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= Home made White bread sans bread maker =
Adapted from instruction book from [[A_quick_small_white_loaf]] and [https://www.kenwoodworld.com/en-gb/recipes/basic-white-bread Basic white Bread].

== Ingredients ==
* 5ml fast acting, dried yeast
* 400g Strong white flour
* 5ml sugar
* 15ml sunflower seed oil
* 5ml salt
* 280ml lukewarm water (during proving and baking, the bread will dry out, so it may be worth adding water during the proving stages).

== Directions ==

# Place all ingredients into Kenwood Chef - use a metal bowl if possible.
# Using the Dough Hook on '''minimum speed''' gradually add the water to a soft dough.
# Knead for 1 minute on '''minimum'''.
# Knead for 4 minutes on '''speed 1''', until smooth and elastic. Remove the Kenwood Bowl, cover with lightly oiled clear film and leave to rise in 40&deg;C oven 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
# Using the Dough Hook on '''minimum speed''' for 30-60 seconds gently knead the dough to knockback. 
# Transfer to a lightly floured surface and shape to fit in bread tin - a smaller bread tin should be enough, 500 - 750g.  
# Place back in proving oven and leave to rise for 30 minutes, or until doubled in size.
# Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7. 
# Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
# Allow to cool for 5 minutes before knocking out of tin.

''A bread maker is such a civilised machine for doing this!''

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