# Publix White Mountain Bread

This simple and delicious recipe for white mountain bread is perfect for beginners, yielding one loaf of fragrant yeast bread.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp active dry yeast
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1.5 cups warm water (105-115°F)

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, and yeast.
2. Add honey, butter, and warm water.
3. Mix until a shaggy dough forms.
4. Cover and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
5. Perform the first stretch and fold by gently pulling and folding the dough over itself.
6. Cover and let the dough rest for another 30 minutes.
7. Perform the second stretch and fold.
8. Cover and let the dough rest for another 30 minutes.
9. Perform the third stretch and fold.
10. Shape the dough into a ball.
11. Cover the dough and let it rise until doubled in size.
12. Lightly spray a banneton with water and dust with flour.
13. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and gently flatten it into a rectangle.
14. Fold the dough into thirds, bringing one side to the middle and then folding the other side over it.
15. Repeat the folding process to create tension.
16. Shape the dough into a tight ball by scraping it across the counter to tighten the shape.
17. Notice the tight skin with bubbles on the dough, indicating good tension.
18. Place the dough, seam-side up, into the prepared banneton.
19. Cover and let it rise for 45-60 minutes.
20. Gently turn the proofed dough onto a piece of parchment paper and score an "X" on top with a razor blade.
21. Bake the bread and then cool it on a wire rack.
22. Slice the bread and enjoy, optionally with butter.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- banneton
- spray bottle
- cutting board
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- razor blade
- wire rack
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/rheck9A6V54?si=xDOIl3pcZmaCp8ox
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f8680f42-f805-4d2b-8de1-e6644d0e5027
- Extracted: 2026-02-08

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