Amish White Bread Loaves and Rolls

Amish White Bread Rolls & Loaves // the Stylist Quo

Amish White Bread Loaves and Rolls

Prep: 12

Cook: 25

Rising Time 2

Total: 2 37

Yield:24 servings

Equipment

Mixer

Ingredients

¼ ounce dry yeast
2 ½ cups water divided
⅓ cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 ½ tablespoons shortening
6-7 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour
⅛ – ¼ cup butter

Instructions

Fit your mixer with the dough hook. Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. In the mixer bowl, combine sugar, salt, 2 cups water, and shortening. Stir in yeast mixture.
Add about 3 cups flour and turn mixer on low. Gradually add the rest of the flour to form a soft dough.
Raise the mixer speed to about medium / medium-high and run until the dough is smooth, about 8 – 15 minutes. The dough should not be too sticky! When you feel it, you’ll know when it’s smooth. Bread-making is one of those things where your own personal environment is very important and can vary from day-to-day, so focus less on the minutes and more on the consistency of the dough.
Place in a large greased bowl, cover with a clean towel, and let rise somewhere warm for about 2 hours. The (turned off) surface of the stove with the overhead light on is usually a good place.
Punch down and fold one half over the other. If you’re making two loaves, divide into 2 portions, place in greased loaf pans and prick tops with fork. If you’re making one loaf and one batch rolls, divide into 2 portions, place one in a greased loaf pan, prick top with fork; form rolls (about 12 medium), place on two greased cookie sheets. If you’re making all rolls, form rolls, place on four greased cookie sheets.
Let rise until doubled in size. Loaves should be higher than pans. This will take about 2 hours.
Bake at 375º until golden brown. Bake rolls at 375º for about 20 minutes. Bake loaves about 25 – 30 minutes.
Cool for ten minutes then brush melted butter all over tops of loaves and rolls. Remove loaves from pans and rolls from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack until completely cooled.

Notes

If you're using a bread machine, follow manufacturer directions. If kneading by hand, knead until smooth. I have not tested this personally by kneading by hand, but it should take about 10 - 15 minutes of kneading.

Nutrition

Recipe By:Cheryl Malik