Paul Hollywood's easy white bread recipe shows you step by step how ... in a hot place or the yeast will work too quickly). Line a baking tray with baking or silicone paper (not greaseproof).
A baked loaf placed in the refrigerator will stale much more quickly than one left at room temperature, so keep bread in a bread bin at room temperature for 1-2 days, wrapped in wax paper.
This is the first of two bread recipes for winter baking. Neither are kneaded, but rather made with a stretch-and-fold motion right in the bowl. The second recipe, for focaccia, will run in this ...