Homemade Bread with Vital Wheat Gluten
A homemade bread recipe using plain flour and vital wheat gluten to create strong bread flour.
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- •2 teaspoons Instant or active dried yeast
- •Lukewarm waterWith a teaspoon of sugar dissolved
- •1500 grams Plain flourCan use all-purpose flour
- •SaltTo taste
- •4 grams Vital wheat glutenPer 100 grams of flour
- •Vegetable oilCan use olive oil or softened butter
- 1
Add yeast to lukewarm water with dissolved sugar, stir, and set aside.
2 min
- 2
Mix salt into plain flour.
1 min
- 3
Add vital wheat gluten to flour and mix thoroughly.
2 min
- 4
Add yeast mixture and oil to flour and mix with a wooden spoon.
3 min
- 5
Knead dough by hand or with a stand mixer until combined.
10 min
- 6
Cover dough and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
30 min
- 7
Turn dough onto floured surface, knock back, and form into a ball.
5 min
- 8
Place dough back in bowl, cover, and let rise for 45 minutes.
45 min
- 9
Prepare loaf tin by greasing it.
2 min
- 10
Shape dough into a loaf, place in tin, and let rise for 45 minutes.
45 min
- 11
Preheat oven to 180°C (355°F).
10 min
- 12
Bake loaf for 30 minutes.
30 min
- 13
Remove loaf from tin, return to oven at 210°C (410°F) for 6 minutes.
6 min
- 14
Cool loaf on a wire rack before slicing.
20 min
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