From Scratch Bread and Minor Home Improvements | Homemaking ASMR

I’ve been getting back into my bread making routine this month and this has been my go to sandwich bread recipe to use. I’ve also been loving adding character in our home with easy home improvements. I love how our new kitchen hardware came out!
Italian Sandwich Bread Recipe
2 tsp active dry yeast
2 TBS sugar
1 cup lukewarm water (if it’s warm to the touch it’s too hot!)
2 3/4 cups bread flour
2 TBS olive oil
1 1/2 tsp sea salt
In a large bowl combine the water, yeast and sugar. Set aside for 10 minutes while the yeast activates. If your house is cool place it somewhere warm like inside of your microwave.
If your house is cool then preheat your oven to 170°F while the yeast is activating and turn it off as soon as it heats up. This will allow for a warm place for your dough to rise.
Your yeast water should be frothy if not then the yeast did not activate and you’ll want to start that over. Give yourself grace. Learning how to make bread is a process for everyone.
If your yeast did activate continue on.
Combine flour, olive oil and salt into your activated yeast. If your dough is too wet add some more flour a tablespoon at a time and if your dough is too shaggy then add a small amount of lukewarm water until the dough comes together and isn’t too sticky.
On a lightly floured surface knead the dough for ten minutes. You will begin to feel the dough really coming together. As the gluten is activated your dough will become smooth and elastic feeling where you can stretch it and it won’t tear.
Now in a lightly greased bowl coat the dough. Place a clean towel over your bowl and allow it to rise in a warm place for one hour or until doubled in size. This is where your warm oven will come in handy if your home is too cool.
After the dough has risen remove it from the bowl and stretch the dough into a 9x18 rectangle. Starting with the shorter end roll into a log and seal the seems.
Place into a well greased or parchment lined loaf pan. Cover with the towel and let it rise for an hour or until it has risen about 1 inch above the pan.
Once your dough has risen (remove from the oven if it’s been rising in there) Preheat your oven to 350°F.
Brush the top of the dough with an egg wash (1 egg mixed with a splash of water) top with sesame seeds if desired. Bake for 40 minutes. I like to place a tented piece of parchment paper over mine when there is about 15 minutes left on the timer, but every oven is different. Just check on it to make sure it isn’t getting too brown on top. If you’re worried tent it with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
Allow to cool completely before slicing. I store mine in a bread bin on the counter. We go through about 1 loaf every 5-6 days.
Enjoy!
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[@reimagine_life]

Lovely calming presence. That bread looks delicious. May you be blessed. You earned a like from me :D

[@Thatchristianwife]

@@reimagine_life thank you so much 🫶🏼 God bless you!