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Classic White Bread Loaf
255Total Time
220Prep Time
35Bake Time
1Makes
Easy

Classic White Bread Loaf

126 Reviews

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  • Vegetarian

About the bake

Fancy dialling your lunch up a notch? Whether it's a cheese ploughman, or a grilled cheese toastie oozing with melted cheese, this classic white loaf recipe makes it easy for you to achieve a deli-style lunch in the comfort of your home for half the price. 

Whether it's filling your home with the smell of freshly baked bread, the the crackle and crisp as you slice into your loaf before lathering it with butter, or simply watching you family tuck into their gooey eggs and soldiers, there's so much to love about bread baking. We love Allinson's Flour range, as it's is perfect for kneading newbies or bread fanatics.

What are the 4 main ingredients in bread?

The four main ingredients in our white bread recipe are flour, yeast, water, and salt. 

If you like this recipe, you could try our seeded knot rolls recipe – all made using Allinson's white dough for a perfect fluffy bread bakes every time.

255Total Time
220Prep Time
35Bake Time
1Makes
Easy

Crunchiest crust with the cheesiest filling.

Bake with Allinson's
Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour

Method

  1. Step 1:

    MIX Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a big bowl. Using your fingertips rub in the butter until only fine ‘crumbs’ are left. Mix in the water with a cutlery knife.

  2. Step 2:

    KNEAD Tip onto a lightly flour dusted surface and knead for 10 minutes (or use the dough hook attachment on your mixer for 5 minutes). 

  3. Step 3:

    RISE

    Lightly grease the mixing bowl with some oil. Put the dough back in, cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and leave to rise until doubled in size.

  4. Step 4:

    SHAPE

    Knock back the dough by gently kneading just 5 times to get the air out. Mould into a smooth oval and lift into a lightly oiled 900g/2lb loaf tin.

  5. Step 5:

    PROVE

    Cover the dough again with a clean tea towel and leave to prove until doubled in size again. Preheat your oven to 200°C (fan 180°C, gas mark 6).

  6. Step 6:

    BAKE

    Lift the tin onto the middle oven shelf and bake for 30-35 minutes, until you can lift the bread loaf from the tin and when you tap the base it sounds hollow. Cool on a wire rack.

Ingredients

  • For the Dough

    • 500g Allinson's Strong White Bread Flour
    • 7g Allinson's Easy Bake Yeast
    • 1.5 tsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
    • 1.5 tsp Salt
    • 1 tbsp Butter (softened)
    • 300ml Warm water

Utensils

  • 2lb loaf tin
  • Mixing bowl

Nutritional Information

per 47g
  • 120cal Energy
  • 1.2g Fat
  • 0.6g of which Saturates
  • 23g Carbohydrates
  • 0.5g of which Sugars
  • 4.1g Protein
  • 0.47g Salt

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