“I just read in your blog that you are looking for yeast in Hyderabad. I got some yeast packets from USA, when I used to live there. So if you think it is ok with you, I can mail you some of them. This is not going to be any botheration to me, so please dont hesitate. I will be more than just happy to mail them. The packets are small sachet size, so they can easily be mailed in an enevelope.”
I received the envelope last week and I wanted this post to be a surprise for her.
This post is dedicated to one of the sweetest people I have come across in my life, Bhags 🙂
I have taken inspiration from Raaga’s and Jai and Bee’s posts on similar kind of bread/buns. Since I made my first bread, I have gone on to bake a lot more loaves and rolls. My most popular and favourite bread recipes are – garlic bread rolls, hokkaido milk bread and 30 minute pizza base.
Basic White Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
Maida or plain flour – 1 cup
Yeast – 1tbsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Sugar – 1 tbsp
Salt – 3/4 tbsp
Milk – 4 tbsp
Boiling water – 4 tbsp
Instructions:
1. Dissolve yeast in little water and keep aside.
2. Mix oil, salt, sugar and boiling water well till the sugar dissolves. Add milk to bring it to room temperature.
3. Add yeast to this mixture and blend in well. Add flour and knead well until well incorporated Keep mixture in a greased bowl for an hour and let it rise.
4. The mixture will be sticky and very difficult to shape. Transfer it to a thick baking pot/dish and bake for 20-25 mins.
My first attempt at baking bread was far from perfect and I think I should get hold of a better baking pan and try fermenting for an entire day like the original recipes suggests. I also want to try this with whole wheat since I prefer healthier bread. Also want to try adding oats, bran and other stuff to the bread. Lets see, all in good time.
I am super thrilled with my first attempt and it was pure heaven having the smell of baked bread in the house for an entire day 🙂
YAY!! Isn’t baking bread great? Hope you do more!! Great entry.I baked one too!:))
Clap Clap…thats a good attempt…even I love baking…but mine is coming out little hard in the microwave…should be trying to figure that out…or else have the next theme on that….so that I can have many people thinking abt it…:)..yours look diving Nags…
btw what happened to the show your cookbook round up?
Wow Nags it really looks good.
And that too for the first time. You must have really enjoyed when the freshly baked bread was out from the oven. I bet your neighbors were drooling with the smell they were getting from your place 🙂
iam going to try these recipies soon
lol – i commented on your blog while you did on mine
yay – you baked bread!! you know what all the amish freindship starter posts are making me very restless – we should start one in india – what say?
dont you have a nilgiris sort of a store in hyderabad – i am dead sure the city has some place which has good baking supplies – i think you also had trouble finding good cooking chocolate – let me see if i can figure something in hyd.
Blogging is so great, isnt’it? You are in contact with people you never would if you were not blogging. 🙂
Your first loaf of bread looks good, you are on the right way.
Thank you for participating in WBD.
a very good one for a first attempt!!!
yippee..im the first…i wish i cud bake a loaf by myself..one day…
Wonderful Nags.. No wonder the house smelled heaven with smell of fresh bread lingering….
Hi,I too want to bake bread,seeing yours,me too feel like baking..:))
And the pictures are nice and Me too can smell the freshly baked bread;)