Friday, August 24, 2018

EASY HOMEMADE SANDWICH BREAD

Once in a while, we like plain old-fashioned white bread for grilled cheese or tuna salad sandwiches...even peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. This bread is so easy to make and is very moist because of the addition of potato flakes. Your house will smell amazing while this bread is baking.




½ cup lukewarm water (about 105 degrees F)
2 ½ t active dry yeast
3 T honey
¼ t ground ginger
¼ cup powdered milk
4 T unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 ½ t sea salt
1 cup lukewarm water
¼ cup dry milk
¼ cup potato flakes
4 cups all-purpose flour

Pour the ½ cup lukewarm water into the bowl of an electric stand mixer.
Add the yeast, honey, and ginger. Let proof in the bowl for 15 minutes.
Attach the bowl to the mixer fitted with a dough hook

While mixing on low speed, add the powdered milk, butter, and salt.
Add the lukewarm water, dry milk, and potato flakes.
Add the flour, 1 cup at a time.
If you don’t have a stand mixer, you can do this in a large bowl using a wooden spoon.

Let the mixer run for 3 minutes and then transfer to a lightly floured work surface and knead the dough by hand for 3 to 4 minutes.

Lightly coat a bowl with cooking spray and add the dough. Flip over to coat in oil on both sides.
Cover with plastic wrap, or a damp tea towel and let the dough rise in a warm location until doubled in size, about 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Lightly coat a loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Punch down dough and form into a smooth oblong shape and place into the prepared loaf pan.

Let rise in a warm place for about 30 to 40 minutes, until the bread is about on inch (no more) above the rim of the loaf pan.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, 15 minutes before the bread has finished rising.
Bake bread for 30 to 35 minutes.

Remove loaf pan onto a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Release from loaf pan and cool bread directly on rack until completely cool.

Makes one loaf






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