14 Steps to make bread - it is easier than you think Including watching a video 3 times and lots of waiting (yes, waiting is a step)

Simple 14 steps to make bread in your home oven.

1 - Watch Steve making bread.  Here is a link to his video

https://youtu.be/Q4DQLB7_U1Q

that's 6.5 minutes

2 - get out your frying pan (skillet), measuring cups and spoons, wooden (or other) mixing spoon and make a shopping list if you don't have flour, salt or yeast.  That yeast you have from making your own pizza crust 4 years ago is bad.  Get new yeast.

Assuming nothing else on your shopping list and that you live fairly close to a grocery store and need everything - this will take you an hour.

3 - Watch the video again and write down the recipe.

that's 6.5 more minutes

4 - Measure and mix the dry items in a bowl that is really big compared to the amount of flour you are adding (this will grow - like it did for Steve)

5 minutes (if you are a clutz like a lot of guys are first time (i.e., me))

5 - Measure and add the water

1 minute

6 - Mix with the handle of a wooden spoon

one half minute

7 - cover and let sit for two hours and watch the video again

less than 10 minutes.

8 - wake up

9 - watch the video again, heat up the oven and get the frying pan ready

less than 10 minutes.

10 - dump the dough into the pan.  Put the pan in the oven and set the timer.

And, go sit down - and think about what you are going to spread on your warm bread.  Butter?   Jam??  Fresh Avocado??  Mayo and sliced turkey??  You get the idea.

Get the cooling rack out and place it on some easy to reach and stable counter space.

Get the hot pad ready also.

11 - check the bread?   if ready to remove - remove it and dump it onto the rack.  

12 - wait at least 30 minutes before you cut.  Yes, you have to wait.  It really needs to finish baking and have some of the additional moisture evaporate during the cooling time.  If you are first born - and a rule follower - wait one whole hour.  If you are second born - wait 30 minutes.  

You can do this.

13 - before you cut - you need to make a major decision:  Are you going to share this with anyone????  If so - now is the time to decide how much you can eat.  Plan your work and work your plan (seems like a good rule to live by).  

note - this bread is really easy to make.  You could start another batch while this one is cooling.  

14 - Ok - enough deep thought.  Time to cut the bread.  I stop here -because you won't listen to anything else I say.  Enjoy.

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