Sandwich Bread

Ingredients

  • 174 g water (3/4 cup)
  • 125 g milk (1/2 cup)
  • 9 g yeast (1 packet)
  • 440 g bread flour (3 cups)
  • 8 g sea salt (1.5 tsp)
  • 21 g sugar (1 Tbsp)
  • 3 Tbsp butter, softened

Method

  1. Combine mlik and water. Heat to 98 degrees. Add in yeast to bloom for 10 minutes.
  2. Combine flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of your stand mixer.
  3. Using the bread hook, start your mixer on low. Slowly stream in yeast mixture. Allow to mix until combined. Allow to mix for another 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add in butter, 1 Tbsp at a time. Mix until all butter in incorporated. Mix for an additional 30 seconds.
  5. Dump dough out onto a work surface and shape it into a ball. Place in a greased bowl, cover, and allow it to rise in your oven with just the light on for 1-2 hours until doubled in size.
  6. Grease a 9x5 inch pan.
  7. Punch down your dough and place on a lightly floured work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll dough until its about half an inch think and as wide as your loaf pan’s long side.
  8. Roll your dough tightly into a log and place in the prepared bread pan. Cover with another bread pan and allow to rise again for 30 to 45 minutes in your oven with the light on.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes.
  10. Allow it to rest in the pan for 10 minutes before pulling out of the pan and allowing it to cool completely before slicing.

Source

Recipe from Joshua Weissman on YouTube.