Sandwich Bread
Directions
- 1Add 2 cups of warm water, 1/4 cup of honey, and 1 tablespoon of active yeast to a mixing bowl.
- 2Mix the ingredients together and let sit for about 10 minutes until bubbly.
- 3Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and add it to the bowl.
- 4Add 2 teaspoons of salt to the mixture.
- 5Add 4 and a half cups of all-purpose unbleached flour to the bowl.
- 6Attach the bread hook to the stand mixer and start mixing until the dough looks shaggy.
- 7Add another half cup of flour and mix again until the dough is not sticking to the walls of the bowl.
- 8Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rest for an hour.
- 9Punch the dough to get the bubbles out.
- 10Split the dough into two equal portions.
- 11Roll out each portion into a rectangle.
- 12Roll each rectangle up into a cylinder.
- 13Place the rolled dough into buttered bread pans.
- 14Cover the bread pans with a clean kitchen towel and let them rest for another hour until they double in size.
- 15Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- 16Bake the bread for 30 minutes until golden brown.
- 17Transfer the baked bread to a wire cooling rack immediately to prevent sogginess.
- 18Let the bread cool for a full 3 to 4 hours before slicing.
- 19Slice the cooled bread.
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 0.25 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon active yeast
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 5 cups AP flour
Equipment
stand mixerbread hookclean kitchen towelbread knifecutting boardrolling pinbread pansovenoven mittswire cooling rack
Tips
- Punching the dough after the first rise is important to get the bubbles out.
- Transfer the bread to a wire cooling rack right away after baking so they don't get soggy on the bottom.
- Let the bread cool for a full 3 to 4 hours before slicing.