Elaine Janas Sweepstakes White Bread Recipes

WHITE SANDWICH BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the yeast and 2 cups warm water in a mixing bowl and stir to dissolve. Add the butter, sugar and salt. Use a wooden spoon to stir in one-third of the flour until smooth. Add another third of the flour and stir, then turn it out onto a floured board to knead. Knead it over 15 minutes, adding the rest of the flour as you knead. Don't let it get dry too fast; it should stay sticky. Put the dough in a buttered bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise for 1 hour.
• Knead the dough another 5 minutes, place it back in the bowl and let it rise another hour.
• Butter 2 loaf pans. Shape the dough into 2 loaves and transfer them to the prepared pans. Cover and let rise for 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bake the loaves until golden brown on top and cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool.

ELAINE JANA'S SWEEPSTAKES WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Proof yeast in 1/2 cup water with 1 teaspoon sugar.
• In large bowl add milk, sugar, shortening and salt.
• Add cold water to cool to lukewarm.
• Stir in yeast, 2 cups flour and 2 cups bread flour.
• Beat well until smooth. By hand, stir in enough flour to make a stiff dough.
• Turn onto floured surface and knead 10 minutes till dough is smooth.
• Place in greased bowl; cover with towel and let rise until doubled in size, 2 hours.
• Punch down dough and let rise 30 minutes; divide into 4 pieces.
• Shape into oblongs.
• Grease 4 loaf pans.
• Put loafs into pans and grease tops of loafs.
• Cover and let rise until doubled, about 60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Bake 45 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped.
• Butter tops of loaves.