2 packages |
dry yeast |
2
cups |
warm milk (whole or
skim, 105° to 115°) |
2
cups |
all purpose flour |
3½ cups |
bread flour |
4 tbl |
sugar |
2 tsp |
salt |
½ cup |
canola or olive oil |
We
have a
KitchenAid
professional
mixer. We
use it a lot and
love it.
This recipe is a
favorite of
ours.
Put
the flours,
yeast, sugar,
and salt into
the mixing bowl
and mix with a
fork. Add
the milk and
oil. Using
a spiral dough
hook set the
mixer to speed 2
and mix
everything
together to form
the dough. Let
the mixer knead
the dough for 5
more minutes.
Spray
a bowl with
cooking spray,
put the dough
into the bowl, spray the outside of the dough with cooking spray, cover
with plastic
wrap, and put it
in a warm place
until
it is
doubled.
When the dough
has
doubled in
size punch
it down and
divide it into
two equal
pieces.
Roll each
piece of the
dough out on a
floured
surface into a
long
approximately
10" X 18" to
20"
rectangle.
Roll the the
pieces of
dough into two
logs,pinch the
edges
together, and
place them
seam side down
into 2 greased
bread
pans.
Cover the
bread pans
with plastic
wrap or damp
towels and let
the dough rise
again to about
double its
size.
Heat
the oven to
325° then bake
the bread for
approximately
30
minutes.
Remove the
bread from the
pan and cool
on a
rack.
Wipe the top
of the loaf
with a damp
paper towel to
keep the bread
crust soft.