Cooking the most basic thing can be really satisfying. Since I was 10 years old the goal in our house was to make the best loaf of bread possible. When I was about 30 years old I bought a bread maker, this was a great invention however the bread mixes and the recipes that came with the machine produced loaves that where heavy and very doughy tasting.

I spent a lot of time researching how bread is made and the way that the yeast makes the bread rise and what type of flour was best to make bread.

This recipe is one that works every time and makes a lovely light loaf I make it in the bread maker on French setting.

250 mls                Water

1 Tab spoon          Oil

1 Tab spoon          Sugar

2 1/2 Cups             Plain bread making flour 00 is good.

1 tsp                        Salt

2 1/2 tsp                Bread improver

2 tsps.                    Gluten Flour

1 1/4 tsp                 Dried Yeast

Add to bread machine in this order then set to French setting.