Basic White Bread

Basic White Bread
 
 
Makes 1 loaf

Start with:
  1 1/4 cups milk
  2 Tbs sugar
  2 tsp Active Yeast
Bring the milk and sugar to 100° to 110°F and mix in the yeast. If the milk goes above 115°F, do NOT add the yeast. The high heat will probably kill the yeast. Place this in a warm place for an hour.

In the bowl of a stand-up mixer:
  3 cups flour
  1 tsp salt
  2 Tbs Olive oil
To these dry ingredients add the above liquid mix. Using a bread hook, mix for 5 minutes. Remember to start out on setting one or that portion of the room will be covered in flour.

      Line a bread pan with parchment paper. Form a loaf and place it in the pan. Set this in a warm place for about an hour. Or until the dough doubles in size. Then place this in a 400°F oven for 30 minutes.

      When the loaf is removed from the oven, it should fall easily from the pan. So dump it on to a cooling rack and remove any parchment that may have stuck to the bread.