homemade one hour white bread

I recently found a bread recipe that I was anxious to try.  It is a fairly quickly made bread with few steps and few ingredients.  It turned out great.  It is a white bread, baked as a round loaf on a baking sheet instead of in a pan.  I have tried it a couple of times now and the bread was consistently good each time.  I did decide to make three slightly smaller loaves instead of two.  The bread has a great crust, is slightly chewy with a soft texture.  It makes great toast, either in the toaster or toasted on a sheet in the oven and it freezes well.

The process couldn't be easier.  I used my stand mixer with the dough hook to mix and knead the dough.  I used quick rise yeast that is added to the dry ingredients and then the warm liquid is added so no proofing is necessary.  Once mixed and kneaded the bread is shaped into loaves and allowed to raise for 25 minutes.  There is no second raising.  The loaves are slashed across the top and baked for 25 minutes.  The whole process takes about an hour.

Homemade one hour white bread

5 1/4 cup bread flour

4 tbsp sugar

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tbsp quick rise (instant) yeast

1 1/2 tbsp oil

2 cups warm water (100-115°)

Place the flour, sugar, salt, and yeast  in the bowl of the mixer.  Combine the water and oil and add to the dry ingredients.  Using the dough hook mix for five minutes.  Remove the dough and knead it a few turns to make a smooth ball.  Divide the dough into two or more pieces and shape each into a round or oblong loaf.  Place on a greased or parchment lined baking sheet and cover with a dish towel.  Let raise 25 minutes.  Preheat oven to 350°.  Bake breads for 25 minutes.  When making three loaves I put two on one sheet and the remaining one on a separate sheet and I bake one sheet first and then the second.  There was no noticeable difference between the bread that baked first and the bread that had an additional 25 minutes to raise while waiting for the first sheet to finish baking.

Source: adapted from here

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