Basic Homemade Bread Recipe Using Yeast

Step 1: To begin making the Homemade Bread with yeast, first prep all your ingredients and keep them ready

Step 2: Into a large mixing bowl or the bowl of the stand mixer, add the flour, salt, sugar and instant dry yeast

Step 3: If you are using yeast that needs to be proofed, then you need to add it along with the wet ingredients

Step 4: Combine the above dry ingredients well

Step 5: Add the water, oil (and here if using proofed yeast) and start mixing and kneading the dough until it becomes smooth

Step 6: Knead well for about 10 to 15 minutes, this kneading process helps to develop gluten in the bread

Step 7: At this stage the dough will be sticky - just allow it to be

Step 8: Cover and rest for about 2 hours

Step 9: The dough would have doubled its size

Step 10: The next step is to do the 2nd rise

Step 11: Grease two loaf pans of 9 x 4  or 9 x 5Remove the dough and place it on a floured surface

Step 12: Divide the dough into two and shape it into loaf

Step 13: Place the dough portions into the loaf pan and allow it to rise for another two hours

Step 14: Once it has doubled in size, preheat the oven to 175 C

Step 15: Place the homemade breads into the oven and bake for about 3o to 35 minutes until you notice the crust has a  golden brown color

Step 16: Remove from the pan and immediately invert it into a cooling wire rack - when you tap the bread at the bottom it should sound little hollow

Step 17: Allow the bread to cool for at least 10 to 15 minutes before you can cut and serve