White Bread Recipe
Learn how to make delicious homemade white bread with this easy recipe. Perfect for sandwiches or toast, this bread is soft, fluffy, and full of flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 loaves
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Global
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 ⅔ cups lukewarm water (divided)
- 2 ¼ teaspoon instant yeast (or active dry yeast)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey (or more sugar)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter (cubed at room temperature)
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour (divided)
For Brushing:
- 1 ½ tablespoons butter (melted)
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine yeast, sugar, and half of the water. Let sit until foamy. Add remaining water, honey, salt, butter, and 4 cups of flour. Knead until soft and smooth.
- Rising: Let the dough rise until doubled in size.
- Shaping: Divide dough, shape into loaves, and let rise again.
- Baking: Preheat oven, bake loaves until golden brown.
- Finishing: Brush with melted butter and cool before slicing.
Notes
- You can customize the sweetness by adjusting the sugar or honey in the recipe.
- Ensure the yeast is fresh for best results.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
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