Batter bread is a noknead yeast bread made with unbleached allpurpose flour
Prep Time
1 hr 30 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
2 hrs 35 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine 1 1/4 cups sifted flour
warm water
shortening
sugar
salt
and yeast in a large bowl; beat by hand for 300 strokes or with an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Mix in remaining 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
scraping the bowl often
until dough is smooth. Cover with a clean cloth and let rise until doubled in volume
about 1 hour.
Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Punch dough down gently; it will be sticky. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan
patting it down and shaping it with floured hands. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Uncover dough and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
about 45 minutes.
Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. Brush melted butter over top and let cool.
Recipe Tip
All yeast bread doughs rise best at about 85 degrees F (29 degrees C)
so inside a gas oven with a pilot light is ideal. If you don't have a gas oven
simply place a bowl of hot water on the bottom shelf of your oven and place your dough on an upper shelf.