Always Soft Basic Bread Dough

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   Add the ingredients to a bread making machine and let it work through its first rising.

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   Once it's risen to twice its size, cover your hands with flour and remove.

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   Divide up into your desired portions.

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   Make into round shapes and let sit, being careful not to let it dry out.

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   For mini-rolls, let the dough sit for 10 to 15 minutes.

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   For pound cakes, divide in two and let sit for 15 minutes.

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   Shape the dough, and allow to rise a second time, being careful to not let them dry out with the preheating time in mind.

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   You should aim to let them expand up to 1.5 to 2 times their previous size.

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   Then bake at 190-180 C in the oven at 14 minutes.

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    They're soft and moist.

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    Once they've cooled off put them in a bag and seal right.

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    This is the soft bread we always have at home.

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    Here are two pound cakes with maple and cinnamon rolled in.

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    Baked at 180 C for 15 to 20 minutes.

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    Add some cooled taramasalata stuffing.

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    After the proofing process make a cross-cut using scissors and bake at 190C for 14 minutes.

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    For a more crispy outside bake at 200C, but be careful not to burn the bottoms.

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    Sprinkled with strong flour and shaped with chopsticks to make them look like peaches.

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    Preheat at 180C then bake at 160C for 10 to 15 minutes.

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    Take them out of the oven just before they brown.

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    The smaller it is, the faster it dries out and you lose that soft, moist feel.

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    In that case, lightly toast it or microwave for 20 to 60 seconds.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.