Thrifty #Homemade #Sandwich #Bread #Recipe

I’ve spent a while operating on the right do-it-yourself sandwich bread recipe, and I assume I’ve discovered it!

Winter within the Midwest capability spending extra time interior (even snowed in at times), and that also capability that I even have extra time for baking and all issues domestic.  🙂

When we dwell home, we all the time save extra money.  That ought to be obvious, I guess, but I’m all the time astounded how little DIY tasks and making extra from-scratch recipes in reality makes a difference in our month-to-month budget.

Now, earlier than you assume I’m sitting right the following baking up a storm and homesteading on a common foundation – I’ll just say, this isn’t typical!

While I make most of our dinners from scratch, I don’t frequently have time for issues like making bread.

But throughout the winter months especially, I dig out this quite fundamental sandwich bread recipe and take pleasure in no longer just consuming it (it’s delicious!) but saving some funds as well.
So if you’re not-a-Martha-Stewart like me, you’ll appreciate the simplicity of this process.

Image with text: How to make right sandwich bread with 5 ingredients

When I was pregnant with my son (almost 5 years ago, sniff sniff), I took the plunge into the work-from-home international and left my secure process at a law firm.

This swap got here with huge freedom but additionally required us to chop again on spending drastically, as my new profession paid greatly less.

(That’s a lengthy tale for one other day, nevertheless it IS doubtless to work from dwelling and make extra than I did at that time.  I discovered so a lot in these first NULL years of freelancing.)

Anyhow, I rely stumbling throughout a recipe for do-it-yourself sandwich bread and decided I might strive it out, primarily to save money.  Who doesn’t love do-it-yourself bread, anyhow?  I’ve modified this recipe over time by trial and error, so I can declare it, right?!  🙂

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Normally I purchase wheat bread, so yes, in some methods this isn’t the healthiest choice if wholesome (or gluten-free!) is your goal.

But there's the advantage of understanding what’s on your meals – and avoiding preservatives in store-bought sandwich bread.

One of the issues I also love about making my very own bread is that this bread charges me approximately $0.64/loaf to make.

It makes use of very fundamental ingredients, as you’ll notice, that is one other plus whilst you’re caught at dwelling and might possibly no longer have fancy stuff available like powdered milk and whatnot (popular in different do-it-yourself recipes.)

*Tip:  Buy yeast in bulk at your native well being meals shop for greatest value.

I purchase sufficient to fill a fundamental dimension mason jar and hold it in my freezer the position it's largely nice for as a lot as a yr (sometimes longer!).


Thrifty Homemade Sandwich Bread Recipe and Instructions
Ingredients (*recipe card on the give up of post)
○  1 C. Hot Water

○ 2 Tablespoons Sugar

○  2 3/4 teaspoons energetic dry yeast (*this is 1/2 tsp extra than a fundamental one-use packet — one other cause to purchase in it in bulk.  It appears to rise extra consistently whilst I use this amount.)

○  3 cups all-purpose flour OR bread flour (*tip: a chum stated as soon as that the name-brand flours appear to make higher breads and I even have discovered this to be true.  There isn't so a lot expense difference, so strive it and see ought to you've got problem with generic brands!)

○  1/4 cup vegetable oil

○  1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt

Directions
#1. Mix collectively the hot water (not scalding, but hot from the tap), sugar and yeast and stir.  Let sit for about 10 minutes, permitting the yeast to “bloom”.  See below.

Yeast - bloomed

#2.  Dump this combination right into a stand mixer and blend within the vegetable oil, salt and the flour, one cup at a time, utilizing your dough hook.  Alternatively, you possibly can use a hand mixer to mix the meals after which knead it by hand.  I’m awful at kneading and have absolutely gotten my money’s value out of my stand mixer.

#3.  Continue blending a number of minutes till dough clings to the bread hook and doesn’t stick with the bowl.  Mix one other 3-4 minutes after the non-sticky dough is formed.  (That’s a in reality technical baking term)  🙂

#4.  Remove dough from hook, position dough ball in a bowl and disguise with a faded kitchen towel.  Let rise in a draft-free facet for approximately 1.5 hours or till the dough doubles in size.

#5.  Punch down, form into an oval loaf-like form and switch the seams under.  You can learn tutorials on methods on clean methods to do that nicely but I merely tuck the extra dough beneath the backside of the loaf with out utilizing water to pinch the seams and it really works just fine!

#6.  In a greased loaf pan, allow dough rise a moment time (you can calmly disguise with plastic wrap) till virtually doubled – approximately one hour.  See below.

Bread after 2nd rise

#7.  Bake approximately 25 minutes at 350 degrees.


Isn’t it beautiful??  Gosh, I heavily love how quite baked bread appears on a platter.  But it tastes even better!

If you’re planning to slice it for sandwich bread, it really works higher ought to you wait till the subsequent day.  It could be slightly firmer and simpler to slice.

That said, even immediately out of the oven, it’s in reality denser than most bread-machine recipes I’ve tried within the previous that typically have big air pockets/holes within the bread.

Sliced do-it-yourself sandwich bread

If you judge to make a number of batches of bread to freeze for later, I might suggest freezer bread bags like these.

These bag clips also are in reality useful and also you possibly can re-use them over and over for any kind of bag.

Drop me a be aware and allow me recognise ought to you strive this recipe – OR go away your favourite ideas for saving funds within the kitchen!

Thrifty Homemade Sandwich BreadThrifty Homemade Sandwich Bread

PREP TIME
2 hours 45 minutes
COOK TIME
25 minutes
TOTAL TIME
3 hours 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup hot water
2 Tbsp Sugar
2-3/4 tsp yeast (1 packet + 1/2 tsp)
3 cups all-purpose flour OR bread flour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1-1/2 tsp salt

Instructions
Mix collectively the hot water (not scalding, but hot from the tap), sugar and yeast and stir. Let sit for about 10 minutes, permitting the yeast to "bloom"
Dump this combination right into a stand mixer and blend within the vegetable oil, salt and the flour, one cup at a time, utilizing your dough hook. Alternatively, you possibly can use a hand mixer to mix the meals after which knead it by hand
Continue blending a number of minutes till dough clings to the bread hook and does no longer stick with the bowl. Mix one other 3-4 minutes after the non-sticky dough is formed.
Remove dough from hook, position dough ball in a bowl and disguise with a faded kitchen towel. Let rise in a draft-free facet for approximately 1.5 hours or till the dough doubles in size.
Punch down, form into an oval loaf-like form and switch the seams under. 
Place in a greased loaf pan; disguise loosely with plastic wrap (spray it with cooking oil first when you are frightened about it sticking).
Let dough rise a moment time till virtually doubled - approximately one hour.
Bake in loaf pan approximately 25 minutes at 350 degrees

Nutrition Information: YIELD: 16 SERVING SIZE: 1
Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 155 TOTAL FAT: 4g SATURATED FAT: 0g TRANS FAT: 0g UNSATURATED FAT: 3g CHOLESTEROL: 0mg SODIUM: 220mg CARBOHYDRATES: 26g FIBER: 1g SUGAR: 2g PROTEIN: 4g

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