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• Goats milk and skim milks can be used in
these recipes.
• Margarine’s and low fat butter’s can also
be used in these recipes.
Basic White Loaf
1 sachet dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup lukewarm water
3
/
4
cup lukewarm milk
60g butter, melted
4 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
1.Combine the first five ingredients in a
small bowl and allow to stand in a warm
place until mixture begins to froth. About
10 minutes.
2.Insert dough hooks into the mixer head
(refer to page 5). Place sifted dry
ingredients into the large Mixmaster bowl.
3.On Low speed (1-2), gradually add yeast
mixture. Note that it will be necessary to
scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
Knead on Medium speed (4) for 3-4
minutes.
4.Continue the kneading process at Medium
speed (4) until all ingredients are
incorporated and dough forms a smooth
ball. Mixture will be wet and sticky. Remove
dough from bowl using a rubber spatula.
5.Place dough in a greased bowl, turning
once to grease top of dough. Cover, and let
rise in a warm place until doubled in size
(40-50 minutes).
6.Punch down, fold sides to centre and turn
the dough over. Remove the dough from the
bowl and place onto a well floured surface.
Lightly knead dough with palm of your
hands until smooth and elastic. Cut dough
in half and shape into two loaf pans. Cover
loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise in
a warm place until doubled in size. About
30-40 minutes. Preheat oven to 200°C.
7.Bake for approximately 30 minutes. Baked
loaves sound hollow when tapped.
Variations to this recipe:
Breadsticks
1.Follow steps 1 - 5 from ‘Basic White Loaf’
recipe.
2.Punch down, fold sides to centre and turn
the dough over. Knead on a lightly floured
surface. Cut the dough into 8 portions and
in each portion cut 1cm length slices.
3.Cut each slice into 1cm strips and roll into
thin long stick like shapes.
4.Place onto a baking tray lined with baking
paper, brush with milk and sprinkle with
sea salt, and or poppy seeds and sesame
seeds or cajun seasoning.
5.Bake on 200°C for 15 minutes, or until dry
and crisp and golden brown.
Bread rolls
1.Follow steps 1 - 5 from ‘Basic White Loaf’
recipe.
2.Punch down, fold sides to centre and turn
the dough over. Knead lightly on a well
floured surface. Cut the dough into 12
portions and roll each portion across the
bench, until an even soft ball is achieved.
3.Place each portion of dough onto a baking
tray lined with baking paper. Cover in
plastic wrap, allow to double in size (about
20-40 minutes) brush with eggwash and
sprinkle with a mixture of poppy and
sesame seeds.
Note: Eggwash is a mixture of egg yolk and
tepid water used to glaze the top of uncooked
bakery goods to give a shinny glaze.
4.Bake on 200°C for 15-20 minutes.
Recipes – Baking