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Everyday Recipe – Homemade Bread

Everyday Recipe – Homemade Bread

Homemade Bread Ingredients Serves 24 2 envelopes dry yeast 2 teaspoons granulated sugar 2 cups lukewarm water 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1 envelope onion soup mix 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter, melted Dissolve yeast and granulated sugar in lukewarm water in a large bowl. Add 3 cups flour, softened butter, onion soup mix and salt to yeast mixture. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium-high speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining flour and beat until blended. Let rise, covered, until almost double in size, about 30 minutes. Generously butter two 71/2 × 4-inch loaf pans. Stir down the dough. Spoon into prepared loaf pans. Let rise, covered, until dough reaches tops of pans, about 11/2 hours. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Bake bread until browned, about 50 to 55 minutes. Invert onto wire racks. Brush bread with melted butter. And there you have it, perfect homemade...

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Everyday Recipe – Homemade Fruit Scones

Everyday Recipe – Homemade Fruit Scones

Homemade Fruit Scones Ingredients 225g/8oz self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder pinch salt 25g/1oz caster sugar 50g/2oz unsalted butter, slightly softened 150ml/¼ pint milk 25g Fruit… use your favourite… raisins/blueberries/raspberries 1 egg, beaten, or plain flour, for brushing or dusting Instructions Pre-heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Stir in the sugar, add the butter and rub quickly into the flour, creating a fine breadcrumb consistency Add the milk, a little at a time, working to a smooth dough 15 minutes before rolling Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface until 2cm/¾in thick. Using a 5cm/2in pastry cutter, cut the dough, using one sharp tap and not twisting the dough as you cut. Twisting the scone mix will result in an uneven rising. Once cut, the scones can be either brushed with the beaten egg for a shiny glaze, or dusted with the flour for a matt finish. Place the scones on a greased baking tray and...

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