{"id":16,"date":"2011-05-27T19:32:39","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T19:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arkessentials.com\/?p=16"},"modified":"2016-02-23T18:43:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T18:43:50","slug":"the-best-of-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arkessentials.com\/?p=16","title":{"rendered":"The Best of Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Baking a good loaf of bread is a wonderful skill that can save you some serious cash.\u00a0\u00a0 I go through 1\/2\u00a0 lb of yeast and 25 lbs worth of flour every week to feed the 7 of us that are currently in residence,of course this still varies with the older girls coming and going.\u00a0\u00a0 Here’s a basic bread recipe that I use to make bread, hot dog and hamburger buns, pizza crust, etc.<\/p>\n

Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees.<\/p>\n

In a very large bowl add:<\/p>\n

1 quart hot water
\nStir or whisk in enough flour to make a soft goopy mix like thick soup.<\/p>\n

Add:
\n4 teaspoons of salt
\n4 tablespoons of oil
\n4 tablespoons of sugar, honey or other sweetener
\n4 tablespoons of yeast (buy it by the pound to save money)<\/p>\n

Continue to whisk all ingredients together until well blended.\u00a0 Then switch to a heavy-duty spoon.\u00a0 Keep stirring and add flour until the mixture forms\u00a0 a ball and it’s thick enough to turn out onto a floured table top.\u00a0 Knead in flour until it’s no longer sticky and has a nice elastic feel.\u00a0 At this point you can let it rise or form into the desired shapes.<\/p>\n

Makes 4 pizza crusts, or
\ntwo pizza pans covered with hot dog or hamburger buns, or
\n2-4 loaves of bread depending on the size of your pans, or
\n1 9×12 pan of rolls with a little extra for 1 loaf of bread, or
\n3 nice loaves of french bread.<\/p>\n

I bake almost everything including bread at 350 degrees.\u00a0\u00a0 Small loaves take 25-30 minutes and large loaves take about 40 minutes.<\/p>\n

For the French bread I bake it at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.\u00a0 Make sure the oven is preheated.<\/p>\n

Hope this works well for you. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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