{"id":993,"date":"2011-08-16T21:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T01:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?p=993"},"modified":"2020-07-11T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T01:07:31","slug":"a-basic-loaf-of-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?p=993","title":{"rendered":"A Basic Loaf Of Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-3353\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"3353\" data-servings=\"0\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-smeadow\"><div class=\"wprm-layout-container wprm-padding-20 meadow-header\" style=\"--wprm-layout-container-background-color: #202124;--wprm-layout-container-text-color: #ffffff;\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-bold\">A Basic Loaf Of Bread<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"wprm-layout-column-container wprm-align-middle wprm-column-gap-10 wprm-column-rows-recipe-500 wprm-row-gap-10 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wprm-align-rows-center\" style=\"--wprm-layout-column-background-color: #202124;\">\n\n\n\n\n      \n        \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n        \n    \n<div class=\"wprm-spacer\" style=\"height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skurtz.com\/?wprm_print=a-basic-loaf-of-bread\" style=\"color: #333333;background-color: #ffffff;border-color: #ffffff;border-radius: 20px;padding: 0px 0px;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print wprm-recipe-link wprm-print-recipe-shortcode wprm-block-text-smaller wprm-recipe-print-wide-button wprm-recipe-link-wide-button wprm-color-accent\" data-recipe-id=\"3353\" data-template=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print Recipe<\/a>\n    \n    \n\n\n\n    \n\n  \n\n        \n        \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wprm-layout-container wprm-padding-20 meadow-main\" style=\"--wprm-layout-container-background-color: #202124;--wprm-layout-container-text-color: #4a4a4a;\">\n\n  \n  <div class=\"wprm-layout-column-container wprm-column-rows-recipe-900 meadow-main-columns\">\n    <div class=\"wprm-layout-column wprm-column-width-50 meadow-main-left\">\n      <div id=\"recipe-3353-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-3353-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-smaller wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"3353\" data-servings=\"0\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-faded wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none wprm-header-has-actions wprm-header-has-actions wprm-expandable-container-separated wprm-expandable-expanded\" style=\"padding: 10px 10px;\">Ingredients&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class=\"wprm-header-toggle\"><a role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wprm-expandable-button wprm-expandable-button-show\" aria-label=\"Show Section\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon wprm-collapsible-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" 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class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">teaspoons<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">active dry yeast<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" data-uid=\"-1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1 \u215b<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">water<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"wprm-layout-column wprm-column-width-50 meadow-main-right\">\n      <div id=\"recipe-3353-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-3353-instructions-container wprm-block-text-smaller\" data-recipe=\"3353\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-faded wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none wprm-header-has-actions wprm-expandable-container-separated wprm-expandable-expanded\" style=\"padding: 10px 10px;\">Steps&nbsp;<div class=\"wprm-header-toggle\"><a role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wprm-expandable-button wprm-expandable-button-show\" aria-label=\"Show Section\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon wprm-collapsible-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><g class=\"nc-icon-wrapper\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#333333\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><polyline points=\"3.5,9.5 8,5 12.5,9.5 \"><\/polyline><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/a><a role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wprm-expandable-button wprm-expandable-button-hide\" aria-label=\"Hide Section\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-icon wprm-collapsible-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><g class=\"nc-icon-wrapper\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#333333\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><polyline points=\"3.5,6.5 8,11 12.5,6.5 \"><\/polyline><\/g><\/svg><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-internal-container wprm-internal-container-instructions\" style=\"\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\"><ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\"><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3353-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"1\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Heat water in microwave for 30 seconds.  Dissolve yeast in warm water.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3353-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"2\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Mix everything together.  Add a little more flour if dough sticks to the bowl or your fingers.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3353-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"3\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Knead dough for 5 minutes with stand mixer dough hook attachment.  Pull dough from bowl, reform ball, put back in and knead 5 more minutes.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3353-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"4\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Cover and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size \u2013 about 90 minutes.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3353-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"5\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Punch down, re-cover and let dough rise for another 90 minutes.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3353-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"6\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Shape dough into a loaf shape and put on a piece of parchment paper; let rise for another hour or so.<\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-3353-step-0-6\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\" value=\"7\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Bake loaf on preheated stones in oven (I used the grill) at 375\u02daF for 40-45 minutes..<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve tried bread a few times. It never worked. This recipe worked. For real. 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