Bread

Ingredient	Quantity
Flour	2 Cups
Water	2 Cups
Yeast	2 Teaspoons
Salt	1 Teaspoon
Butter	1 Tablespoon

In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in 1/4 of a cup of warm water. Do this by either whisking it in, or by swirling the bowl with a hand. Next, add the remaining water and the salt, dissolving it similarly. Then work in two cups of flour with a wooden spoon or fork. After the flour is worked in, add the rest of the flour before working it in with your hands. Knead the dough by folding it over itself towards you, pushing down, and then rotating a quarter turn, repeating until the dough is formed into a firm, solid mass. Cover the bowl with a warm, damp towel and let rise in a warm place for about two hours, or until doubled. Then, optionally, punch down, reknead, cover, and let rise again as many times as preferred. Take the dough from the bowl and work it into the preferred shapes: rolls, sticks, braids, loaves, etc.. Place onto a greased sheet, and let rise one final time for about twenty minutes. Brush the dough with melted butter. Bake the bread at 350*F for about an hour.