It is impossible to imagine a full meal without bread. Of course, at present it can be purchased absolutely in any of the stores. But few people know how to bake bread in the oven at home. But he, unlike the purchased one, will always be fresh and soft. The process of its preparation is not as complicated as it might seem initially. It is easy to please your loved ones on weekdays and surprise you with unusual in appearance and taste bread made by yourself. How to do this is written in this article.
Flour for baking bread
In order to bake bread in the oven at home, first you need to decide on the choice of flour from which it will be prepared. But her choice should be approached correctly.
If you want to bake bread in the oven, classic white at home, then it is worth taking wheat flour of the first or first grade for it. Such flour is made from durum wheat, which is famous for its high gluten content. Bread from this flour will turn out to be airy and will not stale for a long time, since it absorbs moisture very well.
If you use wheat flour of the second grade or general purpose, then a small amount of bran can be added to it. In this case, the bread will have a pleasant nutty flavor. It will be enriched with vitamins, minerals and will contain the necessary fiber for the body. It is worth considering that when bran is added, the texture of the bread becomes more dense.
And now a little about how to bake bread in the oven from other varieties of flour. Whatever flour you choose: corn, buckwheat, rye or barley, it still needs to be mixed with wheat. Since only it contains the necessary amount of gluten, necessary for successful and airy baking.
The secrets of a good test
The recipe for baking homemade bread in the oven is not difficult to find. But not all are disclosed all the secrets for obtaining a successful result.
So, in order to get a delicious and magnificent bread, wheat flour must be sifted. Better do it twice. In this case, it will be saturated with oxygen.
In order to knead the classic bread dough from flour, water and yeast, seven to ten minutes are enough. Then it is worth putting it to rise in a warm place, for about one hour or forty minutes. Then the dough is crushed, so that excess air bubbles come out of it. After we give it a form and again set it to rise. Thirty to forty minutes will be enough for this.
By lightly pressing the dough, which is ready to be sent to the oven, the pit formed on its surface is immediately restored.
The easiest bread recipe
In order to bake bread in the oven at home according to the classic recipe, we need such products:
- Approximately 80 ml of milk, you can take ordinary warm boiled water.
- One with a hill a tablespoon of granulated sugar.
- A teaspoon of table salt.
- A small piece of butter weighing about fifty grams.
- A bag of dry fast-acting yeast.
- Premium wheat flour - two glasses.
We also need sunflower oil to lubricate the mold. Additionally, flour should be prepared. It is useful for kneading dough.
How to cook?
Now about how to bake bread in the oven. We grow yeast in a small amount of warm water. Stir until smooth. The result should be a mixture of yellow-brown. She must be allowed to brew for fifteen (ten) minutes.
Then melt the butter. This can be done very quickly in a steam bath or in a microwave. To it we add yeast, warm milk or water, sugar and salt. All ingredients are mixed very well. Then gradually pour the flour. Knead the dough. If the flour is not enough, then add it as necessary.
When the dough starts to lag behind the edges of the bowl and stops sticking to your hands, leave it in a warm place for one hour (rise).
After we lay out the prepared and cured dough on a table sprinkled with flour. We roll it into a rectangle and turn it into a roll. We put in a greased form and again leave it in a warm place for proofing.
Then you can send the form with the bread in the oven preheated to 200 degrees for twenty-five minutes.
Holiday bread
The classic baking recipe is simple and understandable, but how to bake homemade bread of an unusual, festive appearance in the oven? To do this is also not at all difficult. This will require such products, based on the calculation of ten servings:
- Wheat flour, baking, approximately 500 grams.
- Three tablespoons of sunflower oil, odorless.
- Salt - one teaspoon.
- Two or three tablespoons of tomato paste.
To make dough:
- 20-25 grams of fresh or live yeast;
- two tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- a glass of warm water.
It is also worth preparing a yolk from a chicken egg to lubricate the surface of the bread. The flour product itself can be sprinkled with sesame seeds or sunflower seeds on top.
How to cook?
Well, now about how to bake bread in the oven according to this recipe.
First, prepare the dough so that the dough is airy and soft. To do this, dissolve granulated sugar and yeast in a glass of warm water. Mix everything thoroughly, transfer to a deep bowl. It should be covered with cling film. Leave in a warm place for 15-20 minutes. Opara should rise well. To it we add sunflower oil and table salt. Mix and start sifting flour into a bowl. Knead the soft dough, it should not stick to the hands. Cut off one third of it and knead it with tomato paste. As a result, the dough will get a nice carrot color. We remove both pieces of dough in a warm place to raise, covering with a towel for 60 minutes.
From both pieces of dough we form small "sausages", the same length. One of them is rolled into a rectangular layer. We spread the remaining pieces of dough on it, in random order. And we fasten the edges, as if wrapping them in a towel.
We put the preparation of future bread in a greased baking dish with the seam down and put in the oven, heated to 200 degrees, for thirty minutes. Grease the surface of the bread with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.