A simple Loaf of bread

Bread  making is therapeutic. Right from seeing that yeast bloom to your bread getting baked in the oven , the process gives makes me excited and anxious everytime I bake bread. I have been baking Mumbai style Laadi Pav by loyally following  Shital's Famous Pav Bread .This recipe is hands down the best one and comes closest to the authentic taste of laadi pav.

I have made a few changes to her original recipe and adapted it to come up with my own version of a simple loaf of bread.

 

Ingredients :-

• 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast.  
• 1 cup lukewarm milk ( 2% preferred)
• 1/4 cup lukewarm water ( 100 F)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 3 cups all purpose flour . 
• 1 tbsp oil ( Vegetable/Canola/Avocado oil) 
• 1 tsp salt. 

Procedure :-

1. In a wide bowl, mix milk, water , sugar and yeast. Let the yeast bloom for 5 mins until it is frothy.
2. In the same bowl, add the all purpose flour and salt and knead for 1 mins. 
3. Then add oil and knead well. You can remove the dough on a clean surface and knead. 
4. The dough will be sticky. Add some flour, little at a time, while kneading. 
5. Do not add a lot of flour. The more you knead the less sticky the flour will become. 
6. Knead for 8 mins and then keep it covered in a warm spot ( cool oven for ex. )for about 45 mins . 
7. After 45 mins, the dough should have doubled in size,  knead the dough again , dusting little flour again , for about 8 min more mins. 
8. Take a bread loaf pan and grease it with some oil.  Shape the bread dough as directed here and place it covered again in a warm place for another 45 mins, 
9. After the 30 min mark , preheat the oven to 375 deg F for 15 mins. 
10. Bake the bread for 25 to 30 mins. 
11. Remove from oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 mins and then take it out of the pan and cool completely on a cooling rack. 
12. The bread is best enjoyed with a dollop of salted butter.

Do give this recipe a try and let me know .
Happy Baking !!