Session 1: Session Title s14

KS1 Topic: Great Fire of London Block G: Bakers Session 2

Delicious plain white bread!

You will need Makes 1 large or 2 small loaves  700g strong white bread flour, plus a little extra for the top of the bread  1 tablespoon salt, or less, according to taste  1 teaspoon easy-blend dried yeast  1 teaspoon golden caster sugar  425 ml warm water (Not too hot or it will destroy the yeast!)  Two 450g (1lb) loaf tins or one 900g (2lb) loaf tin, well buttered

What you need to do: 1) Pre-heat the oven to its lowest setting (normally about 50°C). 2) Warm the flour in the oven for about 10 minutes, then turn the oven off. 3) Sift the flour, salt, sugar and yeast into a bowl, make a well in the centre of the mixture and add the water. 4) Mix to a dough, starting off with a wooden spoon but using your hands in the final stages of mixing (add a spot more water if necessary). 5) Transfer the dough to a clean flat surface sprinkled with a little flour. 6) Knead the dough for 3 minutes, until it is springy and elastic. 7) Return the dough to the bowl, cover it with cling film and leave it in a warm place until it has doubled in size (about 2 hours at room temperature). 8) Transfer the dough to a floured surface. Knock the air out of it with your fists, then knead again for 2 minutes. 9) Divide the dough in half if you are using 2 tins. Pat into an oblong(s) and fold one end into the centre and the other end on top of this. 10) Put into the buttered tin(s), sprinkle the top with flour then place in a sealed polythene bag until the dough rises above the top of the tin(s) (about 1 hour at room temperature). 11) Pre-heat oven to 230°C. 12) Bake the loaves on the middle oven shelf for 30-40 minutes, or 35-45 minutes for the large loaf. 13) Remove from oven and tin(s). Test to see if they are done by tapping the bottom of the loaf with your knuckles; they should sound hollow. 14) Return the bread, out of the tin(s), to the oven to crisp the base and side crusts for about 5 minutes and then cool on a wire rack.

BE CAREFUL TO TURN THE OVEN OFF WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED!

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