Easy White Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons yeast
1 tablespoon bread improver (optional)
1 kg bread flour
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons butter
600 ml warm water

Preparation

Blend dry ingredients, rub in shortening. Add warm water (40\u00b0C, 105\u00b0F), mix until smooth.
Cover with moist cloth, stand in warm place 30 - 40 minutes.
Knock down, knead lightly. Cut to size required, cover with moist cloth, stand for 10 minutes.
Knead well, mould to the required shape. Place in greased tin or on greased tray.
Cover wtih a damp cloth and let the bread rise in a draft-free place until 2 - 3 times its original size. Brush lightly with milk, beated egg or shortening.
Bake in oven (230\u00b0C, 450\u00b0F) until loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
NORMAL BAKING TIMES: White bread 25-30 minutes.
Usually, at 25 minutes, I take the bread out of the tins and return the bread to the oven for a further 5 minutes This browns the bread nicely, all over.