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Farmhouse White Bread and Cinnamon Roll Bread

A soft white bread with a variation to make it a cinnamon roll bread.  It tastes rich, but is a simple yeast bread.  I don't find it good for making sandwiches until it's a day or two old - if there is any left.

This makes two loaves of either variation, or one of each.

Course Bread
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Raising time 2 hours
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pgk active yeast or about 1.5 Tbsp
  • ¾ cup warm water
  • 2 ¾ cup warm water
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 3 tbsp shortening
  • 9-10 cup flour
  • Melted Butter for pans and bread

Instructions

  1. Dissolve yeast in ¾ cup of warm water in a large mixer bowl. Put in a pinch of sugar to check that your yeast is active (it will start to bubble in a few minutes).
  2. Add in the rest of the water, sugar, salt, shortening and 5 cups of flour. Mix well, beating until smooth.
  3. Add in enough flour to make a soft dough, so as it is not too sticky.
  4. Turn out onto a floured counter and knead for about 10 minutes, until it turns into a soft ball, that is elastic. Put in a greased bowl (I prefer to use butter, but oil or spray is fine), and turn the ball over so that the top is grease side up.
  5. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
  6. Punch down and divide dough in half. Rollout each half into a rectangle, so the length will match your loaf pan, and about 10” wide. Roll up from the long side, pinch the seam and place seam down into the loaf pan. Repeat with the second half or make cinnamon bread version (see notes below). Brush the top of the bread with melted butter. Cover and let rise again, about an hour until doubled.
  7. Heat oven to 425F. Place the rack low so the top of the loaf is in the middle of the oven. Place pans into the oven far enough apart so they don’t touch. Bake 30-35 minutes until browned and sound hollow when tapped.
  8. Remove and brush with more butter to keep the top soft.

Recipe Notes

Variation: Cinnamon Roll Bread. After rolling out the half portion for the loaf pan, brush with melted butter. Mix ¼ cup of sugar and 1 tbsp of cinnamon together, and sprinkle over the surface. Roll up the bread and rise and bake the same way.