Bread Making???

Well my Blogging Friends I have always been a lover of bread. In fact i am probably addicted to bread of all kinds but I have always wanted to make it. Well Yesterday we ran out of bread and i needed it to make my husbands lunch. I know what you are thinking.....just go to the store and get a loaf. Well in our world that is just not possible for we have one vehicle and when my husband is at work i am home. So i went on an internet search....found a few recipes, liked none of them, and created my own out of the multitude that were there. Now just so you know we do not have a bread maker. and we do not have a stand mixer so this is a real from scratch made with my own two hands kinda recipe. In my opinion this is the EASIEST sand which bread recipe i have found. It takes a great deal of time from start to finish but not too much hands on time. simply just the rising time. so here we go are you ready???

What you need:
2cups warm water
2Tbs Sugar
1Tbs Dry Active yeast (if using packets measure them)
2Tbs softened butter
5 1/2 Cups All Purpouse Flour (more to work with)
1Tbs Salt
2 Large Bowls
plastic wrap
Pam or other cooking spray
Two Full size loaf pans

First thing to do is take care of the yeast. Now do this first!! because if you do not get the result you need from the yeast all else is out the window.
*Place luke warm water and sugar in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved.
*Then add the Yeast. Stir until dissolved. Then let sit for 5-10 min. or until kinda bubbly/foamy
*Next Add your flour and your salt! and let the fun begin!! MIX, MIX, MIX! Don't use your hand quite yet because you have to grab the BUTTER!
*Cut up the butter into smaller pieces so its easier to incorporate within the dough. Now add it to the dough and start mixing with your hands.
*When you get it a bit easier to handle you will want to Flour your counter or workspace thoroughly and start kneading the dough. You will be doing this for quite a while. But its a nice little upper body work out. Keep up the good work!!
*You are finished when your dough look like this!
nice and smooth and elastic but NOT STICKY!

Great job! now shape into a ball and place into your greased bowl!

Now place a greased piece of plastic wrap over the top. Grease side down. :) Like this...

Now its time to let it rise in a warm place for about an hour or until it gets doubled in size! So go put up your feet, watch some dr.phil, play a game with the kiddos or finish that laundry :)

When it has Doubled in size it will look like this!

If it has doubled in size then you are doing AWESOME!! A little pat on the back is in order!
*Now you punch down the dough (this is not the time to take out aggression lol) just get the air out.

*Now Knead it a few times and cut the ball in half like this!

*Now we place into our two greased loaf pans and let rise again for an hour. Go relax, Have some Coffee and read :) (i know easier said than done)

Have they Doubled Again???

*YAY ITS TIME TO BAKE FINALLY!!!
*Set oven to 350 and Bake away for 35 to 40 min or until golden brown.
My oven is hotter than normal so it took only 32 for me!

Let cool for about 5 min. then take out of loaf pans and let cool until ready to eat.

Slice it up! and Enjoy!!! Great Job!!!! You just made bread!!!