Homemade White Sandwich Bread

There are few things I love more than Homemade White Sandwich Bread. First, the smell of homemade bread baking is something that Yankee Candle should consider making. Also, homemade bread is a serious comfort food of mine. I love it fresh from the oven, toasted, or dunked into my favorite soup.

For the past few years, at Christmas time, I have started gifting loaves of this bread to co-workers and friends. Usually, I spend the weekend before Christmas turning my kitchen into a bread factory baking 7 to 8 batches of this Homemade White Sandwich Bread.

Each batch makes three 8-inch loaves, but if you want a slightly bigger loaf make two 9-inch loaves. Both equally great, but three loaves allow me to spread the love to more people.

But please be warned, once you start sharing the bread love, you will be bombarded with requests to bring more!

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Homemade White Sandwich Bread

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes

Servings 3 Loaves

Author My Farmhouse Table

Ingredients

• 3 cups Water, lukewarm
• 1/4 cup Sugar
• 1 1/2 Tbsp Active-Dry Yeast
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp Salt
• 7 1/2 to 9 cups All-Purpose Flour

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar into water. Let stand 5-10 minutes. 

2. Mix in the oil and salt.

3. Add the flour, one cup at a time, mixing and kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic. 

4. Put dough into a greased bowl, cover, and let rest until doubled (about one hour).

5. Punch dough down, divide and form into 3 individual loaves. Place the loaves into 3 greased 8-inch bread pans. 

6. Cover the bread pans and let rest until the top of the dough is an inch or two above the pan rim. About 45 minutes to 1 hour.

7. Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes or until golden brown.

8. Immediately remove the loaves from the bread pans and place onto a cooling rack.