Basic Square Bread Loaf

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   ["Put all the ingredients in a bread machine, and select the ""dough only"" program.", "(Or you can just bake it in the bread machine instead of in a square bread pan.)", "When the dough-kneading program is over, take the dough out and round it off so that the surface is smooth and taut.", "Cover with a tightly wrung out wet kitchen towel, and leave to rest for 15 minutes.", "Punch the dough down to deflate it and round it off again.", "Put the dough into an oiled or greased bread pan.", "(*See Step 8)", "Cover with the lid, and leave in a warm place or use your oven's bread-rising setting to let it rise (2nd rising).", "When the dough has risen to fill the pan about 80% of the way, bake in a pre-heated 190C oven for 30 minutes.", "When it's done, take the lid off and drop the pan from about a 10-20 cm height a few times to 'shock' it.", "Take the bread out of the pan, and it's done.", "If you leave it to cool on a rack loosely covered with plastic, the bread will become moist and easy to slice.", "When oiling or buttering the pan during Step 3, a spray type oil like this is convenient to use."]

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.