bread loaf

Homemade bread is made easy with this recipe that starts in a Ziploc bag and finishes as a fragrant, warm, and golden loaf in the oven. It&#x27;s a mess-free way to make bread that turns out deliciously perfect every time!

Bread in a Bag Recipe

flour, divided

sugar

rapid rise yeast

water (110 to 120 degrees)

vegetable oil

salt

gallon-size freezer bag

In a freezer bag, add 1 cup of...

In a freezer bag, add 1 cup of flour, sugar, and yeast. Seal and shake together.

Open the bag and pour in water. Seal...

Open the bag and pour in water. Seal and squeeze/shake the bag to mix until blended.

Rest the bag for 10 minutes on the...

Rest the bag for 10 minutes on the counter or until bubbles form in the bag.

Re-open the bag, add the oil, and 1...

Re-open the bag, add the oil, and 1 cup of flour. Seal and mix by squeezing/squishing the bag.

Add remaining flour and salt to the bag...

Add remaining flour and salt to the bag and seal. Knead the bag until the flour is completely incorporated. 

Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured...

Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough bounces back easily when pressed, about 5 minutes.

Shape into a loaf and place in a...

Shape into a loaf and place in a 9x5 inch bread pan spritzed with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 60 minutes.

While the dough rises, preheat the oven to...

While the dough rises, preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Bake the bread for 30 minutes or until...

Bake the bread for 30 minutes or until golden brown. 

Cool in the baking pan for 10 minutes...

Cool in the baking pan for 10 minutes before flipping out onto a wire cooling rack.

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Homemade bread is made easy with this recipe that starts in a Ziploc bag and finishes as a fragrant, warm, and golden loaf in the oven. It’s a mess-free way to make bread that turns out deliciously perfect every time!

Bread In A Bag

This is my go-to recipe for my nice, big loaves. These are perfect for sandwiches, toast, whatever you use a bread loaf for. Nice and soft and delicious!

Simple Yeast Bread with Freshly Milled Grains

water

TB yeast

honey

oil (I prefer to use olive oil)

tsp salt

To proof the yeast:  Combine the warm water, yeast, and 3 cups of flour. Mix together and let it sit, covered, for about 15-20 minutes until nice and bubbly.

After proofing, add the honey, oil, salt, and remaining 6 cups of flour (to be safe, add 5 more and go from there). Mix by hand or a mixer (if using a mixer, make sure you have the dough hook attachment) until the dough is pulling away from the sides of the bowl. If more flour is needed, only add a little at a time!

Once dough is pulling away from sides of bowl, it&#39;s time to knead.  If you&#39;re mixing with a mixer, set the timer for 9-10 minutes to knead. If kneading by hand, knead for about 15-20 minutes until dough is soft and stretchy.

Once dough is kneaded - it should be soft, stretchy, and SLIGHTLY sticky - fold into three loaves and put in greased 9x5 bread pans. If needed, lightly dust your hands and the counter with flour to make the dough easy to work with. Do NOT add too much flour otherwise your bread will be too dense. Rise until bread dough is about 1 inch above the pan.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35 minutes until loaves are a rich medium brown.

Rest the bread in pans for about 10 minutes then remove onto cooling rack

Rest the bread until cool before slicing.

The weather seems to have a lot to do with how much flour is used. I love this recipe and I use it almost every week. I will substitute oils with what I have on hand. Lard works great as well.

I have made this numerous times and it always turns out wonderful, Thank you for sharing.
Is it possible to eliminate or substitute the oil. I have to be low fat now.

You mention loving Redmond brand salt and but which one do you use for your bread recipes? I went to their website after watching your video and they offer "fine, coarse or powder" for sale so I'm not sure which one to buy.

I have been making bread for about 10 years with varied results and I can't wait to try this recipe once I buy whatever type of salt from Redmond that you recommend! Thanks for all you do!

Perfection. I used mini 7X3 pans and baked to 193 degrees internal
Temp. It took about 25 minutes. 
I had to add another cup of flour on this rainy day and knead it for close to 30 minutes.

I love this recipe. But can I suggest converting it to grams it would be so much easier to convert. I make a 1.5 lb laof and two one pound loaves I think I forget. I used just hard red wheat berries. Different from sourdough so that was interesting.

Soft, fluffy, gorgeous, easy to make, and so delicious! Homemade Challah is the perfect bread for so many dishes or just on its own with a smear of jam. SO. GOOD.

Homemade Challah

bread flour

Tablespoons sugar

Morton kosher salt

instant yeast

egg yolks (room temperature)

Tablespoons vegetable oil

egg yolk (room temperature)

Combine

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.

Stir

Increase

Knead

Knead for an additional 5 minutes. (The dough should be smooth and shiny. You can use the windowpane test to check for proper gluten development.)

Scrape

Cover

Cover with plastic wrap. (If using a proofing box with a water tray, there is no need to cover with plastic wrap.)

Proof

Let rise at warm room temperature (78℉/26℃-80℉/27℃) for 2 hours.

Turn out

Turn dough out onto an unfloured surface.

Degas

Divide

Form

Cover with a piece of plastic wrap or a damp tea towel.

Rest

Whisk

While dough is resting, make egg wash by whisking egg yolk and water together until thoroughly combined and smooth. Set aside.

Turn

Working with one rectangle at a time, turn dough horizontally.

Fold

Fold the top third down and the bottom third up.

Roll

Place

Place on a large sheet of parchment paper.

Repeat

Braid

Braid, making sure to seal and tuck ends under. (See step-by-step photos in post.)

Make egg wash by whisking egg and water together in a small bowl until smooth.

Brush

Cover with plastic wrap that has been sprayed with cooking spray.

Allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour, until noticeably risen.

Heat

While dough is proofing, heat oven to 350℉/177℃.

Bake

Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until done (190℉/88℃).

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