Coolrise White Bread

Bread – Coolrise White

Ingredients:

        2¾-3¾ Cups Flour

        ¼ Cup Warm Water (105-115 degrees)

        1 package yeast

        ¾ Cup + 1 Tablespoon warm milk

        1 Tablespoon sugar

        ½ Teaspoon salt

        1½ Tablespoon butter or stick margarine

Directions:

        Add water and yeast to a large mixing bowl.

        Once yeast is dissolved, add milk, sugar, salt and butter.

        Stir in 1 cup flour and beat with rotary beater until smooth.

        Continue to add flour a little at a time until it forms a soft dough.

        Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and kneed until smooth and elastic. (about 5-10 minutes)

        Loosely cover with plastic wrap and a damp towel.

        Let rest 20 minutes.

        Punch down and form into an 8x12 rectangle.

        Gently roll into an 8” tube and pinch edges shut.

        Place in a greased 8½x4½ loaf pan.

        Cover pan loosely with oiled waxed paper.  Then top with plastic wrap.

        Do NOT wrap tightly as the bread will need to rise.

        Place in refrigerator (with plenty of room above the pan for it to rise)

        Refrigerate from 2 to 24 hours.

        To bake:  remove from refrigerator and carefully remove wrapping.

        Let set at room temperature for 10 minutes.

        Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, until color is nice and brown and loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped on top.

        Remove loaf from pan and place on a cooling rack.

        Resist eating it until it has cooled to near room temperature and it will have a better texture.