My Mama’s Recipe for Homemade Sandwich Bread
My mama, Joy, has made this recipe homemade sandwich bread ever since I was a little girl. I have proof of that, because years ago when I was maybe four years old, I drew a lovely picture on her recipe! She’s even laminated it to keep the little drawing from getting ruined. Isn’t that sweet?
The Heavenly Aroma of Homemade Bread
This bread smells like home. I can remember coming home from school smelling a roast cooking…and this bread. There was no masking the smell of this wonderful bread. It’s my favorite. Eat it with honey, butter, apple butter, soak up a stew…the possibilities are deliciously endless.
It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. And it also makes me want to eat!
Even today with my own family, when I make this bread, everyone comes running from all directions. My little boys love it so much they’ll eat almost a whole loaf while it’s still hot. (Maybe I help a little.)
It’s perfect for sandwiches. Sometimes homemade bread can be too short or crumbly for sandwich purposes…but I find this bread to be perfect. Cut it as thick as you like and add whatever sandwich fillings you love.
Perfect for Freezing for Later
My mother says that you can freeze this bread. That would be fabulous, but I never have leftovers. I did actually freeze it once. This bread was my choice for toast after I gave birth…both times we had our home births. So when I had our third son, making this bread and freezing it was on the top of my before-birth to do list. After he came into the world (after all the baby cuddling and joyful crying) my husband prepared my toast on this bread. The best toast I ever tasted.
All this background information to say…I love this bread so everyone should make it and love it too.
How to Make Homemade Bread
Here’s what you’ll need:
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Three mixing bowls: one for each set of ingredients, plus a greased large bowl to let the bread rise.
Measuring cup
Wooden spoon or plastic spatula
Two bread pans. I use aluminum bread pans like these from Amazon.
Ingredients You’ll Need
In one bowl:
1 cup just off the boil water
½ cup honey
½ stick butter
For the second bowl:
1 package yeast
½ tsp sugar
¼ cup warm water
For the third bowl:
2 eggs
½ tbsp salt
Lastly, 4 cups bread flour (I use Gold Medal Bread flour, or King Arthur All Purpose)
The Directions for Homemade Sandwich Bread
First, in one of the mixing bowls, combine the first three ingredients. Let the butter melt and let the water return to room temperature.
Meanwhile, combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water. Let the yeast start bubbling.
Mix up the eggs with the salt. Now, combine the first set of ingredients with the egg mixture.
Then add the yeast mixture. Combine it all well.
Add the bread flour one cup at a time. Mix it until all the flour is incorporated.
Transfer it to an oiled bowl. Cover the bowl, and let the dough rise for 2 hours.
After the two hours is up, turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead it a few times, but don’t overwork.
Divide the dough in two.
Put the two balls of dough into two prepared loaf pans. (To prepare pans: I always butter the pans, then sprinkle them evenly with flour.) Cover the loaves in the pans and let rise another hour.
After this hour is up, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Brush the two loaves with melted butter. Put in the oven for 10 minutes.
Take loafs out of the oven, and turn the oven down to 250 degrees. (Around this time a heavenly aroma will begin to fill the house.)
Brush with more butter. Put foil over the loafs, and put back in the oven for 25 minutes.
And That’s How to Make Perfectly Delicious Sandwich Bread!
That’s it! If I can control myself, I let the bread cool slightly before slicing it. But if I don’t care about self-control, I’ll go ahead and slice the end off and try it out with some butter or honey. Burnt fingertips will not keep me from slicing piping hot bread!
My Mama’s Homemade Sandwich Bread
Ingredients
First group of ingredients:
- 1 cup just off the boil water
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 stick butter
Second group of ingredients:
- 1 pkg active dry yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/4 cup warm water
Third group of ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tbsp salt
After all other ingredients are combined
- 4 cups bread or All purpose flour
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the first group of ingredients. Let the butter melt, and let the water come to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, mix together the second set of ingredients in a seperate bowl.
- The yeast should start bubbling.
- In a third bowl, mix together the eggs and salt.
- Combine the first set of ingredients with the egg mixture.
- Then add the yeast mixture.
- Combine well.
- In the same bowl, start adding the flour one cup at a time, until all is incorporated.
- Transfer the ball of dough to a greased bowl.
- Let rise for 2 hours, or until doubled.
- Then, turn the dough out onto a floured surface.
- Knead it a few times, but do not overwork the dough.
- Divide the dough into two balls, then place in prepared bread pans.
- Cover and let rise another hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Brush the two loaves with a little bit of melted butter, for browning, if desired.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pans, cover with foil, and turn the oven down to 250 degrees.
- Bake for another 25 minutes.
- Remove from the pans and let cool. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
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