Homemade Bread (+VIDEO)

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4.82 from 16 votes

Discover the secrets of an easy bread recipe that creates soft, sweet, and delicious Agege bread in your kitchen.

Prep Time30

Cook Time20

Proofing time45

Total Time1 35

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American, Ghanian, Korean, Middle Eastern, Nigerian

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Servings:

Calories: 301kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

3¼ cups strong bread flour
3 tbsp powdered milk
3 tbsp sugar
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp sea salt
2 tsp dry yeast (fast action)
1 egg
3 tbsp salted butter
6.43 fl oz water (at room temperature)

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Instructions

Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl
• In a bowl, mix the strong bread flour, powdered milk, granulated sugar, salt, nutmeg, and yeast together.
• Add the water and egg.
Make the dough
• For this step, using a stand or hand mixer for faster kneading is best.
• Set the mixer at the speed of two options and knead for 3 minutes.
• Use the kneading attachment of your mixer for the best results.
• While the dough is kneading, gradually add the salted butter and knead for another 12 minutes
Grease the baking pan
• While the dough is kneading, prepare the loaf pan by brushing it with melted butter or oil. This will allow you to remove the bread from the pan easily when it is cooked.
• It can also prevent the tearing and breaking of the bread.
• Grease the lid of the baking pan as well.
Mold the dough
• After kneading for 12 minutes, place the dough on a floured flat surface.
• Divide the dough into three parts, 255 grams each.
• Then, mold each dough into a ball and use a rolling pin to flatten the dough slightly.
• Roll each piece of dough until it turns into a cylindrical shape. The pieces will come in handy when it’s time to divide the baked bread into sections.
Arrange the molded dough in the baking pan
• Place each dough in the loaf pan in a vertical position.
• Cover the baking pan with cling film or a food bag and secure it with the lid of the loaf pan.
• Set the loaf pan aside in a warm place to allow the dough to rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour. It will take time before the yeast leavens, leading to a tastier and fluffier bread.
Bake, cool and serve
• Before placing it in the oven, remove the cling film or food bag.
• Preheat oven to 150ºc fan oven / 300ºf / 3 gas mark.
• Bake for 18–20 minutes, or until golden brown (or until fully baked)and the top sounds hollow when tapped.
• Optional: Brush with melted butter after baking for a glossy, soft crust.
• Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
• Slice and enjoy with butter, jam, beans, or fried eggs.

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Notes

In making bread, pay attention to four things: ingredients, time, measurements, and procedure.
Oven temperature varies from oven to oven, depending on the type of oven: fan oven, gas oven, or conventional oven. Hence, the bread should be baked for at least 18 minutes in a fan oven or 25 minutes in a conventional or gas oven, both at 150ºc, preheated oven.
To preserve the bread's moisture, wrap each slice in aluminium foil or cling wrap and store it in a cool and dry place or the freezer.
Greasing the pan will make it easy to remove the loaf from the pan when it's cooked.
It can also prevent the finished product from tearing and breaking.
Allowing the dough to rest and rise in the loaf pan will take time, but it will lead to tastier and fluffier bread.
Use the kneading attachment of your mixer for the best results.
Freezing can retain most of the bread’s moisture compared to refrigeration.
You can make your bread without a mixer. For combining the ingredients, you can use a whisk, and for kneading, you can use your bare hands.

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