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(EASY) SANDWICH BREAD RECIPE

This sandwich bread recipe is super easy and delicious,
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Plus 2 tablespoons of Warm Water
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 2 ¼ tsp Instant Yeast
  • 1¾ tsp Salt
  • 2 tbsp Butter or Shortening
  • 4 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1/3 cup Milk powder or Dry Coffee Creamer

Instructions
 

  • Add water and honey to your mixing bowl.
  • Sprinkle instant yeast over surface of water
  • Add all remaining ingredients and mix using dough hook of stand mixer or mix by hand.
  • Once all of the ingredients come together, light dust surface with a little sprinkle of flour.
  • Knead dough until a smooth ball is formed.
  • Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover lightly with a kitchen towel.
  • Allow the dough to rise until doubled in size. This may take 1-2 hours depending on the temperature of your room.
  • Once dough is doubled in size, you should be able to leave an indentation when you poke the dough with your finger.
  • Place dough on a lightly floured surface.
  • Punch down dough to deflate the air that has formed in the dough.
  • This recipe can make one large loaf or two small ones. I made one large loaf.
  • Place dough in loaf pan that has been lightly sprayed with pan spray.
  • Place pan in a draft free area (like a microwave) and allow the dough time to rise one more time.
  • Pre-heat oven to 350° degrees
  • Once your bread down has fully risen, place into pre-heated oven.
  • Once your bread gets a nice golden color (approx. 20 minutes), place a loose piece of foil over the top of the bread so it doesn't get overly browned.
  • Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes.
  • Carefully remove bread from pan. Check for doneness by using a thermometer. The temperature should read at least 195°. If it's not done, return the bread to oven and place it directly on the wire rack (not in the pan) for the balance of the baking time. This shouldn't take very long 5-10 minutes.
  • TIP: If you don't have a thermometer, you can still check for doneness without cutting into the bread by gently patting the bottom of the bread loaf. The bread is done when the bread sounds hollow when you pat it. Seems silly, but it's true.
  • Once your bread is one, remove it from the oven and allow to completely cool on a wire rack. Do not cut into the bread until is has completely cooled off.