Sandwich Bread
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Start by adding warm water and dry yeast to a large mixing bowl and mix well. Leave it to set for a couple of minutes to ensure the yeast is active and alive.
- 2Add in the flour and salt and mix until it becomes a shaggy dough. You can use a Danish whisk, your hands, or a spatula to do this.
- 3Once your bread dough comes together into a shaggy ball, cover it with some plastic wrap or a tea towel and leave it to prove until it has doubled in size.
- 4Once the dough has noticeable large bubbles and has noticeably grown in volume, take a fork or damp hands and gently knock some of the gases out that have built up.
- 5Start to bring the dough together into a ball.
- 6Drizzle over some melted butter.
- 7Shape the dough into a loaf, pop it in a buttered loaf tin, cover it again, and leave it until it has risen all the way to the top of the loaf tin.
- 8Preheat your oven to about 190 degrees Celsius and then pop the loaf in the oven for about 40 minutes.
- 9Remove your sandwich bread from the loaf tin and let it cool on a wire rack until it is completely at room temperature.
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups warm water
- 2.5 tsp active dry yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp melted butter or oil
Equipment
large mixing bowldanish whiskplastic wraploaf panwire rack
Tips
- It's really important that you wait for the loaf to come to room temperature before cutting into it to ensure the best texture.
- Store your bread in a bread bag, an airtight container, or wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.