Simple white loaf

Name: Simple white loaf
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 250 g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 tsp Allinson easy bake yeast; 1 tsp fine salt; 1 tsp caster sugar; 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing

Never baked bread? Start here. All you need is five ingredients, a couple of hours and a little patience.

Makes: 1 loaf

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Serves8
CourseAccompaniment
Prepare20 mins
Cook30 mins
Total time50 mins
Plusproving and cooling

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Ingredients

250g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp Allinson easy bake yeast
1 tsp fine salt
1 tsp caster sugar
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing

Method

Mix the flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and pour in the oil and 130ml hot water. Mix together with a wooden spoon until combined, then bring together with your hands. Knead by hand on the work surface for 8-10 minutes, only dusting with a little flour if it's sticky.
Once the dough is smooth and shiny, turn it in your hands, tucking under to make a smooth dome on top. Place seam-side down on a floured baking tray; gently pat down the top to flatten slightly. Cover with a sheet of lightly oiled cling film and leave to rise for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 200˚C, gas mark 6. Uncover the dough and, using a sharp serrated knife, make three 0.5cm-deep slits across the top. Cover again and leave for 15 minutes.
Uncover, dust the top with a little more flour and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely before slicing and serving with butter.