Easy Bread Dough – Cooking with Kids

We’re on D is our Cooking with Kids A to Z and all recipes this time are based on D is for Dough. One of the traditions that I started last year was to make bread regularly with my kids – we made some sweet little Hedgehog Loaves but even without the special treats we still make our simple white bread recipe regularly. Kneading the dough and watching it rise as well as making either loaves, rolls or fun bread shapes is fantastic for the kids.

When I set about making bread I can use different recipes but I really like a recipe that is simple for the kids and easy for them to remember and use.

Ingredients for Easy Bread Dough

3 cups strong bread flour
pinch of salt
1 packet of quick action yeast
2 tablespoons of vegetable or sunflour oil
1 cup of warm water
1 tablespoon of sugar

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Making bread with kids

Although I normally cook with the kids on the kitchen counter with them standing on a foot stool – because of kneading the bread I have found that the kids find it easier to make bread at the table where they can knead the bread easier.

First off add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix well.

Make a well in the middle and add in the oil and the warm water (it should be hand hot and no more).

Stir the mix until it comes together and then turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead.

A tip that I learnt from watching The Great British Bake Off – lightly oil your hands and the dough won’t attach as easily.

It takes about 5 – 10 minutes to knead the dough into a nice smooth dough, and I often find myself taking a turn with the kids as well.

Once the dough is kneaded and smooth make into shapes that you want and then put in a warm place to double in size – this takes around an hour.

Decorate if you wish

Preheat the oven to 180C (my setting for my fan assisted oven)

Then bake for 15 – 20 minutes for rolls, 20 – 30 minutes for loaves. When turned over the bread when tapped should be hollow sounding.

Leave on a wire wrack to cool if you can!

Looking for more delicious recipes for bread to cook with the kids – check out our Easy Tried and Tested Recipes for bread that kids can actually make.

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