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Bread is easier to make than you might think! This super simple white bread recipe uses just 5 ingredients, does not require any special equipment, and takes only 20 minutes hands on time – but delivers excellent results every time! 

Super Simple White Bread

 

A lifetime of breadmaking

I have been making bread since I was tiny. My mum made all her own bread when I was young, and I have so many happy memories of helping her. She would let me do some stirring, or give me a small piece of my own to knead (while she kneaded the rest!) and sometimes I would be allowed to make some fun shaped bread rolls! 

I grew up assuming making your own bread was normal and easy! It was not until I was older that I discovered other people bought their bread… and thought making homemade bread was difficult and time-consuming. I’ll admit the process of making bread, from start to finish, is not the quickest… but this Simple White Bread only involves 20 minutes actual hands-on time and is easy peasy!

Super Simple White Bread on a wooden board with 3 slices cut off

 

Super Simple White Bread

This really is a very easy recipe and only involves 5 basic ingredients. All you need to do is mix up white bread flour, salt, yeast, olive oil and water. Then knead the bread for 10 minutes, before leaving it to rise for 45 minutes. Next knock the air out of the bread, shape into an oval and leave to prove for another 45 minutes. Finally, slash a few slits in the top and bake for 30 minutes. Hardly any work… and your reward is the smell of fresh bread wafting through your house and the delicious taste of homemade bread, still warm from the oven.

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Requires only basic equipment

This super simple white bread recipe requires no special equipment. All you need is a large bowl, a wooden spoon, a baking tray and a knife!

 

What to serve with white bread?

This white bread is wonderful served straight from the oven slathered with butter. Alternatively, it’s delicious with all your favourite spreads. My personal favourite is Bonne Maman Raspberry Conserve!

Homemade white bread is also fabulous with homemade soup, such as:

  • Easy Peasy Vegetable Soup
  • Easy Leek and Potato Soup
  • Creamy Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup
  • Sweet Potato and Red Lentil Soup
  • Butternut Squash, Chilli and Coconut Milk Soup

Super Simple White Bread on a board, several slices have been cut off, two slices are on a plate in front covered in raspberry jam, a pot of raspberry jam is next to the plate.

 

How to store homemade white bread?

To keep it fresh, once cold, store the bread in an airtight container.

 

How long will homemade white bread keep?

Homemade bread typically does not last as long as shop-bought bread (because there are no additives!). Properly stored, homemade white bread should keep for up to 4 days. Though it’s at its best in the first 2 days. 

 

Can you freeze white bread?

Absolutely. This white bread freezes beautifully. Once cold, put the bread into a sealed plastic freezer bag and place in the freezer, where it will keep for up to 3 months. Defrost overnight at room temperature. 

(Funny story… growing up Mum would almost always freeze the fresh bread straight away. It became a running joke in our family that, even though Mum made fresh bread 2-3 times per week, we only ever got to eat bread from the freezer!)

Overhead shot of Super Simple White Bread on a wire cooling rack

 

If you like this recipe…

…you might also like:

  • Traditional Irish Soda Bread
  • Easy White Soda Bread
  • Easy Homemade Naan Bread
  • Easy 2 Ingredient Yogurt Flatbreads
  • Easy Cheese Soda Bread
  • Easy Soda Bread Rolls

 

Super Simple White Bread
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Simple White Bread

Bread is easier to make than you might think! This super simple white bread recipe uses just 5 ingredients, does not require any special equipment, and takes only 20 minutes hands on time - but delivers excellent results every time! 
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Course Bread
Cuisine British
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
Proving Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
Servings 12 slices
Calories 173kcal
Author Eb Gargano

Equipment

  • 1 large bowl
  • 1 Wooden spoon
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 knife

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary
  • 500 g strong white bread flour
  • 7 g fast action dried yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 350 ml lukewarm water

Instructions

  • Put all the dry ingredients in a bowl, add the olive oil and stir. Slowly add the water, stirring constantly. Mix until you have a dough. It will be a bit wet and sticky but it will get much smoother and less sticky after kneading.
  • Knead for 10 minutes: put the dough on a floured surface and stretch it away from you with the heel of your hand, fold it over, rotate 90 degrees and repeat. Kneading looks complicated but basically it is just all about stretching the gluten in the dough, so just make sure you do lots of stretching and it will be good enough to make a nice loaf of bread.
  • Shape the dough into a ball and put it back in the bowl you used for mixing. Leave it to rise for 45 minutes at room temperature, covered lightly with a piece of oiled clingfilm.
  • After 45 minutes, take the dough out of the bowl, knock the air out of it and shape into an oval loaf shape. Put it on an oiled baking sheet and cover lightly with the oiled clingfilm. Leave for another 45 minutes to prove.
  • After 30 minutes, preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F and continue to prove for the remaining for 15 minutes.
  • Slash the top of the loaf a few times and sprinkle it with flour. Cook the bread in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  • After 30 minutes, remove the loaf from the oven and check it's done by carefully turning it over and tapping the bottom. If it's done, it will sound hollow. If it's not done, pop the loaf back in the oven for 5 more minutes and check again.
  • When it's done, place the cooked loaf onto a wire cooling rack (use your grill rack, if you don't have one!)

Notes

  1. Suitable for freezing.
  2. Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts
Simple White Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 173 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Sodium 195mg8%
Potassium 47mg1%
Carbohydrates 30g10%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 1IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* % Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
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  1. Gill Bedingham says

    13th April 2020 at 11:18 am

    Hi Eb, I am going to make your white bread recipe but wondered if the oven temperature was for a fan oven or not? Hope all is well with you and your family? We have gone back to the Weald Church at Cowfold by the way.
    Love Gill xx

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    • Eb Gargano says

      13th April 2020 at 1:09 pm

      Hi Gill – it’s 220C in a conventional oven, 200C in a fan oven. Yes, all good with us (well apart from being cooped up etc.!) hope you guys are well too. Oh I wondered why we hadn’t seen you guys recently. What made you go back? Eb x

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    • Branimir says

      28th January 2023 at 1:14 pm

      I do mine at 180-190 fan oven and it comes out perfect!!

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      • Eb Gargano says

        30th January 2023 at 8:11 am

        Good to hear!

        Reply
  2. Helen says

    15th September 2022 at 7:36 pm

    Hi, I love that you make baking sound so easy!! I’m new at making things from scratch and not yet baked bread. I’m having to avoid traditional wheat flour – would this recipe work in the same way with white spelt flour?
    Thanks

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    • Eb Gargano says

      17th September 2022 at 11:20 am

      Hi Helen, good to hear! And the answer is yes, I have made this recipe with spelt flour and it turns out just as good 😀 Let me know how you get on! Eb 🙂

      Reply

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