Amish White Bread Recipes

AMISH WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water.
• In large bowl, combine sugar, salt, 2 cups water and shortening.
• Stir in yeast mixture.
• Gradually add flour to form a soft dough.
• Turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Place in a greased bowl and cover and let rise for about 2 hours.
• Punch down and divide into 2 portions and form loaves.
• Place in greased 9 x 5 loaf pans and prick tops with fork.
• Let rise until higher than pans (about 2 hours).
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool for ten minutes.
• Rub butter all over tops of loaves.
• Place pans on sides until loosened.
• Remove bread from pans and cool completely on racks.

AMISH BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select White Bread cycle; press Start.
• When the dough has raised once and second cycle of kneading begins, turn machine off. Reset by pressing Start once again. This gives the dough two full raising cycles before the final raising cycle prior to baking.

AMISH WHITE BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix 1 Tbs. flour, 1 Tbs. sugar, and yeast in your KitchenAid mixing bowl.
• Add warm water. Stir, and let it rest for about 5 min.
• Once the yeast mixture is looking creamy and bubbly, add the oil, sugar, potatoes, and salt. Stir.
• Add 4 c. of flour and knead on low speed.
• Continue kneading for 4 minutes on speed 2, slowly adding flour until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• When finished kneading, the sides of the bowl should be looking fairly clean. Drizzle a bit of oil into the side of the bowl and let the mixer spread the oil to grease the sides.
• Lightly cover the dough with a dish towel, and let it rest to rise for about an hour.
• Grease 2 9x5" loaf pans.
• Punch dough down. Butter your hands and knead the dough for about a minute. Divide the dough in half and shape it into two loaves. Poke the tops with a fork to remove air bubbles.
• Place loaves into greased pans. Cover with a towel and allow them to rise for about 30 minutes, or until they have risen about 1 inch above the pans.
• Preheat your oven to 350°. Bake for 30 - 35 minutes.
• Allow the bread to cool for about 10 minutes, brush the tops with butter, and remove from the pans. Enjoy a delicious slice of warm fresh bread!
• Store in airtight bags. And you can freeze one loaf to keep it fresh.

AMISH WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.
• Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

AMISH BREAD - BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select White Bread cycle; press Start.
• When the dough has raised once and second cycle of kneading begins, turn machine off. Reset by pressing Start once again. This gives the dough two full raising cycles before the final raising cycle prior to baking.
• My machine takes 2 1/2 hours from start to finish (baked).