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The Best White Sandwich Bread

A soft and simple homemade white sandwich bread.

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Ingredients

  • 400g Bread Flour
  • 40g Whole Wheat Flour
  • 17g Sugar
  • 8g Salt
  • 8g Instant Dried Yeast
  • 280ml Milk (Tepid)
  • 40ml Oil (Veg, Canola, Olive Oil - whatevz use what you have)
  • OPTIONAL: 8g Bread Improver OR Pinch of Vitamin C

Method

  1. 1

    In a large mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, combine the bread flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, instant dried yeast, and bread improver or vitamin C if using.

  2. 2

    Add the tepid milk and oil to the dry ingredients.

  3. 3

    Mix and knead the dough until smooth, elastic, and supple.

  4. 4

    Shape the dough into a ball, place into a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let rise until doubled in size.

  5. 5

    Punch down the dough, shape it into a log, and place into a greased sandwich loaf pan.

  6. 6

    Cover and let rise until the dough crowns just above the top of the pan.

  7. 7

    Bake at 180°C (350°F) until golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.

  8. 8

    Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.