Homemade Sandwich Bread

By Sally's Baking Recipes · 180 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Whisk the warm water, warm milk, yeast and sugar in a stand mixer bowl fitted with a dough hook. Cover and rest for 5 minutes.
2. Add the butter, salt and 1 cup of flour; beat on low for 30 seconds, scrape down the bowl, add another cup of flour and beat on medium until partly combined. Add the remaining flour and beat on medium until the dough comes together and pulls away from the sides, about 2 minutes. (Without a mixer, use a large wooden spoon or spatula.)
3. Knead in the mixer for 5-8 minutes, or by hand on a lightly floured surface for 5-8 minutes. If sticky, add 1 teaspoon of flour at a time, using no more than needed. The dough should still feel a little soft.
4. Check readiness: poke the dough; if it slowly springs back, it is ready. For the windowpane test, stretch a golf-ball-sized piece thin enough that light passes through without tearing. If it tears, keep kneading.
5. Lightly grease a large bowl, add the dough and turn to coat. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 1-2 hours, until doubled in size.
6. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
7. Punch the dough down. Lightly flour your work surface, hands and rolling pin. Roll the dough into a rectangle about 8×15 inches, then roll it up into an 8-inch log and place it in the prepared pan.
8. Cover the shaped loaf and let it rise until about 1 inch above the top of the pan, about 1 hour.
9. Place the oven rack in a lower position and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C).
10. Bake for 32-36 minutes until golden brown on top. If the top browns too fast, loosely tent with foil (around the 20-minute mark). The bread is done when it sounds hollow when tapped or the centre reads 195-200°F (90-93°C) on an instant-read thermometer.
11. Cool in the pan on a rack for a few minutes, then remove and slice (or cool fully first).
12. Store leftovers tightly wrapped at room temperature for up to 6 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

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