Homemade Sandwich Bread | How to make bread

Ingredients:

21/2 cup All purpose flour
1/2 cup Milk
11/2 tbsp Butter
11/8 tsp Instant dry yeast
11/2 tbsp Sugar
3/4 tsp Salt
1 Egg
1/4 cup Water

Method:

• In a bowl mix flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Then add beaten egg. Mix everything well.

• Melt butter in 1/2 cup of milk. The milk should be slightly warm. Add mixture into the flour and knead for 2-3 minutes.

• Now add 1/4 cup of warm water and knead well for 8-10 minutes. Knead until the dough is shiny and elastic.

• Shape it into a ball and apply oil.

• Place it into a well oiled bowl. Cover it with cling wrap and let it rise.

• Once the dough double in size, punch down the dough gently and knead for a minute or two.

• Roll the dough into a rectangle with the help of rolling pin.

• Shape it into a loaf.

• Grease the loaf tin with oil and let the dough proof.

• Preheat the oven at 350 degree F. Cover the tin with aluminium foil and bake for 25 mins. You can sprinkle some flax seeds or oats on top (optional).

• Now remove the aluminium foil and milk wash / apply butter on top and keep it back in the oven until the crust is evenly brown.

• Remove from the oven and allow it to cool.