6-Ingredient Soft Homemade Sandwich Bread
Make this soft and easy homemade sandwich bread with just 6 simple ingredients! Light and fluffy crumb with a golden butter crust. The best soft homemade bread for sandwiches!
Servings 2 loaves
Calories 148kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups water room temperature or slightly warm
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoon melted butter
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 700 grams bread flour
Instructions
Part 1 - Yeast Activation and First Rise
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the yeast, water, and honey. Use a whisk to combine the mixture and then cover it with a towel for five minutes to allow the yeast to activate.2 cups water, 1 tablespoon active dry yeast, ¼ cup honey
- Add the remaining ingredients to the yeast mixture.2 tablespoon melted butter, 2 teaspoon salt, 700 grams bread flour
- Mix the ingredients in the stand mixer bowl using the dough hook attachment on low speed. Once the dough has come together in a ball, scrape the sides of the bowl to get all of the dough.
- Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for at least 3 hours or until doubled in size. Rise time will vary based on how warm your baking area is.
Part 2 - Shaping and Second Rise
- On a lightly floured work surface, place the bread dough and cut it into two equal pieces.
- Working with one loaf of bread dough at a time, stretch the dough long and wide into a rectangle, fold up the sides length-wise, and roll it up like a burrito.
- Generously butter the bread pan and place the bread into the prepared loaf pan, seam side down.
- Cover the bread and allow it to rise again for about one hour.
Part 3 - Baking and Buttering
- Heat the oven to 350 F. Bake for 30 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
- Move the baked bread to a cooling rack and butter the top of the loaf with a light butter coating. Let the bread cool for about 10 minutes in the pan and then remove to the cooling rack for the rest of the cooling time.
Notes
I have not used this recipe in a bread machine.
Store cooled bread wrapped in plastic wrap or bees wrap and in a plastic bag for up to one week.
Store bread uncut for better results.
Freeze bread wrapped in plastic wrap in freezer-safe containers for up to 3 months.
Nutrition information is estimated and does not include butter topping.
This recipe was adapted from one originally found on TikTok by the creator @sayuriscorner.
Nutrition
Serving: 2slices | Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 28.4g | Protein: 4.8g | Fat: 1.6g
