Author Notes
The original "easy white bread" recipe that my parents served on their wedding day, with the addition of fresh herbs. —Carly Groben
Ingredients
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1 1/4 cups
lukewarm water
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1 packet
yeast
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1 tablespoon
sugar
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 tablespoon
oil or melted butter, room temperature
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3 cups
flour, sifted
Directions
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Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water and let sit for 10 minutes.
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Sift flour and measure. Add fresh chopped herbs to flour.
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Stir sugar, salt and oil into yeast mixture.
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Add approximately half the flour and beat in electric mixer with dough attachment for 2 minutes at medium speed. Scrape bowl often.
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Add rest of flour and stir with spoon till well-mixed. Scrape down bowl.
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Remove dough to clean bowl, turn once in 1 tbl oil. Cover with cloth and leave in warm place 1 hour.
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Beat down batter. Put batter into greased loaf pan. Let rise till double in bulk (30-45 min.)
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Bake at 375°F for about 35-45 minutes or till bread sounds hollow when pecked.
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Rub margarine on hot crust. Remove bread from pan and let loaf cool on its side.
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