When Kent was going to Loyola Law School in New Orleans in 1978, funds were short, but he managed to give me a Kitchen Aid mixer for Christmas. The first thing I made was a loaf of bread. We have continued to enjoy bread making through the years. The kneading feature on the mixer
We were so proud of our bread in 1978!
makes it easy. I still love to knead the dough by hand for the last few minutes before putting it to rise. This Christmas 2010, I received a new Kitchen Aid mixer from Kent. My daughter, Rebecca, and I made this beautiful white bread. The loaf pan was inherited by my mother, Dolores, from her best friend, Melba Wittler’s, mother. Kent was the first in line with his electric knife and stick of butter when it came out of the oven.
by Pat Savoie
Ingredients:
2 envelopes active dry yeast
2 cups warm water (105 to 115 degrees)
1/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 Tbsp salt
1 Tbsp lemon juice
6 to 6 1/2 cups bread flour
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 Tbsp butter, melted
Method:
Combine yeast, water, and 2 tsp sugar in bowl of electric mixer and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in eggs, vegetable oil, salt, lemon juice, remaining sugar, and 3 cups of flour. Mix until smooth, then gradually add remaining flour until a soft dough forms.
Change paddle to a bread hook and knead 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from bowl onto floured surface and knead a few times before placing in a greased bowl, then turning to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise until double.
Punch dough down, turn out onto floured surface. Divide dough in half if making 2 loaves. Roll each half into an 18 x 9 inch rectangle. Starting at short end, roll jelly-roll fashion pressing edges to seal as you roll. Tuck ends under and place in 2 greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Brush tops with oil. Let rise until double in bulk.
Preheat oven to 375 and bake 25 to 30 minutes. Loaves should sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans and cool on wire rack. Brush tops with melted butter.
And what would Kent do without his electric knife?
What did we ever do without a Kitchen Aid mixer?
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