Good Eating Tuesday: Easy Yeast Bread

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I found this recipe for "Easy Yeast Bread" on Pinterest. I was looking for a sandwich-suited bread.
This recipe was easy. It's for hand-made bread. I like that it has olive oil in it, which makes it moist. It also only makes one loaf, which works perfect.
I made it this morning and we had BLT's with it for lunch.

Easy Yeast Bread
Ingredients:
1 cup warm water (105 degrees)
1 packet yeast (or 2 1/4 teaspoons)
2 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil

Directions:
In a small bowl: combine warm water & yeast. Let sit 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in medium bowl: add flour, sugar & salt. 

Add yeast and oil and mix together.

Knead for 5 minutes, adding extra flour as needed.
As the dough was still initially a little sticky, I stirred in another 1/4 cup flour, that was enough to get it where I could handle it and knead it. 
Once kneaded, shape into a ball, place on bottom of bowl, lightly flour, then cover bowl with a damp towel and let rise 30 minutes until doubled in bulk.

Punch down, shape for loaf pan, place in greased loaf pan, cover with damp towel and let rise until it reaches top edges of pan.

Preheat over to 400 degrees, then bake loaf for 30 minutes.

Place on cooling rack and let cool 10 minutes, then turn out and let fully cool.
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