Recipes continued
Basic White Loaf
15g compressed yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
¼cup warm water ½ cup warm milk
60g butter or margarine, melted
1 ¾ cups plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
1.Cream yeast and sugar together in a small bowl. Add water, milk and butter or margarine and allow to stand in a warm place until mixture begins to froth.
2.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal 's' blade, combine the flour and salt.
3.Add yeast mixture (prepared in step 1) and process until dough is formed.
Note: Be careful not to process for longer than 20 seconds.
4.Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently.
5.Remove universal 's' blade. Place dough into a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. This will take approximately
6.Turn dough out of bowl, punch down, fold sides to centre of dough and shape into a loaf. Place into a greased loaf pan. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. Preheat oven to 200 °C.
7.Bake for approximately 30 minutes. A baked loaf should sound hollow when tapped with the knuckles.
Wholemeal Bread
15g compressed yeast
2 teaspoons sugar 1¼ cups warm water
30g butter or margarine, melted
1 cup plain flour
¾cup wholemeal flour 1 teaspoon salt
1.Cream yeast and sugar together in a small bowl. Add water and butter or margarine and allow to stand in a warm place until mixture begins to froth.
2.Using the processing bowl fitted with the universal 's' blade, process the two flours and salt, until combined (approximately 5 seconds).
3.Add yeast mixture (prepared in step 1) and process until dough is formed.
Note: Be careful not to process for longer than 20 seconds.
4.Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently.
5.Remove processing blade. Place dough into a greased bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. This will take approximately
6.Turn dough out of bowl, punch down, fold sides to centre of dough and shape into a loaf. Place into a greased loaf pan. Cover and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. Preheat oven to 200 °C.
7.Bake for approximately 30 minutes. A baked loaf should sound hollow when tapped with the knuckles.
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