Ok, Basic White Bread:
To make One Large Loaf, you need:
4 cups of White Bread Flour, plus extra for dusting(I've found that it's not a huge difference with breads like this what kind of flour you use. Plain, all-purpose flour would be fine)
1 teaspoon of Salt
1/4 oz, or 7g Active Dry Yeast(If you buy it in packets, this is one packet)
1 tablespoon of Vegetable Oil, or melted Butter, plus extra for greasing
1 1/4 cup warmish Water, not too hot not too cold, room temperature is just under too cold.
(Also a loaf pan, or a cookie sheet and cornmeal, I use coarsely ground cornmeal, but just about any should do)
Mix flour, salt, and yeast together in a large bowl. Add in oil/butter and water, and stir until it becomes a soft dough. Dust your counter with flour, and place dough on top. Knead for about 5-7 minutes by hand(shorter time if you have a mixer, probably about 4 or 5 minutes). The dough should look smooth and be elastic-y to the touch.
Put the dough back in the bowl, and cover it. I usually go for a warm, damp, kitchen towel, or t-shirt(clean). Let it rise in a warm place for about an hour, until it has doubled in size. Once it is done, punch it down, and knead for about 30 seconds on the floured counter, or until it becomes smooth again.
Loaf pan:
Shape your dough into a rough rectangle, three times as wide as your loaf pan. Grease your loaf pan well, and begin folding your bread, fold three times lengthwise, and put in your pan, seam down. Cover it, and let it rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes until it's risen above the pan, at the same time you should pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit.
Cornmeal:
Dust cookie sheet with cornmeal. Form dough into the basic shape you want to end with. Let rise for about 30 minutes, also while heating your oven 425 degree fahrenhrit.
Toss dough in oven(aim for the center!), and cook for 25-30 minutes, until its golden brown and firm to the touch. Cool for 30 minutes before cutting into it, put some butter on it, and enjoy!
Alternatively, I've never made this bread, but it sounds easy enough, and I'm interested in trying.
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/beginnersbread.htm