Bread in a Bag

I taught a bread making class a week ago at church.  I always try to put together a booklet of recipes and instructions to give to those attending.  I had found this Bread in a Bag recipe on one of the YahooGroups that I'm on and decided to give it a try....with the kids participating.

Kneading dough kept the kids out of each other's hair.  We may have to make bread everyday.

It was a mess but it did result in pretty good bread actually.  The trick is to knead it to death, out of the bag.

Bread in a Bag

2 cups white flour (and a little extra for kneading)

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup hot water

1 package rapid rise yeast

3 Tbl sugar

3 Tbl nonfat dry milk

1 Tbl salt

3 Tbl vegetable oil

gallon size resealable plastic baggie

bowl

spoon

greased loaf pan

plastic wrap

oven mitt

1.  Pre heat your over to 375 degrees.  

2.  Mix 1 cup of white flour, the packet of yeast, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 cup hot water in the resealable bag.

3.  Let most of the air out of the bag, close it, and smoosh the bag with your finger to mix the ingredients.

4.  After about 10 minutes, the mixture will start to bubble as the yeast makes carbon dioxide.  The carbon dioxide produced by the yeast will make bubbles in the bread dough, making it bigger and fluffier.  The bag will also expand.

5.  While you're waiting for the yeast mixture to bubble, in a separate bowl, mix together 3 Tbl nonfat dry milk, 1 cup of whole wheat flour, 1 tablespoon of salt.

6.  Open the bag and add the mixed ingredients and the oil.

7.  Let most of the air out of the bag, seal it closed and smoosh the bag some more to mix everything together until it's pretty smooth.

8.  Open the bag and add the other cup of white flour.

9.  Reseal the bag and smoosh again until smooth.

10.  Take the dough out of the bag and knead it for another 5-10 minutes.  You might have to put some extra flour on your hands.  Kneading makes the dough stretchy so it keeps it shape and gets a nice chewy texture.

11.  Now put the dough into a greased loaf pan, cover it loosely and plastic wrap and let it rise for about 30 minutes.

12.  When the dough has risen, put it in the oven.  Be sure to remove the plastic wrap.

13.  After about 25 minutes, it should look gloden brown.

14.  Pull it out of the oven and let it cool.