===== Easy Bread Recipe ===== 1/4 cup milk (57 grams) 5 teaspoons sugar ( 1 1/2 Tablespoons) ( 20 grams ) 1 teaspoon salt ( 6 grams ) 5 teaspoons butter ( 1 1/2 Tablespoons ) 1 package dry yeast ( 2 1/4 teaspoons ) Tripled water - 681 grams milk - 171 grams sugar - 60 grams salt - 18 grams butter - 4.5 Tablespoons yeast - 6.75 tablespoons ( 18 grams ) flour - 1,080 grams ( 1,100, 1,200 ) - Put 1 cup hot water in mixing bowl ( 227 grams) ( 114 grams if using tangzhong ) - Add yeast - Stir till dissolved - Add - Milk - Sugar - Salt - Melted butter - Add two cups of flour ( 240 grams, 217 for tangzhong ) - mix - Mix in 1/4 cup of flour about every minute until dough no longer sticks (usually add around 1 cup for 3 cups total ) - knead for about 10 minutes - Let rise for an hour - Shape and place dough in bread pan - let rise for another hour - Cook at 400 degrees for 30mins - 375 degrees does a little better in our gas oven For tangzhong use 23 grams of flour, and 113 grams of water. ==== Cinnamon bread ==== Tried a 3 to 1 TBps cinnamon/brown sugar ratio (Brown sugar was packed in ) with 2.25 Tbps remaining ===== Pretzels ===== 3.5 Cups flour 1 Tableespoon yeast 1 T Sea salt 4 T brown sugar 1 cup warm water brown sugar + salt + yeast dissolve in warm water let rise overnight in refrigerator divide into 6 pieces roll thin as pencil make U shape fold and flip down let rise 40 minutes bath in very hot water & 3 Tablespoons baking soda egg wash + few tablespoons water sprinkle sea salt 450 Degrees oven http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Make_a_Pretzel ===== Ciabatta bread ===== * 1 tsp salt * 1/4 tsp dry yeast * 2 cups warm water * 4 cups flour - Mix water and yeast - Add flour and salt - Stir into heavy batter - Set it and forget it for about 8 to 12 hours - Preheat oven to 400F - Sprinkle flour onto cookie sheet - pour dough onto sheet - Add spices ( dried oregano, basil and rosemary ) - Cook for approximately 25 minutes - let set for 10 minutes then enjoy