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Easy Toast Bread

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Everybody has some craze for shopping, either for clothes, shoes, perfumes etc; mine is shopping for baking stuff, whether it a bake ware, spice, or even small goodies like PAM with flour and oil. Every time I shop at Wal-Mart or any other store I will try to pass through the aisle where they keep baking stuff. My hubby says it is as if I am not visiting that aisle at Wal-Mart or any other store, the store will feel bad. Even if I end up buying no baking goods that day, still I love to do window shopping in baking section. 
One day as I was leafing through the King Arthur flour blog site, I saw this recipe for Toast bread and immediately liked it. I was planning to make toasty bread for a long time. If you like toast this is the bread that you are looking for. Before marriage, when I was staying alone my dinner was toasted bread with butter and jam. I was a lazy cook at that time, would only make lunch, my breakfast and dinner will be oatmeal and bread. Seriously I won’t get bored with bread and jam. 
For the Toast bread I did not want to use all purpose flour in the bread so used bread flour and whole wheat using 70% of former and 30% of later. This bread is easy to make, and it additionally requires only sour cream, sugar, yeast. I replaced sugar in the recipe with honey; fat content for the bread is from sour cream as it contains no oil or butter. If you don’t have sour cream in your hand, try with yogurt. Because of sour cream, this bread has a slight tangy taste which goes well with butter and jam. I had this bread with favorite pineapple jam. Try with peanut butter and jam too. Here goes the recipe. 

Print recipe from here

What you need

Unbleached Bread flour: 2 ¼ cup/323g
100% Whole wheat flour: 1 cup/ 148g
Instant yeast: 1 ½ teaspoon / 6g
Salt: 11/4 teaspoon/5g
Cold water: ¾ cup
Hot water: ¼ cup
Honey: 1 teaspoon
Sour cream: ⅓ cup (I used full fat)


How I made

In a bowl of kitchen aid stand mixer add salt, honey, hot and cold water and mix well using slow speed for about 1 minute (If you measure with instant thermometer temperature should be around 96 F). To this add sour cream and mix again for another 1 minute so that everything get combined well  and this will bring down the temperature to 76 F.
Add yeast and flour to the above mixture and combined well so it form shiny less sticky dough. 
Set aside the dough in ungreased bowl for 1 hour for doubling. 
Transfer the dough the well floured surface and gently degas and shape the dough into loaf. Place them in well oiled loaf pan and cover with oiled plastic wrap and set aside for second rising. It took about 45 minutes.
By the end of the second proofing preheat the oven to 375 F. Keep an empty broiler pan in the lower rack of oven. Add boiling hot water into the broiler pan when you are ready to bake the bread. (This will create steam, necessary to make the thick crust).

Bake for about 40 minutes or until the center become golden brown, and make a hollow sound when thumped in the bottom. If using instant thermometer, when it is done bread should register 185-190 F. Rotate the loaf pan at 180 degrees in between around 20 minutes of baking.
 

When the loaf is finished baking, remove them immediately from the pans and brush the top with butter cool on rack for at least 1 hour, preferably 2 hours, before slicing and serving.
Enjoy as much as you wish. 

Preparation time: 3 hours
Yield: 1 loaf
Verdict: Yummy bread
Will you make it again: Yes I will .

This delicious bread is going to this week's yeast spotting

also to 12 days of Bloggie-mas:On eleventh day hosted by a moderate life 

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  1. Hema Mahen says

    First time here....Bread looks perfect and soft.... 🙂

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  2. Ananda Rajashekar says

    so perfect done bread....:)

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  3. Magia da Inês says

    ° • ♫ "Happy MMXI !!!...
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    Bj♥s
    Brasil °º♫
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  4. G.Pavani says

    Hi Swathi,
    Wishing you and your Family a happy and prosperous New year.

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  5. sanjeeta kk says

    The bread looks just perfect for a great breakfast, swathi! Started the first event on wholewheat for breakfast from tomorrow on Lite Bite. would love to see your creations there.
    Happy 2011 to you!

    Lite Bite

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  6. Renata says

    Happy New Year for you and your loved ones!

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  7. Indie.Tea says

    Your bread looks delicious!
    And I hope you and your family have a lovely New Year!

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  8. RAKS KITCHEN says

    Looks and sounds indeed easy! good one! Happy New year!

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  9. Ellie (Almost Bourdain) says

    I love freshly made bread. This recipe is a keeper. Bookmarked! Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Peggy says

    That bread looks tasty! I'd have to say sometimes some simple toast and jam is the best thing!

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  11. Jisha says

    bread looks perfect and loved its texture..

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  12. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    wow, that looks sooooooooo soft and wonderful

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  13. Ameya says

    The bread looks simply wonderful-a perfect breakfast treat with a nice slather of butter 🙂 Great job!

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  14. Joanne says

    You and me both, my dear. I have more baking supplies than I know what to do with! Guess I will have to make this bread. Looks delicious!

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  15. M D says

    Bread looks so perfect, I just need a soup with it 😉

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  16. Jaisy James says

    looks perfect and thanks for ur step by step recipe

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  17. Gayathri's Cook Spot says

    Perfectly baked bread....

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  18. Priya says

    Bread looks super prefect and awesome Swathi..beautiful work dear..

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  19. notyet100 says

    bread looks too good,..
    wish ya happy new year

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  20. Silence Sings says

    Swathi, same here...I can't think coming out without visiting once the baking goods and the bakeware isle in Walmart /target or any other store where these things are available....
    The bread looks perfect.....will try it....

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  21. aipi says

    what a bread...love the texture.

    US Masala

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  22. Kurinji says

    hmmm mouthwatering bread...
    Kurinji

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  23. Chow and Chatter says

    wow amazing bread big pat on the back 🙂

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  24. Elisabeth says

    Swathi- Your baked goods are so inspirational, as always! This bread is a pure perfection of goodness. Great recipe, and easy to follow. Will give it a try.
    Happy New Year, dear friend!

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  26. Viki's Kitchen says

    Bread looks so inviting and perfect dear.

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  27. Reeni says

    I like the idea of a toasting bread - never knew there was such a thing as this. I always toast my bread so this sounds very delicious! I am the same way with baking - right now I have so much stuff to use up - bought way too much for Christmas baking.

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  28. Faith says

    I love all your pictures and instructions, very detailed and helpful! The bread looks absolutely wonderful, Swathi!

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  29. Alessandra says

    Wow, you really make it look easy!!

    ciao
    Alessandra

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  30. savitha ramesh says

    very innovative to prepare bread at home.......happy new year swathi

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  31. G.Pavani says

    Homemade breads are always healthy n much tastier then the shop ones..your bread looks soft n yummy..

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  32. Pushpa says

    Delicious toast bread Swathi,looks perfect.

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  33. simply.food says

    wow perfect read that looks so tasty.

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  34. simply.food says

    wow bread looks wonderful.

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  35. Gulmohar says

    Such a perfect bread 🙂

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  36. Marus says

    Your bread is perfect. I like much. Happy holidays and prosperous new year!

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  37. Shanavi says

    U seem to be a baker and finalproduct is always splendid..
    Good texture..

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  38. Miriam says

    Your bread always looks perfect! I'll bet you've been practicing for years :). You've inspired me visit the King Aurthur flour blogsite too. Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

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  39. Hari Chandana says

    Lovely recipe.. nice step by step recipe 🙂

    Indian Cuisine

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  40. Sayantani says

    beautiful bread Swathi...am gonna try this.

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  41. VineelaSiva says

    Swati the bread looks very inviting even i too love to have with butter.I too love to see in baking and kitchen stuff .Some times i do window shopping.Its one kind of time pass.

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  42. sinfullyspicy says

    Thats one perfect looking loaf of bread! I love that it has so less ingredients.Yum!

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  43. Renata says

    Nothing is better than fresh homemade bread... mmmmm... delicious!

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