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A Virtuous Woman :: In the Kitchen :: Bread Baking :: White Bread Author Topic: White Bread (Read 224 times) greenegirl New Member member is offline Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 38 White Bread « Thread Started on Mar 17, 2004, 7:37am » I personally prefer whole wheat bread, but my husband prefers white bread. I have not been able to make a good white bread -- they have been coming out too heavy. I am actually rather amused by this because I can make whole wheat bread without a problem and most people seem to think that is more difficult! I guess it is what you are used to doing. My problem with white bread is, I think, that I don't understand what it is supposed to feel like. I can tell if I need to add water or flour to my whole wheat bread by the feel. White bread feels so sticky to me that I keep adding flour and I think this is why the loaves end up being so heavy. Does anyone have a recipe that works every time with the proportions given? Or any tips on how to make good white bread? Karen Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Shari Moderator member is offline Joined: Feb 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 205 Re: White Bread « Reply #1 on Mar 17, 2004, 8:31am » Karen, I don't do white bread either, tastes like paste to me!!! But I have heard that you can coat your hands with shortening when you are kneading the bread and it will not be so sticky nor will you have to keep adding flour to it. I suppose that you just re-oil your hands when you need to. Hope this helps you out. Shari Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged krystalnotes Moderator member is offline Music is so much more than singing or the sounding of instruments, it is the sounding of the soul. Joined: Feb 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 325 Re: White Bread « Reply #2 on Mar 31, 2004, 12:30am » Are you meaning white loaf or biscuits? With biscuits I can do a lovely southern buttermilk biscuit. I haven't done much with white loaf bread though. I know with biscuits I use self rising flour, a pinch of sugar, butter flavored crisco, and buttermilk. I cut the crisco into the flour (with the pinch of sugar already in the flour) first, then I add buttermilk. With biscuits they are better if you're dough is a bit sticky. I flour my hands and work the dough into a ball. I also flour the surface I am going to roll the dough on and I flour the rolling pin. I dust my biscuit cutter into the flour and cut the biscuits a little thick. I roll out the dough and cut away until all that's left is enough for a pawn of bread (a larger biscuit). Over working the dough will make a tough biscuit, so I'm careful not to do too much pounding and rolling. My biscuits end up very fluffy and tastey. I never measure for biscuits. I know if they are right or not by how they feel and I can actually taste it by a pinch of the dough. When I was a little girl I'd taste a pinch mom's dough. I learned from watching her. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Richard & Krystal, became ONE 7/11/98 Our Blessings ~ Elisabeth 7/12/99 * Josie 9/12/02 Balanced Moms greenegirl New Member member is offline Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 38 Re: White Bread « Reply #3 on Mar 31, 2004, 8:00am » I am looking for white loaf bread. I can do biscuits, although I don't do them very often and I definitely can't do them by feel! I can buy bread inexpensively -- $0.75 for a loaf of white bread at the factory store. It is not expired bread and the same exact loaf, same type and brand, sells at Walmart for $1.59. But my husband prefers the taste of homemade bread when it is done right. A real basic bread -- flour, salt, water, yeast -- will only cost about $0.20 to make. One with milk and butter added to it should cost about $0.53 to make (with 1 cup of milk and 1/2 stick of butter). So if I can figure this out, it would save a little money as well. Karen Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged kimey36ok New Member member is offline Kim from Oklahoma Joined: May 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 5 Location: Altus,OK Re: White Bread « Reply #4 on May 23, 2004, 1:09am » I bake white bread frequently. If it is coming out too heavy, use the min. amount of flour that your recipe calls for. You can also allow it to rise for longer than the recipe calls for on the second rise.(The one where they are shaped and in the loaf pans) This will allow more air into the dough and therefore a lighter bread. Good luck. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Melissa Ringstaff Administrator member is offline Loved ones are the only treasure you can take to heaven! Joined: Jan 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 350 Location: Kentucky Re: White Bread « Reply #5 on May 23, 2004, 4:07pm » It has been a while since I have made anything other than quick breads. I think I will go start a loaf right now! I'll let you know how it turns out. Mmmm. Melissa Ringstaff, Director « Last Edit: May 23, 2004, 4:08pm by Melissa Ringstaff » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer." Psalm 19:14 krystalnotes Moderator member is offline Music is so much more than singing or the sounding of instruments, it is the sounding of the soul. Joined: Feb 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 325 Re: White Bread « Reply #6 on May 27, 2004, 4:40pm » Butter a warm piece for me, I like honey butter but it's been a long time since I've had any. MMMMMMM. 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