Tricia's Vanilla Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 240 g water (1 cup, 1 tablespoon lukewarm water)
• 400 g flour (3 cups, 2 tablespoons)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 8 g table salt (rounded teaspoon)
• 6 g yeast (instant or bread machine yeast)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients in a large bowl using a spoon wetted frequently. mix well until all of the flour is wetted.
• 2 tip the dough out onto a slightly floured counter and knead until uniformly mixed (about 3 to 4 minutes).
• 3 place dough in an oiled container that is straight sided or graduated as in a measuring container.
• 4 after 10 minutes, remove the dough to an oiled counter and stretch and fold it envelope-style, top to bottom and side to side. return to the container.
• 5 after 10 more minutes, repeat the stretching and folding and return to the container, noting the volume of the dough.
• 6 cover the container and allow to double in volume (20 to 30 minutes).
• 7 tip the dough out onto the counter and gently spread the dough into a rectangle no wider than a medium bread loaf pan. roll the dough into a cylinder as long as the loaf pan and seal the seams. oil the pan and place the dough into the pan seam down.
• 8 cover the pan with oiled plastic and let proof until dough is nearly doubled in volume (usually about 1 inch above the lid of the pan).
• 9 preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
• 10 bake the loaf in the center of the oven for about 30 minutes, turning the pan half way during the bake for even baking.
• 11 the bread is fully baked when the internal temperature is 190 to 210 degrees and top crust is browned.
• 12 remove the loaf from the oven and the loaf pan and cool on a rack for about 30 minutes before slicing.