EASY HOMEMADE BREAD RECIPE

Easy Bread recipe  made with simple ingredients & detailed instructions showing how to make bread! Best homemade bread recipe for both beginners and expert bakers.

Prep time: PT20M

Cook time: PT40M

Total time: PT60M

Rating

4.81 stars (826 reviews)

Keywords

homemade bread, white bread

Ingredients

2 cups warm water (110° F/45° C)
½ cup white sugar
1 ½ TBSP active dry yeast
1 ½ tsp salt
¼ cup vegetable oil
5-6 cups flour (all-purpose flour OR bread flour)

Cuisine

American

Steps

In a large bowl, or a stand mixer, dissolve 2 TBSP of the sugar in the warm water. I just combine the two and whisk slightly to dissolve the sugar. Stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
Add in remaining sugar, salt and oil. Begin to mix, using a rubber scraper or the dough hook on your stand mixer. Add the flour one cup at a time, reserving the last cup of flour to see if you need it. You might not use all of the flour. The dough should pull away and clean the bowl, sticking on the bottom in a small circle about the size of a quarter. If your dough does this with just 5 cups of flour, do not add more. However, if your dough still sticks to the bowl, add more a couple tablespoons at a time until it cleans the bowl, sticking in just a small circle on the bottom.
Now knead dough for 7 minutes. Set a timer as a full knead is important! Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise in a warm area until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Knead for 1 minute and divide dough in half. Shape into loaves and place into two greased 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
Bake at 350° F (175° C) for 30-40 minutes. Cool, brush with butter and enjoy!

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 131 kcal
Carbohydrates: 24 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 2 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 147 mg
Sugar: 4 g

Reviews

Claribel on 2025-08-01 (5 stars):
This is the first and only bread recipe I make! I have been using it for 3 years now. As my family is growing, can I double the recipe? Do I just double all of the ingredients? Can I keep the yeast amount the same if I am doubling? Thank you for this wonderful recipe!!
Lidia Bayliss on 2025-07-31 (4 stars):
Smells great but came out of pan a bit soggy in the bottom and sides. Why is that? Will definable this again and possibly add herbs.
Cynthia on 2025-07-24 (5 stars):
I made the bread yesterday and my family loved it! Your directions were easy to follow and I enjoyed making the bread! I am looking forward to trying the wheat flour. Thank you 😁 Also I had problems with the ads but I just turned my phone sideways and that fixed the problem!
Kathy on 2025-07-13 (5 stars):
I used brown sugar and about 5 1/2 c flour so the dough was just past sticky. I made 12 hamburger size rolls with the dough on a cookie sheet, baked them for 15 minutes at 350 degrees. These rolls were a big hit for dinner and delicious. Simple! Thank you for this recipe!
Jay on 2025-07-09 (5 stars):
I am always intimidated by recipes that use yeast because I have not used it successfully in baking. This recipe made it so much easier to put together bread that I really like. And the crazy thing is I added about 3/4 of a cup finely grated fresh parmesan and about 5 medium size cloves of garlic that I minced really fine before adding. So I added the parmesan cheese to the flour mixture before adding that to everything else. I added the garlic before the second rise. It turned out really good. Thank you for a great recipe.
Kayla Barnette on 2025-06-28 (5 stars):
Absolutely delicious. Tastes just like Texas Roadhouse rolls when it's fresh out of the oven.