Name: White Sandwich Bread
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 525 grams of bread flour; 6 grams of active dry yeast; 60 grams of softened butter (1/4 cup); 20 grams of salt; 10 grams of sugar; 1 1/4 Cup of hot water (105 - 110 degrees F)

Ingredients

Recipe Steps

Prep Time: PT2H40M
Cook Time: PT30M
Total Time: PT3H10M

Place sugar, yeast and half of the warm water into the bowl of stand mixer. Let yeast bloom for 5 minutes. Make sure the dough hook attachment is on the stand mixer.

Add the remaining water, and half of the flour to the stand mixer. Combine on low medium until the dough is shaggy.

Add the remaining flour, the butter and salt. Mix on medium for 10 minutes. Optionally, you can knead the dough by hand for 10 minutes.

Remove the dough from the stand mixer bowl onto a clean work surface. Knead the dough a few times to ensure that it has a smooth texture.

Return the dought the stand mixer bowl, and allow the dough to rise for an hour and half.

Return the do to a clean work surface and punch the dough down. After punching down the dough, roll or stretch into a rectangular shape. Then folder the dough three times, like folding a letter to form a loaf. Place the dough in a greased loaf pan. Let the dough rise for 1 hour more prior to baking

Bake the dough at 375 for thirty minutes. Let the dough cool completely before slicing and serving.