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This is the bread. Like, there is nothing better than this. It’s thick, chewy and tastes amazing. It’s really easy to make too and you can’t go wrong no matter what you do to it. It’s very forgiving. I know that there are people out there that are scared of using yeast, but don’t be. The most important step when using yeast is to make sure it’s still alive. Once you know that, you are good to go!
This is the bread recipe that I make every Thanksgiving because everyone loves it. Be sure to add it to your holiday menus.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons, instant yeast
- 2 cups of very warm water
- 5+ cups of flour
- 1/3 cup of honey or maple syrup {for vegan bread}
- 1 tsp, salt
Directions:
- Add yeast, water and honey into your mixer and give it a swirl. Let it sit for a few minutes till you see bubbles and you know it’s still alive.
- Slowly add the flour and salt until it’s just a bit sticky. Sometimes I use the whole 5 cups and sometimes a little more or less. If it’s really warm out I tend to use less and if it’s rainy, then it’s normally more.
- Knead for 5 minutes.
- Let it rise till it’s doubled, about 20-30 minutes. Punch down.
- Separate into 2 parts and place into greased bread pans. Let rise again till doubled.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until you can “knock” on the top of the bread and it sounds hollow.
Let the bread cool for a few minutes and eat warm… it’s so good!
Tags:vegan
I’m gonna try to bake is in two Pyrex bowls. Hopefully it works!
It should work beautifully although the cooking time might change. Please let me know how it turns out 🙂
It was fine in the glass bowl, but kneading in the salt turned out to not be as effective as mixing it with the flour instead. The distribution wasn’t even. Still, great bread!
I changed the recipe above to add the salt earlier… I can see how others might have that same thing happen. I’m so Glad you liked the bread!
Very nice and simple bread recipe… We are big bread eaters!
I like that the bread gets the sweetness from honey rather than sugar. Also the easy-peasy-ness of the recipe. Thanks
Yum that looks so good! I love homemade bread.
I can’t go wrong in the kitchen no matter what with this recipe? Sounds like a challenge. Seriously though, looks like an awesome recipe, I’m going to have to give it a try.
I am going to try this! Love homemade bread! Thanks
That looks so good!
I love homemade bread. I don’t make it often though because I eat the whole loaf. With only 5 ingredients I will be making this for sure.
This looks really healthy and yummy too!!
This looks really healthy and yummy too!!
I’d like to add raisins to that bread recipe. Honey or maple syrup with bread seem to taste really good!
This looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I’ve made homemade olive bread a few times. It’s a lot of work but oh so very worth it!
This would be something I can try to bake though I’m sure getting it to rise at the right temperature would be a challenge.
sounds yummy, I am going to make bread for the 1st time this week too!
I’ve always been afraid to make bread but this looks like a great recipe for me to try. Thank you for sharing.
yummy, i just love bread – any type!
however lately i’m eating only whole wheat flour bread to keep it healthy and fit. I’ll have to try this as well with whole wheat flour….
I can’t argue with simplicity and it looks wonderful! I’m bookmarking it!
I love that it’s so simple. Simple with cooking is goooooood! 🙂
That recipe looks oh so good. I also love how fabulous the photo is.
This is like the recipe my husband uses when making bread, growing up they made a lot of their own bread.. we should, homemade bread is so amazing
5 ingredients! My favorite kind of recipe! Sound great for a Thanksgiving tradition.
Looks great thanks for sharing. I love making bread.
I haven’t baked a bread for ages, actually I have never found a recipe I would love. Will give your recipe a try when I have more time. Thanks for sharing!
This sounds so yummy! And easy to do! I love homemade bread!
Interesting. I enjoy home-made bread. A vegetarian bread, hm, should be just as tasty. Will give it a try!
Sounds so easy! I can see myself messing this up though! ^^ Will ask my sister to make some of this homemade bread! Thanks for sharing this recipe! Love that it doesn’t require a lot of ingredients!!
Love making homemade bread. Have never tried adding maple syrup before. I typically use condensed milk. Am definitely trying this. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing the recipe! Will definitely try this once we got new baking tools 🙂