This homemade bread recipe only includes six simple ingredients and is extremely easy to make! This bread recipe will be the best recipe you will ever need. Oh, and did I mention this homemade bread recipe will make your home smell like a bakery?

Happy September 🍂

Okay fam, I am a little upset today. My oldest has officially started grade one and seeing him walk to his class broke me! I had to hold in my tears until we could no longer see each other 😭. An entire day of some stranger looking after my child, Ugh, I wish I could just hold onto him forever.

I had to keep busy or I was going to drive myself INSANNEEE! I organized and cleaned my entire home, It was only noon and I already had supper ready to go, my youngest was napping in her bed and there was just an eerie silence in my home.

On the plus side, I do get to have more one-on-one time with my youngest which is something I always look forward to. But seriously, can I have my child back now? Since I had more time on my hands today, I decided to FINALLY make some homemade bread.

Let me start by saying, that homemade bread is probably my favourite thing to bake. I love how simple it is, I love how delicious it is and the smell of homemade baked bread in my home is divine! You can’t beat the smell of fresh homemade baked bread.

Why You Will Love This Recipe:

This homemade bread recipe only includes six simple ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry.
This homemade bread recipe is easy to put together.
This homemade bread recipe will have your home smelling like a bakery.
This homemade bread recipe is better and cheaper than store-bought bread.

Equipment Needed:

Stand Mixer: With a dough hook to make mixing the dough easy.

Loaf Pan: To bake your bread in.

Large Bowl: For your dough to rise in.

Measuring Spoons and Cup: To measure your ingredients.

Saran Wrap or Parchment Paper: For covering the dough.

Kitchen Towel: To cover the dough while rising.

Recipe At A Glance:

Flour: The main component for bread.

Salt: For taste.

Sugar: Sugar will help to activate the yeast.

Yeast: Active dry yeast to allow the bread to rise.

Oil: Vegetable or canola.

Water: For the yeast.

Step By Step Instructions:

Step One:

Using the stand mixer bowl, add two cups of warm water, yeast and sugar. Allow the yeast to sit for five to ten minutes before adding flour.

Once you see the yeast foaming move on to step two.

If after ten minutes the yeast does not foam you will need to buy new yeast and start over.

Step Two:

Measure out two cups of flour and add it to the same bowl as the yeast mixture. Add in oil and salt and mix using the dough hook until fully incorporated.

You want the dough to be slightly sticky but also smooth.

Step Three:

Add a small amount of oil to a large bowl and place the dough into the bowl. Cover the bowl with saran wrap and place a kitchen towel over top.

Allow the dough to rise for two hours.

Step Four:

After two hours, remove the towel and saran wrap from the bowl and punch the dough down using your hand to allow the air bubbles to release from the dough.

Step Five:

Lightly grease a loaf pan and set aside.

Take your dough out of the bowl and place on a clean surface. Shape your dough into a log like shape and place it into your greased loaf pan.

Place parchment paper over the loaf pan, placing a kitchen towel over top and allow it to rise for another hour.

Step Six:

Preheat your oven to 350F

Using a pastry brush, brush some melted butter over top of your bread then place the bread into the oven and bake for about thirty minutes.

Once your bread is baked, remove from the oven and allow your bread to cool before slicing into it.

Allow the bread to cool before storing it in an air-tight container or wrap it in saran wrap for up to three days.

Tips For Homemade Bread:

PATIENTS is what will help you bake the best homemade bread.
Allow the yeast to sit and foam for at least 5-10 minutes before you add flour.
Allow the dough to rise for a total of three hours before baking.
Melt a small amount of butter and spread a small layer over top the dough before adding to the oven. This will help brown the top of your homemade bread.
Cut the baked bread from the center rather than from the outside to avoid dryness.
Don’t use scalding hot water for the yeast. You want to aim for warm water.

Storing Homemade Bread:

There are a few ways to store homemade baked bread. I store my homemade bread in an airtight container with plastic saran wrap. You can also use a bread box, brown bag or cloth bag.

Homemade baked bread can last up to three days.

If you’re interested in baking more than one loaf of this homemade bread and freezing it, I have news for you, YOU CAN!

Just tightly wrap the entire loaf in saran wrap and freeze for up to six months.

I do recommend slicing the bread before freezing that way you just thaw what you need when needed.

Enjoy!