Recipe: Momma Jo’s Bread

During lockdown, in order to save costs, I started baking our daily bread. After a lot of trial and error, here is my favourite kneaded bread recipe. Momma Jo’s Bread 500 ml warm water 15

Recipe: Momma Jo's Bread
During lockdown, in order to save costs, I started baking our daily bread. After a lot of trial and error, here is my favourite kneaded bread recipe.

Momma Jo’s Bread

  • 500 ml warm water
  • 15 ml white sugar
  • 8 g sachet yeast
  • 8 ml salt
  • 60 ml oil
  • 640 g flour (you can use all purpose flour or bread flour (I prefer all purpose))
  1. In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in the warm water
  2. Stir in the yeast and set aside until it start to bloom (foam), this takes about 5 min
  3. Mix the salt and oil into the yeast mixture
  4. Mix the flour into the yeast mixture, one cup at a time
  5. Knead the dough on a well floured surface for 7 min
  6. Place in a well oiled bowl and cover with a damp cloth
  7. Leave to proof for 1 hour
  8. Your dough should double in size
  9. Preheat oven to 175°C
  10. Punch the dough down
  11. Knead for 1 minute and divide in half
  12. Shape into loaves and place into 2 loaf pans lined with baking paper
  13. Allow to rise for 30 min
  14. Bake for 30 – 40 min
  15. Remove the bread from the pans and baking paper
  16. Brush with butter and allow to cool on a cooking rack

To make french baguettes, divide the dough in to 4 and shape into long rolls, snip the tops after final proofing and bake for 30 – 40 minutes.

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