It’s time to start making sandwich bread at home! With just a handful of simple ingredients and about 2 hours of rise time, you can have warm bread to share and enjoy.
For the yeast in this recipe, you can use three different types. My favorites are Rapid Rise (Instant Yeast) with Dough Enhancer and Rapid Rise (Instant Yeast). If you prefer to use traditional Active Dry Yeast, your dough will take a little longer to rise.
To knead the dough in this video, I use my stand mixer. For a full tutorial on making and kneading the bread, check out this video. If you prefer to knead by hand, knead on a lightly floured surface for about 8 minutes. (Looking for a no-knead bread? Check out this recipe and this video.)
For the bread loaf pan, I highly recommend this OXO ceramic-coated pan. The bread won’t stick at all and it’s so easy to clean! I use it for sandwich bread as well as quick breads like my favorite zucchini, apple, banana and pumpkin loaves.
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I baked your easy sandwich bread using my bread maker. Didn’t change the ingredients at all but put the water in first and the yeast in last! I took the dough out of the canister after second rise and shaped it into a bread pan (8″ x 4″) and let it rise again in the warmest spot in the kitchen – on top of the fridge. Today is a chilly day in Toronto so I was concerned that it wouldn’t rise well. Surprise! it did after 30 minutes. I baked it at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. It needed a bit more so put it back in for another 5 minutes. Turned out well. I have a photo but don’t know how to send it to you. I sprayed the unbaked bread with water to get a crusty finish on the top. The bread rose again so next time I might use a larger pan. It looks and smells wonderful. So I now know that your recipe works well both by bread machine and by mixer. Thanks. This will probably be my go to sandwich bread from now on.