{"id":4587,"date":"2026-05-04T21:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2026-05-04T21:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T21:52:01","slug":"soft-homemade-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/soft-homemade-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Homemade Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Soft Homemade Bread (Mini Loaves)<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>3 teaspoons sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 packet rapid-rise yeast<\/li>\n<li>1 cup warm water (not too hot)<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/4 teaspoons salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mix the dry ingredients<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add the liquids<\/strong><br \/>\nPour in the warm water and olive oil. Mix until a dough forms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Knead the dough<\/strong><br \/>\nKnead for about 8\u201310 minutes until the dough becomes smooth and elastic.<br \/>\n(If it\u2019s too sticky, add a little more flour.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>First rise<\/strong><br \/>\nCover the dough and let it rest for about 1 hour, or until it doubles in size.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shape the dough<\/strong><br \/>\nDivide into small portions and shape into balls. Place them in small baking pans or one large pan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second rise<\/strong><br \/>\nLet them rest again for 20\u201330 minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nBake in a preheated oven at <strong>180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F)<\/strong> for 20\u201325 minutes, until golden brown.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional finish<\/strong><br \/>\nBrush the tops with a little butter right after baking for extra softness and shine<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure the water is warm, not hot (hot water can kill the yeast).<\/li>\n<li>You can replace part of the water with milk for a richer flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Add more sugar if you prefer slightly sweeter bread.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Soft Homemade Bread (Mini Loaves) \u00a0Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons sugar 1 packet rapid-rise yeast 1 cup warm&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4589,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4587\/revisions\/4589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}