Homemade White Bread

There’s a lot to be said in favor of wheat bread, multi-grain breads, etc. But sometimes all you want is white bread. Plain, semi-soft, non-chewy white bread to enjoy as a sandwich, or just with butter. Well, you don’t need to go buy an unhealthy commercial version full of additives if you’re craving white bread. Instead, enjoy the healthiest white bread possible- Homemade White Bread!

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This homemade white bread is so delicious hot out of the oven with butter on top! You might also want to try it toasted!

Want to make this in a bread maker? I haven’t tried it, but I imagine it would work fine. If you wanted to try, ignore my directions and just put the ingredients in your bread maker in the following order- water, flour, sugar, salt, butter (only 2 Tablespoons, softened), and yeast (make a circular indentation in the center of the flour to put the yeast in, but don’t let it touch the liquid). Then set your machine to “White Bread” or “Basic” and press the start button.

I doubt that this homemade white bread recipe would work with gluten-free flour substituted for the all-purpose flour. Gluten-free bread requires a different liquid ratio, and may be helped by additional ingredients like xanthan gum. If you wanted to try to convert the recipe, you might want to read through King Arthur Flour’s gluten free baking tips.

Homemade White Bread

Ingredients

1 packet active dry yeast
1 2/3 cup warm water, divided
3 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4.5-5 cups all-purpose flour
2.5 tablespoons softened butter, divided

Directions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, empty your packet of active dry yeast into a 1/3 cup of warm water and let sit for 5 minutes.
2. After five minutes, pour your remaining water into the yeast mixture.

3. Then add in sugar, salt, flour, and 2 tablespoons softened butter. Use the bread hook on your mixer to mix your bread dough for 5-7 minutes.

4. Remove your dough, form it into a ball, and place it back into your mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with cling wrap or a towel and let it rest on the counter for 90 minutes.
5. Preheat your oven to 375°. Grease a bread pan with butter and lightly flour the pan.
6. Remove your bread dough and fork back into a ball by folding the dough under with your hands. Place the dough in your bread pan.

7. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the bread is golden brown. Then brush the top of your homemade white bread with melted butter, slice and enjoy!

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Homemade White Bread

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• Author: A Cultivated Nest

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It’s easy to make your own delicious sandwich bread at home with only a couple of ingredients. Save money and eat healthier bread by making my easy homemade white bread recipe!

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Ingredients

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• 1 packet active dry yeast
• 1 2/3 cup warm water, divided
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4.5–5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2.5 tablespoons softened butter, divided

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Instructions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, empty your packet of active dry yeast into a 1/3 cup of warm water and let sit for 5 minutes.
2. After five minutes, pour your remaining water into the yeast mixture.
3. Then add in sugar, salt, flour, and 2 tablespoons softened butter. Use the bread hook on your mixer to mix your bread dough for 5-7 minutes.
4. Remove your dough, form it into a ball, and place it back into your mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with cling wrap or a towel and let it rest on the counter for 90 minutes.
5. Preheat your oven to 375°. Grease a bread pan with butter and lightly flour the pan.
6. Remove your bread dough and fork back into a ball by folding the dough under with your hands. Place the dough in your bread pan.
7. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the bread is golden brown. Then brush the top of your homemade white bread with melted butter, slice and enjoy!

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