoid over packing, a good trick is to fill the measuring cup to overflowing, then tap the side of the cup with a knife or spatula to remove air pockets. Level off the measuring cup with the knife or spatula. Pour the flour into the bread pan.

5Measure 2 tablespoons of sugar. Again, make sure to level off the tablespoons for an exact measurement. Add the sugar into the bread pan.

6Measure 2 tablespoons of dry milk. Level off the tablespoons of dry milk like all of the rest of the dry ingredients. Add the dry milk to the bread pan.

7Measure 1 & 3/4 teaspoons of salt. It is especially important to measure the salt precisely because too much salt, even a little, can affect the rising of the dough. Add the salt to the bread pan.

8 Before adding the yeast, use your finger to form a well (hole) in the flour where you will pour the yeast. Yeast must NEVER come into contact with a liquid when you are adding ingredients. Measure (again, leveling off) 2 & 1/4 teaspoons of yeast and carefully pour it into the well you made in the flour.

9Carefully snap the baking pan into the breadmaker.

10Close the lid of the bread machine and plug the power cord into the wall outlet. The following things will happen. The machine will “beep,” and the lights of the display will turn on. The time setting will say “3:25” hours.

11Repeatedly press the “Crust Color” button to select the kind of crust you want. For this recipe we recommend “Medium”. Depending on the crust color you select, the arrow will be pointing to either light, medium or dark.

12Press the “Start/Stop” button and your machine will start making bread. You will hear the breadmaker begin to mix the ingredients.

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Note: It is important that you DO NOT press the “Start/Stop” button while the breadmaker is making bread. If you do, the machine will turn off and you will need to start over again, from scratch.

Note: It is important that you should not raise the lid for this recipe. (For other recipes you try later, you will need to raise the lid to add nuts, fruits, or other ingredients.)

Caution: The breadmaker is very hot DO NOT handle the machine while it’s operating. DO NOT lift the lid while the breadmaker is baking bread.

Bread Machine Stages (for 2 lb. loaves)

It’s fun to watch your bread being made through the viewing window. For the basic cycle, you can expect the following things to happen as the timer counts down to zero.

To begin: The ingredients are kneaded for the first time (5 minutes) At 3:20, the dough rests for 5 minutes

At 3:15, the dough is kneaded for the second time (20 minutes) At 2:55, the dough begins to rise (39 minutes)

At 2:16, the dough is “punched down”(10 seconds)

At 2:16, the dough continues to rise (25 minutes and 50 seconds) At 1:50, the dough is shaped (15 seconds)

At 1:50, the dough comes to the last period of rise (48 minutes and 45 seconds) At 0:60, the dough begins to bake (60 minutes)

At 0:00, the bread is finished.

After the bread is baked

Caution: Do not put your face near the lid when you open the breadmaker, hot steam may escape that could burn you.

Important: The breadmaker has an automatic “keep warm” setting that will keep your bread warm for up to one hour, we recommend however to remove the bread from the breadmaker right away to preserve its freshness.

1Use pot holders or oven mitts to carefully lift the pan by its handle from the breadmaker.

2Turn the pan upside down onto a cooling rack and gently shake it until the bread comes out. If it sticks, take a rubber spatula (metal can damage the pan’s surface) and carefully go around the sides of the loaf until the bread comes out.

3If the kneading blade comes out with the bread, use the included kneading blade removal tool to remove it from the loaf, Remember, it will be hot!

Allow the bread to cool for 15 minutes before slicing and enjoying it.

Important: If you wish to make another loaf of bread right away, please allow the breadmaker to cool down for 10 to 15 minutes with the cover open and the pan removed.

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