

This should result in little or no gaps between the dough and the bread pan.

#INSTANT YEAST HOW TO#
FYI – Please see the short instructional videos in the tips section below on how to shape the dough if you haven’t shaped bread dough before. Roll up the dough into a tight “jelly roll”.Press down on the dough with your hands and create a “flattish” rectangle with the dough.Remove the dough from the bread pan or mixing bowl and place the dough on the cutting board.Sprinkle a little bit of flour onto a large cutting board.Instructions – Shaping the Dough & Baking the Bread After the dough has risen, go to the instruction section below on “preparing the dough & baking the bread”.Loosely cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for 60-90 minutes until it doubles in size.Optional – Lightly coat the top of dough with vegetable oil in order to prevent dough exterior from drying out.Pour the dough into a second large mixing bowl that has been lightly “greased” with olive oil, melted butter, cooking spray, etc. Remove the mixing bowl from the electric mixer.Turn off the electric mixer and unplug machine.Plug in the electric mixer and use a low speed (i.e.Place the mixing bowl back into the electric stand mixer.Some bakers like to make a small indent on top of the flour to prevent the yeast from spilling into the liquids or mixing with the salt before the machine is turned on. Place the instant yeast in last and the yeast should not touch the liquid (until the electric mixer is turned on and the ingredients start to be mixed together).


Enter the “Dough” setting on your bread machine and then press the “Start” button.
