Bread Flour Food

BREAD ROLLS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix milk with water. Add sugar, yeast, and butter. Stir until yeast is dissolved and set aside for 10 minutes or until yeast has foamed up a bit.
• In a large bowl, mix flour and salt. Use the lower amount of flour to start with and add more only if the dough is really too sticky.
• Add yeast mixture to flour and mix.
• Knead until smooth and elastic. (I use a hand mixer with a kneading attachment.).
• Place in greased bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.
• Oil your hands and shape the dough into rolls and place in a well-greased pan. I use 2 round non-stick cake pans.
• Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise another 15 minutes.
• Bake at 400 for about 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let these cool down before you remove them from the pan or they will likely tear.

BASIC HOMEMADE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1/2 teaspoon sugar in warm water; let stand until bubbles form on surface. Whisk together remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Stir oil into yeast mixture; pour into flour mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1-1/2 to 2 hours., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough in half. Shape each into a loaf. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, 1 to 1-1/2 hours., Bake at 375° until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped or has reached an internal temperature of 200°, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

BREAD FLOUR

Steps:

• Measure one cup of all-purpose flour and put it in a sieve
• Remove 1½ teaspoons or 4 grams of all-purpose flour. Then add 1½ teaspoons or 5 grams of wheat gluten on top of the all-purpose flour
• Then sift the flour and wheat gluten together. Do this one more time just to be certain the flour and wheat gluten are evenly distributed

GERMAN POTATO BREAD (KARTOFFELBROT)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Peel potatoes and cut into 6 pieces each. Cook in unsalted water until tender. Drain, reserving the water. Place the potatoes back over low heat for several minutes, shaking the pan to steam dry, or ausdampfen . Cool and mash or rice the potatoes.
• Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) of lukewarm potato water and proof for 10 minutes in a warm spot, or until bubbles form.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine mashed or riced potatoes , oil, and proofed yeast until smooth. Add the flour and salt and mix with the paddle attachment for 3 minutes on low. Switch to the dough hook and knead for 11 minutes. It will look like it is not going to become bread dough at first; just be patient.
• Knead for a minute on a floured work surface, until dough is smooth and just slightly tacky. Place in an oiled bowl, turning once to coat. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 450 F with a baking stone on the middle rack for 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking. Place an old baking pan on the bottom rack, ready for water to create steam.
• Shape dough into a boule, or round loaf, by flattening slightly, then pulling the edges together and pinching closed. Place the loaf, seam-side down, on a floured, cloth-lined bowl. Fold the edges of the cloth over the loaf and let rise for 20 to 30 more minutes.
• Unmold the bread onto a peel or the back of a cookie sheet dusted with cornmeal , seam-side up (seam-side down produces a smooth-topped loaf). Shove the loaf onto the baking stone in the oven and close the door, quickly.
• Bake for a total of 45 to 50 minutes, or until internal temperature is 190 F. Use steam in the first 5 minutes. Cool bread for 20 minutes or more before slicing.
• Enjoy!