Homemade bread recipe (in the style of venezuelan bread canilla)

This recipe is a very simple bread recipe that is in the Venezuelan style of canilla bread which is very typical to eat and enjoy from "las panaderias."  Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! :)

I found this recipe originally on:
http://www.miotroblog.com/2012/02/pan-baguette-al-estilo-venezolano-pan.html

This recipe makes two loaves of bread.
Ingredients
1 cup of warm water
2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 tablespoon of melted butter
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
2 1/2 teaspoons of yeast or 1 package of yeast
1 egg yolk (for decorating)
1 tablespoon of water (for decorating)

Recipe
First we need to activate the yeast. So dissolve and mix in your cup of warm water the packet of yeast, the tablespoon of sugar and the teaspoon of salt. In about 5 minutes the mixture should bubble indicating that the yeast is active, alive and ready for use!

Now place the yeast mixture and the melted butter in a large bowl. Add the flour to the yeast and butter mixture a little at a time using first a wooden spoon and then your hands. Mix until the flour is completely incorporated and there are no ingredients sticking to the side of the bowl. We want it all incorporated.

Next place the ball of dough on a lightly floured surface and continue working the dough until the dough is soft without lumps. The dough should be elastic and not sticky. Keep working until you get to this point.

Once the dough has gotten to this point, place the ball of dough in a bowl and cover the bowl with a damp washcloth. Wait until the dough has doubled in size about 35 to 40 mins.

When the dough has doubled in size we can form the dough into two loaves.
Place the dough on a surface and press down on the dough with your hand trying to remove all the air. Then cut the dough in half creating two parts and you will stretch each part until you form two rectangles about 15 by 30 cm.

Roll the dough on the lengthwise side of your rectangle until you have formed a loaf. Tuck in the two ends underneath the loaf. Do this with your second rectangle of dough as well. Then place them both on a nonstick baking pan (or a greased baking pan). Cover the loaves and let the dough rise for about an hour until the loaves have doubled in size. During this time you can preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

When your loaves have doubled in size, we're going to "decorate" them a bit by mixing the egg yolk and the tablespoon of water and then painting the loaves of bread on top with them mixture. This will make sure that your bread gets that lovely golden color. :)

Now you're ready to pop the loaves into the oven for about 25 to 30 minutes. Take them out when the bread has found a beautiful golden color. Let it cool a bit and then enjoy!!

This bread is best eaten on the day it's made. Since it's homemade it will lose its moisture overtime and after about the second day will get a bit hard. It is so good though that, the bread probably won't last that long anyways ;)