American Sandwich Bread

Name: American Sandwich Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (13¾ ounces; 390 grams), bread flour; 2 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 3/4 cup (6 ounces), whole milk, room temperature; 1/3 cup (2⅔ ounces; 75 grams), water, room temperature, plus extra for misting; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons, honey

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2020

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

Light, tender, sliceable: This is the perfect bread for BLTs, PB and Js, or morning toast.

SERVESMakes 1 loaf

TIME1½ hours, plus 2½ hours rising and 3¼ hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a light, tender, sliceable white sandwich bread that would work in every application, from BLTs and PB&Js to our morning toast. To get there, we started with bread flour, which has a higher protein content and is particularly ...

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