Bread in a Bag
Professor O will help you learn: Yeast is alive — it eats sugar and burps gas that makes the dough rise.
⚠️ The oven and loaf tin get very hot — an adult does all the baking and takes the loaf out with oven gloves.
Steps
- Put the flour, yeast, sugar and salt into the bag, then add the oil and warm water.
- Seal the bag with a little air inside and squish everything together for 2–3 minutes until it makes a sticky dough with no dry flour left.
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