Amish Country Bread

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Ingredients

1 cup luke warm water

2 tablespoons honey

1  tablespoon Quick Rise Yeast

3 cups flour ( Recommended Unbleached All Purpose Flour )

2 teaspoon olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Place luke warm water into bowl then dissolve the honey completely into the water, sprinkle yeast over the water ( do not stir ) wait about 10 minutes for the yeast to become active ( you will see a off white foam on top of the water.

Once the yeast is active, add in the olive oil and salt and mix in 2 cups flour.

Incorporating 1/4 cup at a time until completely mixed and repeating until 2 cups are completely incorporated into the dough. move the dough into a lightly oiled bowl to sit until it rises doubled in size. ( usually about 1 hour )

Once doubled lightly flour a surface and begin to kneed the dough slowly incorporating the rest of the flour once finished place the dough into a bread pan. It must double in size one last time before you bake at 350 f for 25 – 30 minutes.

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