We ALL have crazy stress… we all “knead” a healthy way to work it out! Whether you are a man or a woman… here is a way to work out that stress that will yield some ‘yummy’ results when you are all done!
I have a “D”lish, Homemade, White Bread, Yeast Recipe, GUARANTEED to work out that stress, and YES GUYS~ you too ‘knead’ to give this a try! I am going to give you a full proof ‘pictorial’ tutorial that will assure you success and yield not just 1 loaf, but 3 loaves of delectable homemade lusciousness~ and WHO can put a price tag on THAT? SO, push your sleeves up and let’s go!
You will ‘knead’:
2 3/4 cups warm water
2~packets active dry yeast (you will find this near the flour in the baking section)
1/3 cup white sugar
2 Tbsp melted butter
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6 to 7 cups white flour ***(I usually use 6 and then add more as needed)
1 tbsp. salt
***1/2 butter
***Wide bristle paint brush used for cooking!
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Easy to follow directions:
Directions:
1~In one large mixing bowl, mix sugar, yeast, melted butter and warm water. Stir and let stand approximately 2-5 minutes, until bubbly.
2~In a second bowl whisk together the salt and flour. Slowly add to the yeast mixture starting with the whisk and then switching to a wooden spoon. Once the dough is mostly mixed, flip out on a floured counter top and ‘knead’ for about 4 minutes until the dough is elastic. Here is a great YouTube video on kneading bread. Kneading is not difficult, it is actually fun, and a GREAT way to work out that stress! 🙂
3~ Preheat your oven to 250 degrees. Once you have kneaded your bread, form it into a ball. Grease the inside of a good-sized mixing bowl (I use a cooking spray) and drop your ball of dough into the bowl then flip it back over so that greased part is on top. Cover the bowl with a cloth and set the bowl on top of your preheated oven~ this will help your dough to rise! Allow the dough to rise for 1 hour.
4~After one hour, HAVE FUN punching your fist squarely down into the middle of the dough! Throw some more flour on the counter and knead again! ***Divide your dough into 3 equal balls.
5~Grease 3 loaf pans and place your 3 balls of dough inside. Cover with a cloth and set back on top of the preheated oven. Allow to rise for another hour.
6~Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done.
7~ Melt 1/2 stick of butter. Using your wide bristled paint brush and paint the melted butter over the top of the loaves, if desired, for a softer crust. Allow to cool on a cooling rack then remove from pans.
The wonderful thing about this bread is that you can freeze the loaves that you do not immediately ‘dive into’~ for a later date! Or you can share a loaf with a friend. Your friend will LOVE you for sharing a loaf of homemade bread, and who knows, you may be helping to alleviate some stress they are experiencing!
Now you have a house that smells divine. You have 3 loaves of delicious ‘homemade heaven on earth’, and you have gotten rid of that stress! What more can a person ask for, except maybe some homemade ‘crock pot apple butter’ to go with that bread! But that will be another blog for another time!
Hope you will feel the ‘knead’ to give this a try the next time you are feeling ‘crazy, insane’. I know it works wonders for me! For now I am off to LIVE, LAUGH, and LOVE my life…
Till next time! Bon Appetit!
Patti
Insanity = Creativity 