Bread

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 300 gm

Yeast - 10 gm

Salt - 1/2 tbsp

Sugar - 5 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Water - 150 ml

Procedure:

1. Heat water for 1 min, add sugar and stir well.
2. Check the temperature of water using candy thermometer. 37 degree C is optimum for development of yeast.
3. Add yeast to the sugar solution and stir well at this temperature. Set the solution aside for 10 min (the solution turns foamy).
4. After 10-15 min, add salt and mix well. Then add maida little by little, until the whole flour is completely incorporated in to foamy mixture.
5. Knead thoroughly the flour mixture with your hand until soft and sticky mass is obtained.
6. Apply oil all over the dough by covering it with thin cloth.
7. After 20 min, you will find the fluffy dough. Once again knead it for 1 min and set aside.
8. After 1 hour you will observe almost thrice the original size of dough.
9. Knead the dough finally in the shape of a log and transfer it in to greased loaf tin.
10. Set aside until it raises 2-3 times the original size.
11. Preheat the oven to 200 degree F.
12. Once the desired size is obtained, Bake it at 200 degree F for 40 min.
13. Apply ghee or butter on the surface of the loaf to get better color to the crust. Check the doneness of the bread and bake further 5-10 min, if necessary.