Amish Sweet Bread

120 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add 2 cups of water and 1/3 cup of sugar to a pot.
  2. 2Heat the water until it's 110°F.
  3. 3Add 1 1/2 Tbsp of active dry yeast to the water sugar mixture.
  4. 4Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes until it gets bubbly and frothy.
  5. 5Add 1/4 cup of olive oil into the yeast mixture.
  6. 6Put the yeast mixture into a stand mixer.
  7. 7Add 1 1/2 tsp of salt.
  8. 8Slowly add 5 1/2 to 6 cups of flour while kneading until the dough is tacky.
  9. 9Cover the dough with a towel and place it in the oven with the light on for 1 hour to rise.
  10. 10Remove the risen dough from the oven.
  11. 11Cut the dough in half.
  12. 12Spray a loaf pan with avocado oil or any kind of oil.
  13. 13Form one half of the dough into a loaf for sandwich bread and place it in the prepared loaf pan.
  14. 14Form the other half of the dough into small rolls.
  15. 15Cover both the loaf and the rolls and let them rise for another half hour.
  16. 16Brush butter over the top of the risen bread and rolls.
  17. 17Bake them in the oven for 30 minutes at 350°F.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 0.33 cup sugar
  • 1.5 Tbsp active dry yeast
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 5.5 cups flour
  • 6 cups flour
  • butter

Equipment

stand mixertowelovenknifeloaf pan

Tips

  • Heat water to 110°F (Goldilocks water - warm, not hot or cold).
  • Let yeast mixture sit for 10 minutes until frothy.
  • Knead dough until tacky.
  • Cover dough and let it rise in the oven with the light on for 1 hour.
  • Spray loaf pan with avocado oil or any kind of oil.
  • Brush butter over the top of the bread before baking.