The Most Amazing Homemade Bread

   2Bit has a friend, Jordan Lee, whose mom is an incredible cook. When we were all visiting their lake house, she made these cinnamon rolls from this bread recipe she makes every weekend. We loved it so much that she shared her starter with us, and we have been making bread every weekend since.

    It seems confusing at first, I KNOW, but it’s not , once you give it a shot. It’s fun to give away bread to your neighbors or bring to a dinner party or to have in your kitchen regularly. And there are a variety of flavors you can make as you’ll see below.

    Just ask either of us for a starter, since the recipe requires you dump or share 1 cup each week. (You dump/share b/c the yeast expands. Sounds wasteful, I know, which is why we want to spread the word & give you a starter to make bread too.)

Or make your own starter:

1 c  hot water

1/2 c  turbinado sugar

1 package (2-1/4 tsp) dry yeast

3 tbs instant potato flakes

    Mix water, sugar, yeast, potato and  flakes. Let ferment on counter for two days. Then feed starter .

To Feed Starter:

1 c  hot water

½ c  turbinado sugar

3 tbs  potato flakes

    Once you have dumped/given a cup away & set aside 1 cup for your bread , you should have 1 cup of starter left to feed and use for the following week. Feed by adding water, sugar, and potato flakes to starter. Let stand on countertop 8 hours. Refrigerate 5 to 7 days, then  repeat process of  feeding starter and make bread. I keep mine in a tupperware.

To Make Bread:

1 c starter

6 c bread flour

1 tbs salt

½ c  turbinado sugar

½ c  oil

1¼ c hot water

1 c starter

Combine salt, sugar, oil, and water to starter. Mix well. Add all 6 cups of flour to wet ingredients. 

Stir w/ a spoon until thick enough to knead. 

Knead on a floured surface  or in  floured bowl for 5 to 10 minutes. 

                                                   

Grease bowl and put dough back to rise.

                                      

Cover with a dishtowel and let it rise in a warm place overnight or all day (10-12 hours). Supposedly a wet towel is better....supposedly.

Once the dough has risen, punch down. Knead on a floured surface to get any air bubbles out. Divide dough into 3 sections. Roll out dough to 1/2 inch thick. You can make cinnamon sugar bread...

Roll up to put into greased pan

You can make another cinnamon sugar bread or once you roll it up, you can cut it into 8-10 rolls for cinnamon rolls. 

Or grate cheese for cheesy sausage bread... which is to die for...

I use mozzarella & pepper jack cheese and turkey sausage... I got the idea from  one of my best friends & roomie freshman yr., Ashley Hardcastle. Her dad would make us a loaf & we literally consumed it within the day. 

Once all 3 loaves are in the pans, cover & let rise for another 6-8 hours. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.