Basic Bread

Ingredients:

6 cups bread flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar (you can add more if you want it a little sweet)
1 tbsp. salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 tbsp. dry active yeast
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
2 cups warm water
2 egg yolks
Eggwash:
1 eggwhite and 1 tbsp water


Procedure:
1.  Mix well:  Bread flour, granulated 1/3 cup sugar and salt in a large bowl.


2.. Proof yeast:  In a small bowl put warm water, add in yeast and 1 tsp sugar, mix well.  Wait 5-10 minutes until bubbles appear on top of the mixture.

2.  Put yeast mixture into flour mixture.

]3.  Add in the eggyolks and vegetable oil.  Mix well. 

4.  Put mixture in a lightly floured surface and knead until soft.

5.  Get a large bowl and grease with a little vegetable oil.  Put dough in the bowl.  Cover with a tea towel and let rise for 2 hours or until in doubles in size. 

   

6.  Punch down a couple of times to release air from the dough.  This is the basic bread recipe, you can divide it into two to make 2 medium sized loaf.  You can form a long log and cut it into an inch and stuff cheese inside to make bread sticks or you can sprinkle cheese on top.  Rise it for another 45 minutes before baking, for the bread loaf, put slits and brush with eggwash.  Preheat oven for 160C and bake for 30-45 minutes.