Brooks' Bread

Brooks' Bread 

Recipe from "Cook's Illustrated" 

Posted by Brooks 

 Makes 1 loaf 

 Ingredients: Dry 18 3/4 oz AP Flour (about 3 1/2 cups) 1 t Salt 2 1/4 t Instant Yeast Wet 2 T Unsalted Butter (Melted) 3 T Honey 1 c Whole Milk 1/3 c Water 

 Directions: Turn on the oven to 200 (it will become a proofing box) Mix the Dry ingredients (minus 1/4 c of flour) in a stand mixing bowl Mix the Wet ingredients and heat to approximately 110 Turn on the mixer to low Introduce wet into the dry Mix for about 10 minutes If, after about 5 minutes, the dough is too wet, add from the reserve 1/4 cup (1 T at a time) Turn off oven (the oven should have been on for 20-30 minutes by now) Remove bread from bowl and knead a few times, shape into a ball and place in a greased bowl Cover with plastic wrap and place in proofing box (oven) until doubled (40-50 minutes) Shape into loaf and place in greased bread pan Start heating oven to 350 Let rise until about doubled (Not in your heating oven)(20-30 minutes) Bake until interior reaches 195 (30 minutes or less)