This is my go to bread recipe now.
1Cp tepid water
3 tsp yeast
3 TB Sugar
3TB oil
1½ tsp Salt
3 Cups Flour
Mix tepid water and yeast and let it proof.
Mix salt and flour in mixer very well.
Mix in the sugar and oil.
Mix in the yeast and water.
Mix for about 3 minutes or more before testing the texture.
Mix time will be a total of 7-10 minutes.
Only add water a tablespoon at a time if you feel it is too dry,
the same with flour if you feel dough is to wet. Mix for another
3 min. before you add anything more. If all looks good, mix for
another 7min. or less if you have had to add ingredients, or a
total of no more that 10 minutes all together.
Meanwhile boil water and place into a pan inside unheated oven when dough
is almost ready. For safty sake, please place you hot water pan in oven then add the
water.
Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with cotton towel or
cheese cloth. Place bowl in unheated oven on top rack, to rise.
About 1 hour should be enough for the first rise.
Empty out the water and put more water on to boil.
Form and fold dough into you well-greased bread pan.
Place the water into the pan again.
Place dough onto the top rack in the unheated oven to rise
Until it is about 2 knuckles higher than the pan. Takes about 20-30
minutes.
With the water still in the oven, preheat oven to 350 °.
Bake bread 30-40 minutes until bread reaches 198°-200°.
Check the bottom of the bread loaf to see if it is browned enough, if so
Turn it out on towel or rack and let cool.