Yeast Bread Recipes

Baking bread at home is very easy and both children and adults enjoy eating fresh warm bread. Yeast is a vital ingredient in making bread. Yeast helps the bread to rise by fermenting the dough. Quantity of yeast is important, as less yeast will make the bread less fluffy after baking, whereas too much yeast will make the dough light and runny in consistency, causing it to collapse in the oven while baking. Following are a few yeast bread recipes, which are sure to pull your family to the dining table at every meal.

Buttermilk Honey Wheat Bread Recipe
Ingredients

• All-purpose flour, 2 cups
• Whole wheat flour, 1 cup
• Active dry yeast, 2½ tsp
• Buttermilk, 1½ cup
• Honey, 3 tbsp
• Vegetable oil, 1½ tsp
• Baking soda, ½ tsp
• Salt, 1 tsp

Combine all-purpose flour, wheat flour, yeast, buttermilk, honey, oil and baking soda into a large bowl and knead well. Place the dough in a greased loaf baking dish. Cover it with a light cloth and let it rise until it doubles in size. Bake in a preheated oven at 350° F until golden brown.

Oatmeal Molasses Bread Recipe
Ingredients

• All-purpose flour, 5 cups
• Quick cooking rolled oats, 2 cups
• Active dry yeast, 2 packages
• Scalded milk, 1½ cup
• Molasses, ½ cup
• Shortening, 1/3 cup
• Softened butter, 2 tbsp
• Warm water, ½ cup
• Salt, 2 tsp

In a bowl, dissolve yeast with warm water and set aside. In another bowl add molasses, shortening and salt. Pour scalded milk over this and stir until shortening dissolves. Cool and stir in 1 cup all-purpose flour, yeast mix and oats. Then add more flour to make a soft dough.

Take dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Place it in a bowl and turn it over to grease all sides. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. After it doubles, punch the dough down, cover and let rest for 10 minutes more. Shape the dough into two loaves and place them in greased 9×5×3-inch loaf pans.

Brush the tops with melted butter, cover with a light cloth and let rise for about 1 hour, until double in size. Now bake in a preheated oven at 375° F, until done. Then remove from loaf pans and cool on wire racks. Brush the tops of the loaves with more melted butter.

Easy-to-Make Potato Yeast Bread Recipe
Ingredients

• All-purpose flour, 3 cups
• Whole wheat flour, 4 cups
• Lukewarm mashed potatoes, 1 cup
• Active dry yeast, 1 package
• Eggs, 2
• Shortening, 2/3 cup
• Warm water, 1½ cup
• Sugar, 2/3
• Salt, 1½ tsp

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and stir potatoes, shortening, eggs, salt, sugar and white flour. Beat until smooth and add whole wheat flour, a little at a time. Blend well. Knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Then place it in a greased bowl and turn the bowl, to coat it on all sides. Cover tightly with a light cloth or foil sheet and refrigerate for minimum 8 hours.

After refrigeration, punch dough down and shape it to form 1-inch balls. Place 3 dough balls into each muffin tin and let rise for one hour. Bake in pre-heated 400° F oven, until golden brown. Serve warm.

Basic White Bread Recipe
Ingredients

• Bread flour, 3 cups
• Active dry yeast, 0.25 ounce
• Dry milk powder, 2 tbsp
• Warm water, 1¼ cup
• Softened butter, 1 tbsp
• White sugar, 1 tbsp
• Salt, 1 tsp

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend well. Knead the dough until smooth and elastic. Place it in a greased bowl, turning to coat it on all sides. Cover with a light cloth and let rise for about 1 hour, until double in size. When doubled, punch the dough down, cover and let rest for 10 minutes more. Shape the dough in a loaf shape and place it in a pan. Bake in pre-heated 350° F oven, until done. Serve warm.

The smell of freshly baked bread wafting through your home will not only give you many compliments, but also the satisfaction of providing your family with wholesome healthy food.