White Country Loaf

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    11hrs 25mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    339
based on 6 ratings

This basic white loaf has a lovely crisp crust. Bake in a rustic round, or divide dough into 2 loaf pans for square slices. Requires leavening for 8 hours or overnight.

recipe updated 11 Oct 2021

Ingredients

  • Bread flour icon
    Bread flour
    725 g
  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    3 teaspoons
  • Water icon
    Water
    350 g
  • Plain yogurt icon
    Plain yogurt
    75 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    2 teaspoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand Mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Add bread flour, active dried yeast and water to a clean large mixing bowl
  2. Mix well and cover
  3. Let rest - approx 8 hr
  4. Add water, active dried yeast, plain yogurt, bread flour and salt to the dough
  5. Knead until elastic - 10 min, dough hook
  6. Grease a clean large mixing bowl
  7. Transfer dough to large mixing bowl
  8. Cover with plastic wrap
  9. Let rise until doubled - 1 hr 30 min
  10. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper
  11. Turn out large mixing bowl on lightly-floured surface
  12. Shape into a ball
  13. Transfer content of large mixing bowl to baking sheet
  14. Cover with plastic wrap until doubled - 1 hr
  15. Pre-heat oven - 210°C
  16. Cut
  17. Bake - 20 min, 210°C
  18. Bake until hollow-sounding when tapped - 10 min, 190°C
  19. Let cool
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