Easy Basic Bread

Here is an easy bread recipe you can make from ingredients bought at almost any local supermarket.

SPECIAL THANKS to SirPokeSmottington from www.patriots.win for sharing this recipe with the forum.

Original here: https://patriots.win/p/16ZWyfwEHZ/x/c/4TnRWUv5Ev3

Recipe(This is a copy/paste from patriots.win, I did not write any of this):

Bread Starter
75 g All-Purpose Flour
½ teaspoon Diastatic Malt Powder
3 g Active Dry Yeast
60 ml Water, lukewarm

The Dough
600 g All-Purpose Flour
40 g Butter
20 g Active Dry Yeast
55 g White Sugar, granulated
20 g Kosher Salt
25-27 g Diastatic Malt Powder, or Dough Enhancer (~1tsp/cup flour)
32 g Dry Milk Powder (~1tbsp/cup flour)
17 g Baking Powder (~1tsp/cup flour)

420 ml Water, lukewarm

Bread Starter
Mix all the dry ingredients for the bread starter and then add the water. Mix completely.
Cover the starter allow to sit at room temperature for 4-6 hours.

I put mine in a 32oz Mason Jar, with a "burp lid"
It can be in the fridge for a couple days, if you can't make bread that day.
Let it come up to room temp before using.

The Dough
In a stand mixer, add all the ingredients for the dough with the starter.
Knead until it starts to pull away from the bowl.
You're welcome to do it by hand... but seriously... buy a stand mixer.

Let the dough rest for 30 minutes at room temperature, ideally around 74-84°F.
You can make a proofing box out of a reptile heating pad.

Gently fold the dough or punch down and then allow it to sit for 10 minutes.

You can experiment with repeating this step 1-2 more times (2-3 in total).
I haven't noticed a difference.

Before you let the dough rest for the last time, preheat your oven to 350°F.

The Bake
Bake time ~25min (use a thermometer, check for at least 202°F internal)

If you bake at 300°F, it'll (obviously) take longer, and you'll have a more blonde top.
If you bake at 350°F, it'll get a pretty dark brown top.
I do mine at 335°F for 22-25 min light brown (depends on house temp)