Soft Sandwich Bread
Bread that even beginners can make!
Ingredients
- 2 cups warm water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 1/2 tsp instant yeast
- 6 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 Tbsp olive oil can use melted butter, shortening, or lard
- 2 Tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- In your stand mixer bowl, combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast. Allow to sit for 5 minutes. You should be able to see the foam from the yeast. If your yeast is not foaming, you likely need new yeast.
- Add the flour, salt, and olive oil to the yeast mixture.
- Using your dough hook, knead the mixture until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl. This usually takes me 5-6 minutes depending on the speed of the mixer.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover with a towel.
- Allow it to sit until doubled in size, about 60 minutes.
- Punch the dough down and cut it in half.
- Form each half into a log that will fit in your loaf pan.
- Grease the loaf pan and insert the dough.
- Cover with a towel and allow to rise until doubled in size. About another 60 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 about 20 minutes before the second rise is done.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Brush the crust with melted butter and allow it to cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
- Remove from the pan and enjoy!