Homemade Country White Bread

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This Homemade Country White Bread makes two delicious loaves of bread. This easy bread recipe is perfect for sandwiches, toast or just a smear of butter.

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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Well, not to get all gloom and doom on you but I ran out of sandwich bread the other day. And in our current state of “quarantine at home”, “Shelter at home”, “Stay Home” and “social distancing”, I did not want to venture out with my mask on to grab a loaf at the grocery store. So, I didn’t panic. I took a deep breath and whipped up some Homemade Country White Bread.

Bread-making can be intimidating for some. But I promise it is not as complicated as it sounds. I think working with yeast scares everyone into thinking they can’t do it. But you can. Trust me. This homemade country white bread recipe is perfect for sandwiches, toasting and even making French Toast.

Check out this delicious recipe!

What Ingredients Do I Need To Make this Homemade Country White Bread recipe?

• Milk heated to 110 degrees
• Water heated to 110 degrees
• Sugar
• Active dry yeast 
• Dash of ground ginger
• Salt
• Melted Butter, plus extra if you choose to brush tops for a softer crust
• Bread flour

How Do I Make Homemade Sandwich Bread?

Step 1

Dissolve the warm milk, warm water, sugar, yeast and ginger in mixing bowl of table top mixer. Stir lightly and allow to sit until the liquid becomes foamy (about 10 minutes.)

With a hand whisk, stir in 1 cup of flour. Add the salt and 4 tbsp. melted butter and mix well.

Step 2

Attach bread hook to mixer and add flour, one cup at a time until dough ball forms. Continue to mix with dough hook for approx. 5 minutes.

Remove dough ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or clean dish towel and allow to rise until double in size. When doubled in size, punch dough down and remove to lightly floured surface. Knead by hand for several minutes to remove air bubbles.

Step 3

Divide dough in half and shape into loaves. Place in greased pans, cover and let rise until about 1-1/2 inches above rim when looking at center of loaf.

Bake on center rack of a 350-degree oven for approx. 30 minutes. You can check doneness by lightly tapping on the top of loaf. It will sound hollow when it is done. Cool in pan for about 5 minutes, then remove from pan to wire rack and cool completely before slicing.

A Few Bread Baking Tips:

• You may substitute buttermilk for the regular milk.
• Ginger can be omitted but it does help the dough to rise.
• Substituting potato water (water which you have boiled potatoes for mashed potatoes) for the tap water will also help the dough rise.
• If you like a soft crust, brush melted butter on bread tops after removing from oven, then cover with a clean dish towel until cooled.

Bread-Making Essentials

Kitchen Aid Mixer With Dough Hook

Bread Machine

Bench Scraper

Bread Pan

Mixing Bowls

Yeast

Bread Making For Beginners Cookbook

Easy Sandwich Recipes

As I said before, this country white bread is great for sandwiches. Try it with one of these easy sandwich recipes.

Stuffed Peanut Butter & Jelly French Toast

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Make-Ahead Ham And Egg White Breakfast Sandwiches

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Yield: 2 Loaves

Homemade Country White Bread

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Additional Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes

This Homemade Country White Bread makes two delicious loaves of bread. This easy bread recipe is perfect for sandwiches, toast or just a smear of butter.

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Ingredients

• 1-1/4 c milk heated to 110 degrees
• 3/4 c water heated to 110 degrees
• 2 tbsp active dry yeast 2 packets
• 1/8 tsp ground ginger
• 1-1/4 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp butter melted
• 5-1/4 c bread flour
• 2 tbsp butter melted (if you choose to brush tops for a softer crust)

Instructions

1. Dissolve the warm milk, warm water, sugar,
   yeast and ginger in mixing bowl of table top mixer. Stir lightly and allow to
   sit until the liquid becomes foamy (about 10 minutes.)
2. With a hand whisk, stir in 1 cup of flour. Add the salt and 4 tbsp. melted butter and mix well.
3. Attach bread hook to mixer and add flour, one cup at a time until dough ball forms.
4. Continue to mix with dough hook for approx. 5 minutes.
5. Remove dough ball and place in a lightly greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or clean dish towel and allow to rise
   until double in size.
6. When doubled in size, punch dough down and
   remove to lightly floured surface.
7. Knead by hand for several minutes to remove
   air bubbles.
8. Divide dough in half and shape into loaves. Place in greased pans, cover and let rise until about 1-1/2 inches above the rim when looking at the center of the loaf.
9. Bake on center rack of a 350-degree oven for approx. 30 minutes. You can check doneness by lightly tapping on the top of the loaf. It will sound hollow when it is done.
10. Cool in pan for about 5 minutes, then remove
    from pan to wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
    
    

Notes

You may substitute buttermilk for the regular milk.

Ginger can be omitted but it does help the dough to rise.

Substituting potato water (water which you have boiled potatoes for mashed potatoes) for the tap water will also help the dough rise.

If you like a soft crust, brush melted butter on bread tops after removing from oven, then cover with a clean dish towel until cooled.

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