Extra Large White Loaf
How to make an outstanding Extra-large white loaf of bread, simple step by step instructions, from start to finish.
Ingredients
Method
- 750g / 26½oz White bread flour
- 412g / 412mls Lukewarm water / 40°C / 104°F
- 10g / 2½tsp Instant or Active dried yeast
- 12g / 1½tsp Salt
- 22g / 1½tbls Sunflower Oil
- 6g / 1tsp Sugar
- Add the sugar to the warm water and stir, once dissolved add the yeast and stir it in thoroughly, set it aside until it activates.
- Once activated, add the yeast mixture to the stand mixer bowl.
- Place the rest of the ingredients into your stand mixer bowl, and using the dough hook, knead for 10 minutes.
- If you are kneading this recipe by hand, add all of the ingredients to a bowl and partially mix it all together, tip it out onto your worktop and knead the dough for 10 minutes, then carry on with recipe.
- Turn out the dough from the mixer and give it a quick knead, form it into a ball, place it into a lightly oiled large bowl, cover the bowl and let it proof for 1 hour, the dough should double in size (this may take longer depending on the temperature of your kitchen) if you can, proof your dough in the oven, with just the light bulb on.
- Grease a large Pullman style loaf tin, (see video for tin dimensions).
- After the 1-hour proofing time, turn out the risen dough onto a non-floured surface, and knock the dough back, this simply means force all of the gas out of it.
- Form the dough into a long sausage shape, and place it in the greased loaf tin, firmly pressing it down to fill in any gaps in the sides and corners.
- Lightly oil the top of the dough, then cover it with a dry light-weight cloth, allow it to proof until it has risen approximately 4cm / 1½ inches, over the top of the tin.
- This proofing time will vary depending on the temperature of your kitchen.
- When you think there is only 5 minutes left on the proof time, preheat your oven to 180°C / 355°F / Gas Mark 4.
- Once the dough has fully risen, get it into the preheated oven, and set your timer for 30 minutes.
- After the 30 minutes, remove it from the oven, immediately take it out of the tin, and place it back in the oven, bake for a further 5 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, allow it to cool on a wire rack, before slicing and serving.
- Enjoy.
Equipment & products used in my kitchen and videos
