Sandwich Loaf Bread

Soft sandwich bread.

Ingredients

• 3 cups (384 g) bread flour or all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (5 g) instant yeast, see notes if using active dry
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (7 g) sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons (5 g) kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups (340 grams) lukewarm water
• Softened butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

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2. FEBRUARY 2, 2022
3. BY JENNY ROSENSTRACH
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7. Maybe it’s the wintry weather, but lately I’ve been craving easy bread-baking projects, even though any recipe involving yeast tends to scare me. The exception to this rule is basically any recipe from Ali Stafford of Alexandra Cooks, whose simple, clear instructions demystify the from-scratch process in a deeply motivating way — check out her bowl bread if you don’t believe me.
9. Below is a version of that recipe that you can make in a regular old loaf pan. The bread is remarkable in many ways, but my favorite thing is that you can decide mid-afternoon that you want to bake bread and sit down to a warm, fresh loaf by dinnertime. “People think you need to spend days making bread to get a good crumb structure and flavor and all that,” says Ali. “But you can make very good loaf start to finish in three to four hours.” Sold.
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16. “My mother’s peasant bread continues to be my favorite, easiest bread to make. This is a simple variation, adapted to yield one standard-sized loaf pan, a great shape for both sandwiches and toast. (You can find notes below the recipe that address using whole wheat flour, doubling the recipe, and storing the bread.) For best results, measure with a scale. It will leave you with a delicious loaf of bread, golden-crusted, soft-crumbed, perfect for smearing with good, salted butter.”
19. 3 cups (384 g) bread flour or all-purpose flour
20. 1 1/2 teaspoons (5 g) instant yeast, see notes if using active dry
21. 1 1/2 teaspoons (7 g) sugar
22. 1 1/2 teaspoons (5 g) kosher salt
23. 1 1/2 cups (340 grams) lukewarm water
24. Softened butter
25. 1 tablespoon olive oil
27. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Add the lukewarm water. Using a spatula, stir to combine until you have a sticky dough ball. Cover the bowl with a tea towel and place in a warm spot to rise until the dough doubles, about 2 hours (or longer depending on the temperature of your kitchen).
29. Heat the oven to 375F. Grease a 9×5-inch or 8.5×4.5-inch loaf pan with the softened butter. Deflate the dough using two forks or a flexible dough scraper. Pour the 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the dough and turn the dough ball to coat it in the oil. Transfer the dough to the prepared pan. Let rise until the dough crowns the rim of the pan, about 45 minutes to an hour.
31. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Turn the dough out onto a cooling rack and let cool for 30 minutes before slicing.