Classic White Sandwich Bread
Soft, fluffy, and irresistibly golden, this Classic White Sandwich Bread is a timeless kitchen staple perfect for everything from breakfast toast to hearty sandwiches. Made with simple ingredients like all-purpose flour, whole milk, and unsalted butter, this recipe yields a tender crumb with just the right balance of richness and structure. The dough comes together effortlessly, thanks to a stand mixer or a bit of enjoyable hand-kneading, and rises beautifully for a bakery-style finish. With a prep time of just 25 minutes and foolproof instructions, this homemade white bread is ideal for beginners and seasoned bakers alike. Whether slathered with butter, spread with jam, or used for the ultimate grilled cheese, this versatile loaf will quickly become a family favorite. Perfect your bread-baking skills today with this easy, classic recipe!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 480 grams All-purpose flour
- 15 grams Granulated sugar
- 7 grams Salt
- 10 grams Instant yeast
- 240 milliliters Whole milk
- 30 grams Unsalted butter
- 60 milliliters Warm water
Instructions
In a small saucepan, heat the milk and unsalted butter over low heat until the butter melts. Let this mixture cool to lukewarm.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, salt, and instant yeast.
Add the warm water and the lukewarm milk-butter mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix with the dough hook attachment on low speed until a shaggy dough forms.
Increase the mixer speed to medium and knead the dough for 7-10 minutes, or until it is smooth and elastic. If kneading by hand, this will take about 10-12 minutes.
Lightly oil a large bowl and place the dough inside. Cover with a damp towel or plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place for 1-1.5 hours, or until it has doubled in size.
Lightly flour your work surface and turn the dough out onto it. Gently deflate the dough and shape it into a loaf by rolling it into a tight rectangle that fits a standard 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Grease the loaf pan and place the shaped dough inside. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or a damp towel, and allow it to rise again for 45-60 minutes, or until the dough has risen just above the rim of the pan.
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Bake the bread for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
Remove the bread from the oven and immediately turn it out of the loaf pan onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
2204 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 38.7 g | 50% | |
| Saturated Fat | 20.3 g | 102% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 96 mg | 32% | |
| Sodium | 2862 mg | 124% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 397.0 g | 144% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 15.9 g | 57% | |
| Total Sugars | 27.9 g | ||
| Protein | 62.2 g | 124% | |
| Vitamin D | 2.7 mcg | 14% | |
| Calcium | 380 mg | 29% | |
| Iron | 22.8 mg | 127% | |
| Potassium | 1005 mg | 21% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
