Amish White Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select White Bread cycle; press Start.
• When the dough has raised once and second cycle of kneading begins, turn machine off. Reset by pressing Start once again. This gives the dough two full raising cycles before the final raising cycle prior to baking.

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water.
• In large bowl, combine sugar, salt, 2 cups water and shortening.
• Stir in yeast mixture.
• Gradually add flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Place in a greased bowl and cover and let rise for about 2 hours.
• Punch down and divide into 2 portions and form loaves.
• Place in greased 9 x 5 loaf pans and prick tops with fork.
• Let rise until higher than pans (about 2 hours).
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool for ten minutes.
• Rub butter all over tops of loaves.
• Place pans on sides until loosened.
• Remove bread from pans and cool completely on racks.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.
• Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Places warm water and sugar in mixing bowl, mix to dissolve.
• Add yeast dissolve in sugar water, let stand 5-15 mins till bloomed.
• Add salt, oil, and half the flour and mix.
• Add remaining flour, use dough hook. Mix til dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• Put on lightly floured surface and knead shortly.
• Place in greased bowl, flip to cover both sides.
• Cover with warm damp towel.
• Set in warm place, let rise till double in size. About an hour.
• Remover towel and punch down.
• Lay out on lightly floured surface, cut in half.
• Flatten out into rectangle and "jelly roll" into loaf and pinch ends. Repeat with second half.
• Cover and let rise 30-50 mins til doubled in size.
• Preheat over to 350 degrees.
• Bake 25-30 mins til brown.
• Pull out and brush with melted butter.
• Let rest 10 mins on cooling rack before removing.