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Ethereal Air Bread II No. 3340 Yields 2 Loaves

A home-style Ethereal Air Bread II No. 3340 Yields 2 Loaves made with Tbls Active Dry Yeast Honey, All Purpose Flour Lightly, Tbls Salt All Purpose Flour, Skim Milk Flour, and Vegetable Oil. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2
• 1 tsp
• 6 cup
• 1
• 2 cup
• 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Combine the yeast, malt powder, first measure of flour and salt.

2. 2

   Heat the milk, vegetable oil and honey to 120 degrees (the liquid will just begin to feel hot).

3. 3

   Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients.

4. 4

   Add the lightly beaten egg whites.

5. 5

   Add the second measure of flour.

6. 6

   Stir until the dough forms a shaggy mass.

7. 7

   Turn out onto a lightly floured board.

8. 8

   Knead, adding as much of the third measure of flour as needed, until the dough forms a smooth ball.

9. 9

   Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turning the dough to coat it with oil.

10. 10

    Cover with a damp towel.

11. 11

    Place in a warm spot.

12. 12

    Let rise until doubled (about 1 1/2 hours).

13. 13

    Punch the dough down.

14. 14

    Turn out onto a lightly floured board.

15. 15

    Knead to expel air bubbles.

16. 16

    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

17. 17

    Grease the 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bread pans.

18. 18

    Divide the dough into the number of parts as there are loaves to be made.

19. 19

    Roll each piece into a rectangle the same length as the bread pans and 1/4 " thick.

20. 20

    Roll the dough the long way.

21. 21

    Place each piece of dough into a bread pan.

22. 22

    Cover each with a damp towel.

23. 23

    Place in a warm spot until the loaves are about 1" above the tops of the pans (30-45 minutes).

24. 24

    Bake until the loaves are well browned and the bottoms sound hollow when thumped (35-45 minutes).

25. 25

    Cool on a rack.