Easy Homemade Bread Recipe
Today I am sharing my sandwich bread recipe that I have been making almost every week for a year. This homemade bread recipe is soft, delicious and believe it or not, relatively easy to make!
Here is the thing. I have never aspired to be a baker. I actually felt as though I was not “good” at it, and never took the time to try and enjoy it. But, seeing the ingredients for bread come together and produce a loaf of bread is very satisfying. It amazes me how ingredients that start all sticky and gooey can develop a beautiful loaf of bread! And the best part is, it uses butter and honey as the fat and sweetener portion of the bread!
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How to Make Sandwich Bread
Mix together yeast, sugar, and water (heated to 105°F-115°F) in a large bowl or mixer. Allow this to bloom for 10 minutes.
Add honey, salt, and about 3 cups of flour to yeast. Start mixing together and add butter. Continue to add the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time until tacky.
Knead by hand for 10 minutes or with a mixer for about 7 minutes.
Grease the bowl and place the dough in. Cover with a flour sack towel and allow to rise until double in size (about 1.5 hours).
Punch down the dough and divide it into two equal loaves.
Place in a greased (or buttered) bread pan. Allow to rise until doubled in size (about 30 minutes).
Place in oven at 350°F. Bake for 27-30 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
Optional – After removing it from the oven, rub with butter. I usually skip this step, as I don’t think it needs it, but totally optional!
Cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.
And enjoy your homemade bread! I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as our family does.
How to Store Homemade Sandwich Bread
I store my homemade bread in bread bags. I allow the bread to cool completely before placing it into a bread bag and tying it closed. Bread is stored in my bread drawer (just a kitchen cabinet drawer) and in the freezer. I have found that I can store a loaf of bread for about 2 months in the freezer. At least this is the longest that one has lasted in the freezer in this household. And it still tastes delicious with no freezer burn!
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Homemade Bread
Equipment
- 2 bread pans
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp Yeast
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 Tbsp softened butter
- 4-5 cups bread flour
Instructions
- Mix together yeast, sugar, and water (heated to 105°F-115°F) in a large bowl or mixer. Allow this to bloom for 10 minutes.
- Add honey, salt, and 3 cups of flour to yeast. Start mixing together and add butter. Add the rest of the flour 1/2 cup at a time until tacky.
- Knead by hand for 10 minutes or with a mixer for about 7 minutes or until the dough feels like a soft ear lobe.
- Grease the bowl and place the dough in. Cover with a flour sack towel and rise until double in size (about 1.5 hours).
- Punch down the dough and divide it into two equal loaves.
- Place in a greased (or buttered) bread pan. Allow to rise until doubled in size (about 30 minutes).
- Place in oven at 350°F. Bake for 27-30 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
- Optional – After removing it from the oven, rub it with butter.
- Cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.
