Bread Machine Milk-Free Loaf Bread

When it snows make bread.

 

During Rising

There is one really good thing about snow . It makes the bread rise. When the snow is falling make bread. When the snow is melting make bread. Not just 2 loaves make lots of bread and freeze it because you will notice the difference in the rising after the snow stops falling.
This is my basic bread that I also use for rolls. I make it with vanilla rice milk because of a milk allergy my son has. I have this great bread machine that I use for all my breads so I just set the dough cycle and put all the ingredients in this order. First to last

Milk

Flour

Sugar

Salt

Crisco

yeast

 

2 cups vanilla rice milk

5 cups flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon finely ground kosher salt

1 tablespoon Crisco or lard

1 package or 2 teaspoons yeast

 

Add these ingredients according to your bread machine instructions.Remove the bread from the machine and make 2 equal parts. I stretch it out a little to fit the pan and tuck under the ends .Gently place in a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan until a little more than double

Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. If it starts to get brown before this time lay a sheet of foil over the breads

 

*when using a bread machine for dough it is very important to use the 1 cup measuring cup and to take the straight end of the butter knife and rake it across the top to get the exact 1 cup.

*you do not want the yeast to get near the milk. I always take a spoon and make a small well to put the yeast into.

*Always make sure your flour is pretty level and not in a mound and be sure to cut the Crisco or lard into really small pieces.

*This makes 2 loaves. I usually turn the oven on for a second then turn it off and keep the oven light on to rise the bread. Make sure it doesn't get too hot or it will kill the yeast.

*This can also be used for rolls and hamburger buns.