Easy Sandwich Bread

Name: Easy Sandwich Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 2 cups (11 ounces), bread flour; 6 tablespoons (2 ounces), whole-wheat flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons, warm water (120 degrees); 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1 tablespoon, honey; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water and pinch salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

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Breads

A tasty, even crumb and a tender crust, requiring minimal kneading and no shaping, in less than 2 hours. Fantasy? Or the best thing since sliced bread?

SERVESMakes 1 loaf

TIME1¾ hours, plus 20 minutes resting and 2 hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We knew that hastily made yeast breads can sometimes lack the structure necessary for a satisfactory rise, and their interiors are often coarse and craggy. Our goal was to make a soft, well-risen, even-crumbed loaf of bread without kneading...

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