Amish White Bread

Amish White Bread

This is a classic Amish White Bread we like and very easy to do. It tastes great with homemade vegetable or superb for toasting with apple butter!
Course Breads
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup warm water temp should be about 110 degree F
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 1/4 tsp yeast active dry yeast or 2 tsp bread machine yeast
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 cups flour all purpose or bread flour

Instructions
 

  • In a small glass bowl, combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast. Gently stir until thoroughly mixed and let it sit anywhere from 10- 30 min. This is called proofing yeast. Bubbly foam with be on top of the water and the yeast is ready to use
  • In the meantime, measure salt and vegetable oil and place in a big bowl
  • Add the yeast mixture and gently stir together
  • Slowly add one cup of flour one at a time until the dough is holding together and the ball is only slightly sticky and sides of bowl are clean
  • Knead until smooth and a small ball of dough passes the window pane test.
  • Place your dough in slightly oiled bowl, turning the dough a few times to oil all sides and cover with greased saran wrap.
  • Set the bowl in a warm draft free place and let it rise until double in size. (1 -1 1/2 hours)
  • Punch dough down.
  • Turn your dough onto a floured surface, form into a ball and let it rest for 5 min
  • Shape your loaf and place in sprayed grease bread pan. Cover with greased plastic wrap again and let rise in pan until it is higher than 1 inch of pan
  • Preheat oven 350 degrees
  • Bake for about 30 min or until loaf is done.
  • Remove from pan and cool on rack.