Homemade Bread

Making bread has always fascinated me since I was a young girl in 4-H.  So today while I was looking online I found a new recipe for bread that I had to try!

1 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
1/3 cup white sugar
3/4 Tbl. active dry yeast
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 cup vegetable oil
3 cups all purpose flour

In your kitchen aid mixer proof  your yeast in the mixing bowl and then add the oil and salt.  Add the flour slowly one cup at a time using the dough hook on low speed.  Once all of the dry ingredients are mixed in turn the mixer onto medium speed for 5 minutes.  Then take the dough out of the bowl  and make a bowl and then drizzle a little vegetable oil in the bowl.  Put the dough back into the bowl and turn the dough to evenly coat the dough with oil.  Cover tightly with plastic wrap  and then a kitchen towel.   After the dough has doubled in size shape the dough into a loaf shape and place in a well greased loaf pan.  Allow the dough to rise again for 30 more minutes and then bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

And here is the final product right out of the oven:

And sliced right before dinner: