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Basic White Bread Recipe

May 27, 2013 By Aarthi 67 Comments

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I have been baking bread in our house for a very long time. I usually do wheat bread at home. I have also baked white bread too, they always comes out so soft and fluffy. Everyone loves it a lot, they just eat it as it is tight from the oven. But i have no idea how i missed to post it here.

The recipe for making bread is so simple. If you try it once you will never go back to store bought stuff again. Baking bread at home is so fresh and they makes your house smell so heavenly. The freshly baked bread can never go wrong.

The only key point in this is don’t make the dough too hard and stiff, just make the dough little sticky, that makes the lighter bread. If you make it stiff, that will result in denser bread. So keep that point in mind and let me know if you try it some day.



Preparation Time : 2 to 3 Hours
Cooking Time : 45 mins
Makes One 9 x 20 cm Loaf
Recipe Source : Julia Child


Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour / Maida – 31/2 cup / 420 grams + Extra if needed
Warm Water – 1 1/4 cup
Active Dry Yeast – 1 tblspn
Sugar – 1 tblspn
Salt – 1 tsp
Oil or Butter – 1/4 cup


Method:

Take yeast in a bowl. Pour in some water and sugar. Mix this well and set aside for 5 mins till it foams up.

Take 3 cups of flour and salt in a bowl and mix well.

Pour in the yeast water and some more additional water and knead into a dough.

Add in oil and knead it for 5 mins.

Transfer this to a well oiled bowl and cover it tightly. Let it rise for a hour or hour and half till it is double in size.

Now add 1/2 cup of extra flour and knead into a soft dough.

Grease a loaf pan. Take the dough out and shape into a loaf shape and place it inside the pan.

Cover with a cling wrap and let it rise till it is more than double in size, for about a hour.

Preheat the oven to 375 Degree F / 190 Degree C.

Bake in a preheated oven for 35 to 40 mins till it is golden on top and cooked.

After 10 to 15 mins take it out of the pan and leave it to cool completely on a wire rack.

Slice and Serve.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Take yeast in a bowl

Add some warm water

Sprinkle some sugar in

Mix well and set aside

Let it foam up
Take flour in a bowl

Add in salt

Mix well

Add in yeast mixture

Knead well

Drizzle in some oil

Knead it well

Transfer this to a greased bowl

Cover it

Now it is double in size

Add some extra flour

Knead and form into a loaf shape

Grease a loaf pan

place it in

Cover it with wrap

Now it is double in size

All baked

Leave it to cool

Slice and enjoy

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Filed Under: baked, Bread Baking, Julia Child, Recent Recipes, Yeast

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Shweet Spicess

    May 27, 2013 at 7:14 am

    just wow 🙂

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  2. Marisa G

    May 27, 2013 at 7:44 am

    Sure, I'll try it! Cheers from Valencia
    http://thermofan.blogspot.com.es

    Reply
  3. Anonymous

    May 27, 2013 at 8:56 am

    Hi…
    thank you so much for the bread recipe…
    I really want to try this out…
    but please let me know to which mode I should set electric oven " bake or broil"?
    I am a new user of oven..
    thank you..

    Reply
  4. Rumana Ambrin

    May 27, 2013 at 10:59 am

    The bread has come quite good… I looks very yummy

    Reply
  5. Babitha costa

    May 27, 2013 at 11:54 am

    Aarthi,i too love baking ,but haven't tried,ur step by step pic. is sooo useful

    Reply
  6. Babitha costa

    May 27, 2013 at 11:56 am

    Aarthi,i too love baking ,but haven't tried,ur step by step pic. is sooo useful

    Reply
  7. Torviewtoronto

    May 27, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    yummy looks wonderful

    Reply
  8. Aarthi

    May 28, 2013 at 3:54 am

    @AnonymousThe oven is in bake mode

    Reply
  9. Hari Chandana

    May 28, 2013 at 5:09 am

    Wowww.. simply amazing!!

    Reply
  10. Anonymous

    May 28, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    Do u have a PIN icon here so i can PIN this recipe ?
    Thanks

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  11. Anonymous

    May 30, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    Can we use rice bran oil for making dis..was yeast nd active dry yeast are same or s Der any difference

    Reply
  12. Aarthi

    June 1, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    @AnonymousYes u can use any oil. And yes active yeast is normal dry yeast

    Reply
  13. Anonymous

    June 17, 2014 at 5:50 pm

    i wanna make this ingredient list into half and try..can u tell me hw much yeast i need to use..what s d resting time for it to rise..temp and timings…which brand yeast r u using..

    Reply
  14. Aarthi

    June 18, 2014 at 4:15 am

    @AnonymousJust half everything, use 1.5 tsp of yeast. And the resting time will be same. Cooking time will be less, around 20 mins. I use a yeast which i get from my supermarket. It is their own brand

    Reply
  15. Priety Maheshwari

    July 16, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    Hey hi..tried this bread nd it came out very gud but the problem was the taste.as the taste of yeast was very high…..nd it taates little sour too…..I measured each ingredients twice beforr making….plz help…y its so….

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  16. Priety Maheshwari

    July 17, 2014 at 5:42 am

    I tried this nd think that 1 tablespoon yeast is more as the yeast tasteis there in bread after bakinh

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  17. Aarthi

    July 17, 2014 at 2:39 pm

    @Priety MaheshwariIt depends on the brand of yeast. For 3 cups of flour 1 tblspn is good, since it needs that. But if you find it yeasty then reduce it.

    Reply
  18. Indhu

    September 5, 2014 at 6:50 pm

    Hi aarthi.. Can I bake this in microwave? If so wat r d steps to be followed? Please guide me..

    Reply
  19. Aarthi

    September 6, 2014 at 4:04 am

    @IndhuIf your oven has convection mode, then you can make this or you cannot

    Reply
  20. Anonymous

    March 28, 2015 at 6:55 am

    Can we make this bread in pressure cooker? If so for what time ? Plz share some healthy bread recipes that can be made in cooker.

    Reply
  21. Anonymous

    March 29, 2015 at 4:17 pm

    Hi tried ur bread today, it was said to bake for 35 mins but within 15 mins my bread top turned brown and I had to remove it. Pls tell me where I went wrong

    Reply
  22. Aarthi

    April 6, 2015 at 10:01 am

    @Anonymousit depends on your oven, if it gets dark, then place a foil over it, dont cover it conpletely, just place a sheet of foil over it and contine baking

    Reply
  23. Aarthi

    April 6, 2015 at 10:09 am

    @Anonymousyes u can make, just cook for the mentioned time. if it is not done cook longer

    Reply
  24. sowmiya ponnuswamy

    May 27, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    Hi,I tired baking dis bread today..I followed as per ur measurement…top layer of d bread bcum harder but inside was soft..can u plz tel me we're I went wrong…

    Reply
  25. Aarthi

    May 28, 2015 at 2:17 am

    @sowmiya ponnuswamycover the toop with some damp cloth for few mins, it will turn soft.

    Reply
  26. Anonymous

    June 2, 2015 at 8:56 am

    For me too the top layer turned out really hard. Cover with a damp cloth as in keep it in a box n cover it or just put a damp cloth on the loaf???

    Reply
  27. Aarthi

    June 3, 2015 at 12:42 pm

    @Anonymouscover the top of the loaf with some damp cloth for few mins. Any way next day the loaf will turn soft, it will be having hard crust only after baking

    Reply
  28. poorna vikram

    June 11, 2015 at 7:28 am

    What brand yeast can we use for the recipe….

    Reply
  29. Aarthi

    June 13, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    @poorna vikrami get a yeast from my supermarket. It is their own brand

    Reply
  30. Anonymous

    June 27, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    HI aarthi,

    Thanks for sharing the recipe..
    Today i Tried… and the top part became dark brown in 10 – 15 min.. so i had to take it from oven … inside is soft .. but outside is too hard… tried with damp cloth but not becoming soft .. what i have done wrong?

    Reply
  31. Aarthi

    June 30, 2015 at 4:58 am

    @Anonymousthe bread will turn soft the next day.

    Reply
  32. umamahi

    August 5, 2015 at 8:50 am

    can we reduce this recipe to half?thanks:)

    Reply
  33. Aarthi

    August 5, 2015 at 11:28 am

    @umamahiyes u can reduce but the baking time with reduce too.

    Reply
  34. Deeksha Pathak

    August 11, 2015 at 3:54 am

    Hi aarti …lovely bread….what size of tin we need for this measurement… Please tell depth also

    Reply
  35. Aarthi

    August 11, 2015 at 9:13 am

    @Deeksha Pathakit is a 500 gram loaf tin

    Reply
  36. Gomathy Shri Venugopalan

    August 31, 2015 at 1:46 pm

    Hi arthi, I tried your recipe. Bread was soft n tasty. But it did not get browned on top. It was white. If I bake for more time then it becomes hard at the edges n sides. Please suggest what I need to do for a brown top layer.

    Reply
  37. Gomathy Shri Venugopalan

    August 31, 2015 at 1:46 pm

    I use prestige otg oven

    Reply
  38. Aarthi

    September 4, 2015 at 11:59 am

    @Gomathy Shri Venugopalanthe browning depends on each oven. So dont worrry about that

    Reply
  39. Gomathy Shri Venugopalan

    September 9, 2015 at 11:26 am

    Can u you pls suggest me some tip on how to make top layer brown. It dose not look good if its not brown on top.

    Reply
  40. Aarthi

    September 12, 2015 at 10:50 am

    @Gomathy Shri Venugopalanit mainly depends on your oven

    Reply
  41. Anonymous

    September 14, 2015 at 6:30 am

    hi mam really all ur recipes r super mam pls tell me in which mode v have to select for bake bread in otg with fan

    Reply
  42. Aarthi

    September 15, 2015 at 3:41 pm

    @Anonymousfor baking bread, use baking mode or both coil on in OTG

    Reply
  43. Kalpana Sekar

    September 16, 2015 at 5:23 am

    The bread us porous but hard wat should I do
    please help me out

    Reply
  44. Aarthi

    September 18, 2015 at 1:43 pm

    @Kalpana Sekaru must have over baked it

    Reply
  45. Kalpana Sekar

    September 20, 2015 at 3:17 am

    Thank u aarthi. But I baked it at 180 fr 30 mins. Probably ill reduce the timing n check it out

    Reply
  46. Aarthi

    September 20, 2015 at 5:25 am

    @Kalpana Sekarokay

    Reply
  47. HARICHU

    September 20, 2015 at 7:36 am

    Excellent pics aarthi..dying to try it…I have a doubt..do I knead with hands? Lik chapathi or is it mixing with ladle..the pics don't show any hand kneading????

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  48. Aarthi

    September 20, 2015 at 7:23 pm

    @HARICHUactually i didn't take pictures of that. but you have to knead it well using hands

    Reply
  49. umamahi

    November 18, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    can we add more sugar to dis?

    Reply
  50. umamahi

    November 18, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    and also can we proof d instant yeast lyk dis..so tat i think it can reduce d yeasty smell which is my problem here..whethr it ll wrk akka?

    Reply
  51. umamahi

    November 19, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    how do i measure d loaf tin akka? i duno how many cups ll my loaf tin can hold..pls clarify me thanks:)

    Reply
  52. Aarthi

    November 20, 2015 at 5:02 pm

    @umamahiregular size loaf tin is good for this

    Reply
  53. Aarthi

    November 20, 2015 at 5:02 pm

    @umamahiinstant yeast dont need these steps..

    Reply
  54. Aarthi

    November 20, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    @umamahiu can add sugar as per ur taste, but dont over do it

    Reply
  55. Anonymous

    January 6, 2016 at 8:28 am

    arthi
    i try it but my bread is rubbery and very dry wat happend?

    Reply
  56. Aarthi

    January 20, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    @Anonymousi think u must have not kneaded it well..

    Reply
  57. Anonymous

    April 25, 2016 at 3:54 am

    I tried so many time BT yeast don't active it remains a mixture…what should I do for activate yeast…

    Reply
  58. abhshk sahu

    April 25, 2016 at 4:03 am

    I have tried many time for activate yeast… BT it don't… Plz guide me

    Reply
  59. Deepika

    May 25, 2016 at 5:18 am

    Hi mam I'm having both instant yeast n dried yeast which is suitable bake for buns n bread. I tried in both yeast but it's not proving up wat to do. Can you please guide me…

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      May 25, 2016 at 1:21 pm

      activate yeast in luke warm water with a spoon of sugar. this will activate it

      Reply
  60. Vinita

    June 13, 2016 at 9:50 am

    Hello aarti.. I tried this bread receipe today and it came out tasty and soft but when I kept it for baking it flattened little form top…. May I know where I went wrong please…

    Reply
  61. Anonymous

    August 5, 2016 at 12:27 am

    Can u help me in making doughnuts

    Reply
  62. Anonymous

    December 4, 2016 at 10:00 am

    can I make this in otg

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      December 5, 2016 at 6:51 pm

      yes u can

      Reply
  63. Unknown

    January 22, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    Hi Aarthi, I tried this recipe, everything was good but in taste I feel you should add more sugar. The taste was plain. I tried your stuffed braided bread which was tooo good. My kids and husband loved it so much. Thank you for your such great recipes.

    Reply
  64. PREETHA

    October 14, 2018 at 8:01 am

    Hi Aarthi,
    Can you guide me how to check the bread baked perfectly inside?
    Any tooth pick test like cake baking?

    Reply
  65. SDunston

    July 18, 2020 at 5:14 pm

    I tried this today , I think the amount of yeast should be reduced . It tasted yeasty .

    Reply

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