🍞✨ Homemade Bread in a Blender: The Always Successful Recipe for Perfect Bread Every Time!
Nothing beats the pleasure of enjoying freshly baked homemade bread, with its golden crust, soft crumb, and aroma that fills the entire kitchen. However, making bread can seem time-consuming and technical, especially when you don’t have a lot of equipment. Good news: with this simple recipe using only a mixer, you’ll be able to make consistently successful
homemade bread , without laborious kneading or a special machine!
Why choose the blender method?
Using a mixer to prepare bread dough saves valuable time while ensuring even kneading. The mixer mixes the dough efficiently, which promotes gluten development, essential for a well-aerated crumb.
It’s a method accessible even to beginners, and perfect for those who want to make their own bread without a costly investment.
🥖 Ingredients for a medium loaf (4-6 slices)
500 g of wheat flour (type 55 or 65)
320 ml of lukewarm water
1 sachet of dry baker’s yeast (approximately 7 g)
1 teaspoon of salt
1 tablespoon olive oil (optional, for extra softness)
1 teaspoon of sugar (optional, to activate the yeast)
👩🍳 Preparation steps
1. Yeast activation
In a bowl, pour the lukewarm water, add the sugar, and then the dry yeast. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until the mixture becomes foamy. This is a sign that the yeast is active.
2. Mix in a blender
In the bowl of a mixer, add the flour and salt.
Add the yeast-water mixture, then the olive oil if using.
Using the dough hook, start the mixer on medium speed for 5 to 7 minutes. The dough should become elastic and slightly sticky.
3. First lift
Form the dough into a ball, place it in a lightly oiled bowl, and cover with a clean tea towel.
Let it rise in a warm, draft-free place for 1 to 1.5 hours, until the dough has doubled in size.
