How to make a basic white loaf in a Kenwood Chef

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How to make a basic white loaf in a Kenwood Chef

Ingredients

• Boiling water 150ml
• Cold water 150ml
• Fresh baker's yeast 2 tsp
• Strong bread flour 500g
• Sugar 2 tsp
• Salt 1 tsp
• egg whites 1
• Soft butter 1 tsp

Summary

1. Make the yeast
2. Mix all the ingredients
3. Leave to prove for one hour
4. Knock back
5. Shape into a loaf
6. Bake: 15 mins at 190C, 15 mins at 170C, small bowl of cold water at the start

Make the yeast

1. Mix the boiling water and the cold water
2. Pour half into a jug and add the yeast and the sugar
3. Wait 10 mins for it to become frothy
4. This is plenty of time make the yolk from the egg into mayonnaise

Mix all the ingredients

1. Attach the spiral hook to the mixer
2. Add all the ingredients to the bowl
3. Mix for 5 mins at speed 3

Leave to prove

1. Remove the bowl from the mixer
2. Cover with a tea towel
3. Leave in a warm place for one hour
4. It should have approximately doubled in size

Knock back

1. Mix for 1 min at speed 1

Shape into a loaf

1. On a floured board, shape the dough into a loaf
2. Place on a baking tray, cover with a tea towel and leave to prove
3. It should approximately double in size again

Bake

1. Turn a fan oven on at 190C
2. When it has reached temperature, put the loaf in on its baking tray
3. Slash a shallow cut with a knife in the top of the loaf
4. Add a small bowl of cold water under the loaf
5. Bake for 15 mins then turn the oven down to 170C
6. Bake for another 15 mins or until ready
7. When it's ready it will sound hollow when knocked on the bottom