Basic White Bread Recipe (No knead but caterpillar – stretch and fold dough)
After all ingredients a mixed into a shaggy dough, Caterpillar 3-4 times to mix dough.
let dough rest 15-60 min.
Next stretch and fold instead of kneading dough, 4 times around the bowl. cover and rest 45 min. Do this for 3 more times for a total of 4 separate times at 45 min intervals. Let rise as usual and shape.
Use your own favorite recipe or one of the recipes below by rose red.
just use the method instead of kneading or a stand mixer.
Use this method with all yeast recipes. Like hamburger buns.
Makes 2 large loaves–use 5″x9″ loaf pans
6.5 cups flour
2 TBS Yeast
3 TBS Sugar
Mix 5 cups of flour, yeast and sugar in mixing bowl then sprinkle 1.5 tsp salt on top and gently mix.
Add 2.5 cups warm water (85-90°F) (it raises slower but tastes better).
and 3 TBS oil
Stir with wooden spoon until liquid is absorbed, adding additional flour if needed until soft dough consistency is achieved.
Knead dough until gluten is developed. Follow process shown in video. Place dough in oiled bowl and allow to rise until nearly double.
Remove dough from bowl and de-gas on counter. Divide into 2 parts and shape into loaves and proof. Bake in 375°F preheated oven for about 40 minutes.
Recipe 2
3 1/4 cups white unbleached flour
1 1/2 tsp instant yeast
1 ½ tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups lukewarm water
Steps:
1. Mix 2. Knead
3. Bulk Fermentation (1st rise) 4. Shape 5. Proof (2nd rise) 6. Bake at 375°f die 30-40 minutes until bread reaches an internal temperature of 190-195°F