Festive Favourites: Day Five-Traditional White Loaf

Good evening!
Friday is almost upon us, which means the weekend is looming, as is Christmas!

So today's Festive Favourite recipe is a staple in any meal, and always goes down well with a bowl of hot homemade soup, so it's perfect when you use up those left over veggies and turkey trimmings on boxing day. That's right, today's recipe is for a yummy traditional farmhouse loaf!

Ingredients:
12g dried yeast
1 tsp sugar
500g strong white bread flour
1tsp salt
15g unsalted butter
300ml warm water

Method:
Place 150ml of warm water into a 600ml measuring jug. Sprinkle in the yeast and sugar, and whisk well before leaving in a warm place until the yeast froths up. This will take about 15 minutes.
Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl.
Rub in the butter and add the yeast and a further 150ml of warm water.
Mix together until a soft dough starts to form.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, this could take up to 10 minutes.
Return the dough to the mixing bowl and cover with a damp tea towel, leave in a warm place until doubled in size, ideally in a warm place such as an airing cupboard.
Pre-heat the oven to 230C, and lightly oil a 900g bread tin.
Turn the dough once again onto a dusted work surface and punch back the dough and knead for 5-10 minutes.
Shape the dough into a loaf shape to fit the tin and place in the tin. Cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise again in a warm place until it has grown to the size of the tin.
Sprinkle the dough with a little flour to create a crisp, rustic coating on top of the bread.
Place in the middle of the pre-heated oven and bake for 15 minutes before reducing the oven temperature to 200C and cooking for another 15-20 minutes until the bread has risen and is golden brown. It will sound hollow when tapped underneath.


If you want to make rolls instead of a loaf, bake for 15-20 minutes at 230C.


There we go! Day five in our festive favourites complete, which sadly means we only have two more days to go (but that also means Christmas is three days away...swings and roundabouts!)

Happy baking, and Merry Christmas,

Charley x




*Recipe from BakingMad*

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