ONE HOUR BREAD- from start to finish

Ok guys! I have learned the very best and easy homemade bread recipe. It can be used for bread, pizza, calzones, cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls... pretty much everything. There is one weird ingredient you have to buy before you begin: liquid lecithin . You can pick this up at most health food stores. I linked this word to the wikipedia so you can read the benefits of the substance. It's used in this recipe instead of butter/oil.

It's kind of a specific recipe but once you have the "rules" down, it's easy and SO FAST!

Homemade Bread Recipe

From start to finish in approximately one hour

Yield 2 Loaves

5 1/4 Cups white “bread flour” or wheat flour (do not use all purpose)- can be found at any grocery store

1/4 Cup sugar

1/2 tablespoon salt

1 1/2 rounded tablespoons of saf-“instant” yeast- I used Fleischmann's RapidRise Yeast

1 1/2 tablespoons liquid lecithin

2 cups hot tap water

Using a stand mixer with a dough hook, Mix dry ingredients. Add *lecithin and water. Mix for 1 min and check consistency. Dough should be soft to touch- no dough should come off your finger when you touch it. If dough is too dry, add more water. If dough is too moist, add more flour. Mix for 5 minutes. (Do not add water or flour to the dough after it has finished mixing. Spray counter and pans with Pam. Spray your hands and anything else that touches the dough with Pam spray. Cut dough in half with knife. Shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. Let raise for 25 minutes. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

*Squeeze or pour approximately 3 tablespoons of lecithin directly into the bowl. Do not measure! Too sticky!!

Note: For whole wheat bread, use the same recipe but add one cup of applesauce as part of the hot tap water. Mix for ten minutes.

Check out how high this dough rose after only 25 minutes!

The finished product

Mmmmm pizza. When using for pizza the dough DOES NOT have to rise. Just bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes. Takes LESS THAN AN HOUR... if you have the toppings ready.