Homemade Bread with Fresh Yeast
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Baking homemade bread with fresh yeast is very simple; even an inexperienced housewife can do it. It's enough to follow the proportions and the preparation steps outlined in the step‑by‑step recipe.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Pour water into the mixing bowl, dissolve the salt, sugar, and yeast.
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Step 3
Add flaxseed.
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Step 4
Sift the flour.
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Step 5
Knead the dough; you can use a mixer with a "hook" attachment.
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Step 6
Cover the dough with plastic wrap. Three times, at half‑hour intervals, perform a dough fold using the “stretch and fold” method.
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Step 7
After 2 hours, the dough has increased in volume; you can start shaping the bread.
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Step 8
Dust the work surface of the table with flour, place the dough on it, stretch it into a rectangular sheet, and fold the top corners of the dough toward each other.
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Step 9
Fold the dough inward, as if rolling it into a roll.
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Step 10
Fold the edges of the dough inward.
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Step 11
Roll the dough into a log, seal the edge of the dough by pressing it with the edge of your palm, roll it out, aligning the “seam”.
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Step 12
Place the bread dough onto a baking sheet, let it proof for 30–40 minutes. After that, make a cut of any shape with a razor blade or a sharp knife.
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Step 13
Bake the bread in a preheated oven, the first 10 minutes at the maximum temperature of 220 °C, then reduce the temperature to 180 °C and bake for another 40–45 minutes. Place the finished bread on a rack to cool, as the baking process continues.
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Step 14
The homemade bread turned out very tasty, with a crispy crust, aromatic. At its smell, everyone at home will rush.