Homemade bread fresh out of the oven, with it's aroma, soft texture, and deliciousness is hard to beat. The only problem is that it's often time consuming, you have to plan far ahead. It's usually not something you can just make on the whim.

Well, here's one that can be ready in 1 hour. No, it doesn't rise for an hour. It's the "I'm going to mix the ingredients, let it rise, and bake it" kind of hour. Yesiree. I was so excited when I came across this. I forgot that I had it. (I know, how do you forget that kind of goodness, right?) Well, at least I have it now. This recipe I got from a friend, and she got it from pantrysecrets.com. It is so easy to make and it turns out so good! It is my favorite bread to make and eat.

Be sure to scroll all the way down to get some tips and meal ideas.

Homemade Bread in One Hour (For a Bosch Mixer)

Ingredients:
10 1/2 cups white bread flour or wheat (if using wheat flour, add 1/2 to 1 cup applesauce and around 1 Tbsp more lecithin)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons (rounded) saf instant yeast
3 tablespoons liquid lecithin
4 cups hot tap water


Directions:

Mix dry ingredients. Add lecithin and water. Mix for 1 minute and check consistency. If dough is too dry, add more water. Dough should be very sticky. Mix for 5 minutes (do not add flour to the dough after it has finished mixing) Spray counter and pans with Pam. Shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. Let raise 25 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.

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Homemade Bread in One Hour (For a Kitchen-Aid Mixer)

Ingredients:
5 1/4 cups white bread flour or wheat (if using wheat flour, add 1/2 to 1 cup applesauce and around 1/2 Tbsp more lecithin)
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons (rounded) saf instant yeast
1 1/2 tablespoons liquid lecithin
2 cups hot tap water


Directions:

Mix dry ingredients. Add lecithin and water. Mix for 1 minute and check consistency. If dough is too dry, add more water. Dough should be very sticky. Mix for 5 minutes (do not add flour to the dough after it has finished mixing) Spray counter and pans with Pam. Shape loaves and cover with a dish towel. Let raise 25 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.

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Helpful Tips:

If you decide to knead by hand, do not use flour. Instead, spray cooking spray on the counter and on your hands. You may have to do this repeatedly.

You can keep the dough in the fridge for up to 1 1/2 days in a Ziploc bag

Lecithin can be found in some grocery stores in the emergency preparedness aisle. If not, many kitchen stores will have it. It for sure can be found online, like at pantrysecrets.

There is powdered lecithin as well. If you use liquid, use a Tablespoon to indent how much you need into the flour. It's a very gummy substance so this saves clean-up and you can get a more accurate measure since you don't have to scrape out the Tablespoon.

You can work garlic and seasonings into the bread. Flatten it out, work it in, and then shape.

Other foods:

It's a very versatile bread. I made pizza dough and cinnamon rolls with it last night. (For the cinnamon rolls, I doubled the sugar and added 1/2 cup of shortening to the Kitchen-aid recipe. But I know it would taste good without that as well.)