White Sandwich Bread

This recipe makes the softest, fluffiest white bread that tastes amazing and is perfect for sandwiches or toast. This is a keeper of a recipe, for sure!

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 25

Additional Time: 1 10

Total Time: 2

Servings: loaves

Calories: 106kcal

Author: Michelle

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups warm water
3 1/2 teaspoons yeast
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
6 1/2 cups flour

Instructions

Add warm water, yeast, sugar, salt, and 2 cups flour to a bowl and mix.
2 1/2 cups warm water, 3 1/2 teaspoons yeast, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, 6 1/2 cups flour
Add softened butter and mix again, then add all but the last 1/2 cup flour and mix until a dough forms.
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Check dough, and add additional flour as needed. Dough should be tacky but not stick. Knead 5-7 minutes with a dough hook, or 10 minutes by had.
Place damp kitchen towel over the bowl and let rise for 45 minutes.
Lightly grease two 9 inch loaf pans, and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Remove towel and divide the dough into two equal(ish) sections. Press the first piece into a rectangle about 9 by 13 inches, then roll up the short side (to make a 9 inch cylinder).
Pinch the edge together to seal, and roll the ends over. Place the finished loaf into your pan. Repeat with the second section, then cover both loaves with the kitchen towel.
Let rise for 25 minutes.
Remove the towel and slash the top of each loaf, then place loaf pans in the 400 degree oven, and bake for 25 minutes.
Once the bread bakes, rub the tops with butter. Let cool for five minutes in the loaf pans, then turn onto wire cooling racks to cool the rest of the way before slicing.

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Equipment

Bread Lame Slashing Tool

Kitchen Scale

Nonstick Loaf Pan

Notes

Make sure you use active dry yeast as instant yeast will not work in this recipe.
For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.

Nutrition

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