Soft Buttermilk Sandwich Bread
A beautifully soft homemade white sandwich bread, with a touch of extra flavor from buttermilk. This bread is fantastic for sandwiches, toasting, or right out of the oven. With added ginger to make it stay fresh longer!
Servings 16 servings
Calories 237kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast I use bread machine yeast
- ½ teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1/4 cup water warm
- 2 cups buttermilk warm
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 cups bread flour divided
- 1/4 cup butter melted
OPTIONAL
- extra butter for brushing on baked loaves
Instructions
STAND MIXER
Make the dough
- In an electric stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine 1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast, ½ teaspoon powdered ginger, 1 teaspoon white sugar, and warm 1/4 cup water.
- Allow to get puffed up and foamy (about 5 minutes).
- Combine the 2 cups buttermilk, 1/3 cup honey, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda together, then add it to the yeast mixture.
- Add 3 cups of the 6 cups bread flour and mix until smooth.
- With the mixer on low, add the 1/4 cup butter and remaining flour.
- Knead on low until the dough becomes smooth and elastic, about 8-10 minutes.
Rise
- Remove from mixer and turn out onto a floured surface.
- Grease a large bowl and add the dough to the bowl.
- Cover, and rise for 1.5 hours (it needs to double in size)
Punch down and shape
- Punch down and divide into 2.
- Shape into loaves, and add to 2 buttered bread tins (or glass pans).
2nd Rise
- Cover with a clean kitchen towel and leave somewhere warm for about 30 minutes.
Bake
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Cover the loaves loosely with tinfoil to prevent browning too fast, and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the loaves from the oven and brush with the extra butter 1/4 cup butter(if using)
Cool, Slice, Devour
- Allow to cool completely on a wire rack (covered with a kitchen towel)
- Slice and devour
Notes
Bread Machine:
Make the dough Add the yeast, ginger, sugar and water to the bowl of your bread machine. Combine the buttermilk, honey, salt and baking soda together and add to the bread machine. Add 3 cups of the flour, and put the machine on the “dough” cycle” Add the melted butter and the remaining flour. Let the machine complete the cycle. Punch down and shape Remove dough from machine, punch down and divide into 2. Shape into loaves and add to 2 buttered bread tins (or glass pans). Rise Cover with a clean kitchen towel and leave somewhere warm for about 30 minutes. Bake Preheat the oven to 400F. Cover the loaves loosely with tinfoil to prevent browning too fast, and bake for 30 minutes. Cool, slice, devour Remove the loaves from the oven and brush with the extra butter (if using) Allow to cool completely on a wire rack (covered with a kitchen towel). Slice, devour.Nutrition
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 98mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 0.5mg
