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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.
I’ve always wanted to try making my family homemade bread but always seemed hard for me so never tired . I came across this recipe and you made it seem so easy , I gave it a try and oh my lord it’s came out soft and delicious my kids wanted to eat it all in one afternoon . I will double the recipe next time thank you so much for this can’t wait to try more of your recipes
That makes us so happy to hear! Yay! Thanks for giving the recipe a try. I’m glad it was a hit!
How many grams is one cup ?
1 cup is about 136 grams.
This bread is delicious but not as sandwich.its very soft, it didn’t hold well for sandwiches. But with butter and coffee it’s sooo sooo good. It didn’t last but a couple of hours in my home!
This is a great recipe! I have tried several times making homemade bread but it’s never come out like “sandwich bread”. It was good but couldn’t quite get the right texture until I made this recipe. Only thing I did different was put yeast, water and sugar in the bowl to proof first, then I added the other liquid and flour, mixed and it came out fantastic! I will be making this bread daily, we go through alot of bread! Try it!
Hello
Your did not indicate in the recipe what sized pan you used for final bake. 9×5 ? 8×4 ?
Thank you
Nancy
Belwood Ontario
You could honestly probably use either, but I go for the 9×5 pans with this recipe usually.
Not all bread does well as a sandwich, but this one really does. Also, I used your suggestion to speed up proofing in the oven and it worked great.
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing sandwich bread recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
This really is the best and softness bread ever. Makes the best sandwiches ever.
I don’t think my kids want me buying sandwich bread again! This makes the most perfectly, soft bread.
Nothing like homemade fresh bread. It truly is the best and who can resist that smell?