I love using my stand mixer to make bread because it's so much easier to put on a dough hook and turn it on than knead the dough by hand. Sometimes doing it by hand is nice, and sometimes it's nice to set a timer work on the rest of dinner while the dough hook works.
Loaf 1: Sandwitch bread
- 1 packet (2 1/8 teaspoons) yeast
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 cup warm water
- A bit of salt
- Enough flour to make a non-sticky dough
Mix into a ball, knead ~8ish minutes. Rise an hour, knock back, put in loaf pan, rise 30 more minutes. Bake 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
Loaf 2: Focaccia bread
- 3 3/4 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt
- rosemary
- 1 1/2 tablespoons yeast
- 1 1/2 cups hot
milk
Mix everything but milk, add in milk, knead 8 minutes. Put on an oiled pan, flatten roughly into a circle, cover and let rise 30 minutes. Poke gently, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and rosemary, bake 20 minutes at 400 degrees.