Easy Streamlined White Bread No Kneading Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Blend in cardamom and 1 tablespoon sugar and let stand 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, milk, oil and salt.
• Add 2 cups flour and beat at medium speed of electric mixture until smooth.
• By hand, stir in remaining flour, enough to make the batter very heavy, but to sticky to knead.
• If you have a heavy duty mixer you could do it all in the machine.
• Place batter in 2 well greased one pound coffee cans.
• Cover with greased plastic lids (dough may be frozen at this stage).
• Let cans stand in warm place until lids pop off tops, about 1 1/2 hours (if frozen, allow cans to stand for 4 to 6 hours in warm place).
• Remove lids and bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes.
• If using a 2 pound can, bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• Cool for 10 minutes, loosen crust around edges with a knife and let bread slide from can.
• Place loaves on wire rack to continue cooling.
• This can also be made in 2 bread pans.

Steps:

• Using a large mixer bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Add shortening, salt, sugar and half the flour.
• Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Add remaining flour and blend until smooth.
• Scrape batter off sides of bowl and cover with a cloth.
• Rise in warm place for 30 minutes, then beat 25 strokes by hand and spread evenly in a greased loaf pan.
• Smooth top with floured hand and let rise again until 1/4" from top of pan (about 40 minutes).
• Bake in preheated 375° oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until brown.