Homemade bread

I decided to try a new recipe last night. I have only made bread a handful of times and half of those were in the bread machine. I found a recipe on the Frugal Village forums and it had tons of great comments under it. So, I decided to make some white sandwich bread.

The worst part of making homemade bread is the time it takes to knead it and let it rise. Really between mixing and kneading, it only took about 15 minutes of actual work. The rest of the time was just letting it rise. The recipe I used, made 3 loaves (I had hubby grab a two more metal bread pans while he was out and about).

I have to tell you. This was the best bread ever!! It is still light and fluffy, but yet it stays together while you cut it. I can just imagine using this same recipe for rolls and buns. YUMMY!!!!

I just bought some more white wheat flour and the next time I make it I am thinking about using that. My plans are to make a batch every couple days. That way we don't have to buy store-bought bread anymore. Saving money and we're not eating preservatives. I will probably buy a few loaves though and just throw them in the freezer for when I do not have enough time to make more.

Savings by making own bread:
Flour - used 10 cups at $0.09 each = $0.90
Sugar - 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons = $0.21 a cup = $0.11
Yeast - 2 TBS = $0.13
Salt - less than $0.05
Butter - $0.50
Total Cost for 3 Loaves = $1.69
Total for each loaf = $.56