Bakers United

Freshly baked bread. Which I then turned into delicious fairy bread. 

Ingredients:

• 6 cups of flour
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 1 packet of dry yeast (I’ve heard buttermilk also works with making the bread rise, but I’ve never tried it myself)
• 2 cups of water at about 50C (120F)
• 2 tablespoons of softened butter

Things you have to do in order to turn the ingredients into bread:

1. Mix 3 cups of flour with the sugar, salt and yeast. If using an electric mixer, I would suggest a low speed.
2. Add the water and butter. Continue the mixing!
3. Add another 3 cups of flour. If you’re not using an electric mixer, it’s time to do some exercise! If yes, just flick the switch up to ‘high’. :)
4. Keep mixing for a few minutes until the dough becomes soft-ish.
5. Tip out onto a floured surface, and let the kneading begin!
6. Knead for about 10 - 15 minutes (or until the dough is really squishy and elastic-y)
7. Place dough in a large bowl/pot, cover with a towel, and leave in a nice, warm spot (like under the sun!) for about an hour, to allow the yeast to get to work. [You can tumble while you’re waiting]
8. Take the dough out (an hour later!) and knead some more. 
9. If you have bread tins, butter the inside of the tin, and place the loaves in. If not, simply cover a tray with baking paper and shape the dough into a loaf-ish looking blob. 
10. Cover your tins/trays with a towel and leave in a warm place for another 40 minutes. 
11. Bake in an oven at 180C (350F) fan forced, 200C (400F) electric for about half an hour. To check whether they’re ready or not, simply tap the crust - if they sound hollow, then you’re done!
12. Remove the loaves and place onto cooling racks.

YOU HAVE BREAD!

Fairy bread:

After your bread has cooled, you may slice into brilliantly thick cafe-style slices, butter them, and sprinkle them with sugary goodness. Yum! :3

- Monica