-Old-Fashioned White Bread-

3 1/2 cups flour

1 1/4 cups water

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

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In a small bowl, mix 1/4 cup warm water + 1 teaspoon sugar + 1/2 teaspoon fresh yeast (let it poof up, ~5 minutes)

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Combine everything in a big bowl, mix, then let sit for about 8 hours (until poofed), bake at 375 degrees for 30-45 minutes in a greased bread pan. You don't even have to knead the dough, you can skip that step and it will still turn out great. People think it's difficult, but it's not. Medieval peasants made fresh-baked bread every single day, why not you?