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Whip up your own fresh-baked easy sandwich bread recipe with just a few simple steps and 15 minutes of prep time.
It’s better than Store Bought!
There is something so homey and comforting when your home is filled with the smell of fresh-baked bread!
This easy sandwich bread recipe not only smells heavenly, but it tastes SO much better than the store-bought counterpart. We usually gobble up half a loaf straight from the oven (smothered in butter and jam). Then we use the rest to make toast for breakfast and our kids LOVE to make sandwiches with this homemade loaf.
This is a great recipe to get the kids involved with as well. It is actually pretty soothing and therapeutic kneading and preparing fresh bread.
So go ahead and get all of your senses involved and whip up a loaf of two to enjoy! You will definitely be grateful if you make a few at once. 😉
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Nothing beats homemade bread! It not only fills your home with heavenly smells, but it tastes SO much better than anything from the store!
- For every meal. It’s perfect for sandwiches or as an accompaniment to any of your favorite soups. We love to use this when making our classic Grilled Cheese, Croque Monsieur, and Monte Cristo Sandwiches.
- 15 minutes prep. It doesn’t take much hands-on time and the result is worth the wait!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 15 minutes
RISE TIME: 3 hours
COOK TIME: 35 minutes
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed – or bread flour, see How to Measure Flour
- ½ cup milk, warmed – 2% or whole milk
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted – unsalted
- ½ cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast, one packet – You can use active dry yeast, but you will need to add it to the warm milk FIRST. Once it is activated, add the remaining ingredients to the yeast mixture.
- serve with – Honey Butter, Strawberry Jam, or make a favorite sandwich Monte Cristo Sandwich, Egg Salad Sandwich, Chicken Salad Sandwich, Grilled Cheese
how to make sandwich bread
- DOUGH. Add 3 cups flour, ½ cup milk, 4 tablespoons melted butter, ½ cup hot water, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1¼ teaspoons salt, and 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Mix until the dough starts to come together and pull away from the sides of the bowl, use additional flour as needed to make a smooth dough.
- Add the dough hook to the stand mixer or transfer the dough to a greased or lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and pliable.
- RISE. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled, about 1-2 hours. Gently punch the dough down and roll it out into a 9×13 rectangle.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll up the dough into a log starting on the shorter side. Place the dough in a greased bread loaf pan seam side down, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
- BAKE. Toward the end of the rise time, preheat the oven to 350°F. After the dough has risen, bake 30-35 minutes, until golden brown on top. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a rack before slicing and serving.
Speed Up the Rise Time
This bread will need to be proofed twice. This can easily take 2+ hours but will rise more quickly in a warmer environment.
Easy Sandwich Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
- ½ cup milk, warmed
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- 2¼ teaspoons instant yeast, one packet
Instructions
- Add the flour, milk, butter, hot water, sugar, salt, and yeast to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix until the dough starts to come together and pull away from the sides of the bowl, adding additional flour as needed to make a smooth dough.
- Transfer the dough to a greased or lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and pliable.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled, about 1-2 hours.
- Gently punch the dough down and roll it out into a 9×13-inch rectangle. Roll up the dough into a log starting on the shorter side.
- Place the dough in a greased bread pan seam side down, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
- Toward the end of the rise time, preheat the oven to 350°F. After the dough has risen, bake 30-35 minutes, until golden brown on top. Remove from the oven and let cool completely on a rack before slicing and serving.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Store cooled loaf in a plastic bag at room temperature for up to 1 week. Freeze for longer storage. Wrap the loaf with plastic wrap and then again with foil then store it in the freezer for up to 6 months.
This makes beautiful bread.
Im new to baking and made this bread a few days ago, i got two loafs from the dough. The first one I followed instructions and let the dough rise in the tin for an hour before cooking, it turned out great and tasted amazing. But as I didn’t have time to wait for another hour for the 2nd bit of dough and baked it without rising for 1 hour, it cooked like a different bread, heavy and not very tasty.
I’m making two loaves of this again today, properly, dough is in the tin rising 🙂 thank you for the recipe.
This makes beautiful bread.
Im new to baking and made this bread a few days ago, i got two loafs from the dough. The first one I followed instructions and let the dough rise in the tin for an hour before cooking, it turned out great and tasted amazing. But as I didn’t have time to wait for another hour for the 2nd bit of dough and baked it without rising for 1 hour, it cooked like a different bread, heavy and not very tasty.
I’m making two loaves of this again today, the dough is in the tin rising 🙂 thank you for the recipe.