Bag Bread Recipe
This quick and easy bag bread recipe makes the perfect homemade bread for enjoying with the whole family. Make it for special occasions or for everyday enjoyment to have for dinner alongside soup or chili. Or, turn it into loaves and slice it like sandwich bread!
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 231kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups bread flour divided
- 1 cup warm water at 105 to 115 degrees F
- 1 (¼-oz) package active dry yeast 2 ¼ teaspoons or 7 grams
- 3 Tbsp cane sugar or honey
- 3 Tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 ½ tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Mix one cup of warm water (ideally 105 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit), one cup flour, yeast, and sugar in a large zip lock bag (or use a stand mixer or a mixing bowl to make the dough). Seal the bag and squish everything very well until the ingredients are combined. This will take a few minutes of squishing to be sure all the lumps of flour are out. Let the bag of yeasty flour sit for 10 minutes to give the yeast time to activate.
- Add in one cup of flour, the oil, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and sea salt. Seal bag and squish everything around again until the dough is well combined.
- Open the bag and add one final cup of flour. Seal and squish to combine.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 5-10 minutes, or until the dough is very smooth.
- Place dough in an oiled bowl and place it in a warm spot for 30 minutes to rise, covered with a kitchen towel. The dough should be at least double its original size before proceeding. While the bread rises (toward the end), you can preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- From here, you can split the dough in half and use two bread loaf pans to bake two loaves of bread. Or, you can section the dough into 8 sections and make smaller rolls.
- For the loaf option, bake in two bread pans at 375 for 25-30 minutes. Be sure to use a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan and spray it with cooking spray prior to transferring the dough.
- Or, section the dough into 8 sections for smaller rolls and bake at 375 for 15 minutes, or until the tops are slightly golden brown.
- Check the internal temperature of the loaves or the rolls by inserting a digital thermometer into the center of one. The bread is ready if the internal temperature is 190 degrees F or higher. For the best results, try to take the bread out of the oven at 185 degrees F to 190 degrees F.
- Allow the bread to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. I love slicing a roll in half and smearing butter on it for the tastiest little side dish to go alongside a lovely bowl of soup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Roll (of 8) | Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 1000mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g