White Country Loaf
Serves
8
Total Time
3hrs 35mins
Calories
339
This basic white loaf has a lovely crisp crust. Bake in a rustic round, or divide dough into 2 loaf pans for square slices. Requires leavening for 8 hours or overnight.
- Bread flour
725 g (about 6 cups)
- Active dried yeast
1 tablespoon (about 12 g)
- Water
350 g (about 1 ½ cups)warm
- Plain yogurt
75 g (about ¼ cup)
- Salt
2 teaspoons (about 12 g)
INGREDIENTS
- 1. Add bread flour, active dried yeast and water to a clean large mixing bowl
- 2. Mix well and cover
- 3. Let rest - approx 8 hr
- 4. Add water, active dried yeast, plain yogurt, bread flour and salt to the dough
- 5. Knead until elastic - 10 min, dough hook
- 6. Grease a clean large mixing bowl
- 7. Transfer dough to large mixing bowl
- 8. Cover with plastic wrap
- 9. Let rise until doubled - 1 hr 30 min
- 10. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper
- 11. Turn out large mixing bowl on lightly-floured surface
- 12. Shape into a ball
- 13. Transfer content of large mixing bowl to baking sheet
- 14. Cover with plastic wrap until doubled - 1 hr
- 15. Pre-heat oven - 210°C
- 16. Cut
- 17. Bake - 20 min, 210°C
- 18. Reduce - 190°C
- 19. Bake until hollow-sounding when tapped - 10 min, 190°C
- 20. Let cool
METHOD
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