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This Easy White Sandwich Bread is the easiest homemade bread recipe that turns out perfectly every time. It’s hearty and tender and it’s perfect for sandwiches or for dipping in soups or stews! Easy Homemade White Sandwich Bread Easy Homemade Sandwich Bread Pinterest

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  white sandwich bread with golden crust, butter and honey It’s almost time for back-to-school and that means a 180-degree turn in my cooking and baking routine. Pretty soon I’ll be leaving behind all my favourite grilling recipes and fresh summer salads and embracing meal prep dinners for busy weeknights and lots of kid-friendly lunch recipes for school. This Easy White Sandwich Bread is my favourite stand-by homemade sandwich bread recipe for school lunches and I know you’re going to love it! white sandwich bread with golden crust I’ve been making homemade bread for over 15 years and this Easy White Sandwich Bread Recipe is a simplified version of my grandma’s original sandwich bread recipe I enjoyed growing up. It’s a simple combination of water, yeast and honey, mixed with all purpose flour and salt, made into basic loaves and baked to crispy crust perfection!

How to Shape Sandwich Bread

There’s one trick I always use when making sandwich bread that makes it SO easy to shape the loaves to look just like sandwich bread from a bakery. When you punch down the dough after the first rise, flour your work surface and let the dough rest on the work surface in a ball for about 5-10 minutes. This will allow the gluten in the dough to relax, and it’ll make the dough SO much softer and easier to shape! It’s a simple trick that works every time!

To shape the loaf perfectly for sandwiches, follow these steps:

  1. After letting it rest, shape the dough into a rectangle (with the short end about the same length as the long side of your loaf pan).
  2. Fold one short end into the middle and press with your fingers to seal.
  3. Fold the other short end into middle and press with your fingers to seal.
  4. Pinch the sides and pull them in slightly.
  5. Flip the whole thing over and tuck the ends under again.
  6. Place the loaf into the greased loaf pan and let rise a second time.

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white sandwich bread sliced After making homemade bread for so many years I’ve learned that using the right loaf pan makes all the difference. This large loaf pan from Jamie Oliver is my favourite loaf pan of all time (affiliate link). It’s non-stick, easy to clean, and it has high sides which creates the perfect loaf shape for sandwiches. It’s the best loaf pan I’ve ever used and I can’t recommend it highly enough! white sandwich bread with golden crust

Looking for more delicious bread recipes? Try my Easy No Knead Artisan Bread or this Easy No Knead Cinnamon Raisin Artisan Bread!

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  white sandwich bread sliced I hope you love this Easy White Sandwich Bread as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite sandwich to make with classic sandwich bread? I’d love to know!  

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Recipe Video

Watch the video below to see exactly how I make this recipe. You can find more delicious recipe videos on my YouTube channel

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Easy White Sandwich Bread

This Easy White Sandwich Bread is the easiest homemade bread recipe that's hearty and tender, and turns out perfectly every time with the best golden crust!
5 from 11 votes
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Course: Baking, Bread
Cuisine: American, Canadian, Western
Keyword: Easy White Sandwich Bread
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Rising Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Servings: 15 slices
Calories: 191kcal
Author: Chrissie (thebusybaker.ca)

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water
  • 1 tablespoon instant yeast (or use active dry yeast)
  • 1 tablespoon honey or other vegan honey substitute
  • 6 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Egg Wash (optional):

  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
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Instructions

  • Add the water, yeast and honey to the bowl of your stand mixer and mix with a fork just until the yeast is moistened and the honey is dissolved.
  • Let sit for about 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the flour to the bowl of the stand mixer on top of the water and yeast mixture and then add the salt.
  • Turn the mixer on low speed and mix until a soft dough forms.
  • Continue mixing on medium-low speed and let the mixer knead the dough for about 4 minutes. The dough should have formed a soft ball and the sides of the bow should be clean. Only if the dough is too wet and sticking to the side of the bowl, add a tablespoon or two more flour as it kneads.
  • Shape the dough with your hands into a ball and place it back into the bowl (oil the bowl, if you wish). Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise for 60 minutes in a warm, draft-free place.
  • Grease 2 loaf pans with butter or a high-quality non-stick baking spray.
  • After the dough rises, punch it down and turn it out onto a floured work surface and divide it in half.
  • Roll each piece of dough into a ball with your hands, eventually shaping it into an oblong round shape.
  • Place each piece of dough into one of the greased loaf pans and cover the pans with a clean kitchen towel.
  • Let them rise again in a warm, draft-free place for about 20 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Whisk together the egg and water to make the egg wash (if using).
  • Brush the egg wash over the tops of the loaves and bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 25-35 minutes until the tops of the loaves are a deep golden brown colour.
  • After baking, remove from the pans and place the loaves on a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Slice after the loaves have cooled completely to room temperature and use to make your favourite sandwiches or serve alongside soups or stews.

Notes

Store each loaf of bread in a plastic bag or airtight container to keep fresh. 
This bread freezes well in a plastic bag for up to one month.
After punching down the dough after the first rise, flour your work surface and let the dough rest on the work surface in a ball for about 5-10 minutes. This will allow the gluten in the dough to relax, and it'll make the dough SO much softer and easier to shape! It's a simple trick that works every time!

 

To shape the loaf perfectly for sandwiches, follow these steps:

  1. After letting it rest, shape the dough into a rectangle (with the short end about the same length as the long side of your loaf pan).
  2. Fold one short end into the middle and press with your fingers to seal. 
  3. Fold the other short end into middle and press with your fingers to seal.
  4. Pinch the sides and pull them in slightly.
  5. Flip the whole thing over and tuck the ends under again.
  6. Place the loaf into the greased loaf pan and let rise a second time. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 2mg
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  7. Jacquelyn Hastert says

    5 stars
    Homemade bread is always the best! This would be perfect for fall baking and will pair perfectly with soup or alongside pasta.

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  8. Bobbie N says

    I was looking for a quick, easy sandwich bread. This is perfection. I never use a mixer, just my danish dough spoon and elbow grease. This turned out beautifully. Thank you.

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  9. Bruce says

    Not sure what I am doing wrong but I have tried this recipe 3 times and I cannot get it to rise like your picture. I’m in Canada, maybe my yeast is not right. It is Fleischmann’s quick-rise instant yeast. I have followed your recipe to a “T” all three times.
    The first hour of rising it does great, then when I cut it apart it falls flat. Do you think I could put it right into the loaf pans, let it rise for 80 min. Then cook it?

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    • Chrissie says

      Thanks for your question. I also use Fleischmann’s quick rise instant yeast, so that can’t be the issue. Is the dough overly sticky? Is it possible you’ve mis-measured the liquid? Also, could your loaf pans be too large? Mine are standard loaf pans with high sides, which may be the reason for the appearance of the rise.

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      • Bruce says

        Thank you for replying ,
        I follow the recipe to a “T”.
        When I mix it in my stand mixer
        (on low), the bowl and spiral head comes out completely clean every time. (If it didn’t I would add a little flour).
        My pans are not large at all.
        The bread comes out very dense, unlike your picture.
        What would happen if I put it right into the loaf pans, let it rise for 80 mins and then baked them?
        Would they blow up?
        I could never understand it, let it rise, pound the rise out of it, then do it over again. (Obviously there is a reason)
        I will try going straight to the pan and let you know how they come out.
        My mother always made bread the typical way, let it rise, then knead it, then rise again, too much work for me since I am the “bread” earner in my family. (pun intended) lol
        Anyway I’ll let you know.

        Thanks

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        • Chrissie says

          The reason for the double rise (and punching it down) is that it helps the gluten develop in the bread, which gives it the soft, chewy texture. If you rise the dough only once it would likely be an uneven bake (some places soft and others dense) and it would likely be full of large holes.

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  10. Charlie says

    5 stars
    I have made this several times and it has turned out perfectly. I was only wondering if I could turn this recipe into dinner rolls, or would the texture not be good for that?

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  12. Savannah Keyser says

    Is your loaf pan 9×5 or 9×4? Excited to try this recipe, just wanting to make sure I get the most rise from the bread.

    Reply

  13. Livhuwani says

    Hi

    I absolutely love your bakes, I’m not so good myself but I’m starting to believe I can thanks to your recipes. I’m trying the bread just now!

    Reply

  15. Christina says

    Hi Chrissie, could you please explain step 4 of shaping the loafs more detailed? What do you mean by pulling the sides in slightly? Thank you!

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    • The Busy Baker says

      Hey Christina! You should pinch the short sides together and pull them in to the middle. Turn the whole loaf upside down so the top is smooth and the pinched part is at the bottom. Make sure all the ends are tucked in. You should have a pretty loaf now that is ready to rise and bake. Enjoy!

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  16. Bekah C. says

    5 stars
    Wow. I’ve made bread for years and I was never able to get it to rise like this. It’s perfect! It looks just like the pictures!

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    • Chrissie says

      I’ve never done that with this recipe, but my instincts say it should work. Please do let me know how it goes!

      Reply

  20. Katya says

    5 stars
    After so many not successful attempts and sourdough starter experimenting , I gave up on making bread .
    Saw this simple recipe today and I have two perfect loaves !
    The secret is in simplicity.
    Thanks so much

    Reply

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