September 23, 2025

Vintage Life Farm’s Easy Sandwich Bread

Vintage Life Farm’s Easy Sandwich Bread

Vintage Life Farm’s Easy Sandwich Bread

My great-grandmother's recipe delivers a soft and sweet tasting sandwich bread that your whole family will love!
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Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups flour choose flour with 10%-12% protein
  • 1 cup tepid water 80°F to 105°F (27°C to 40°C
  • ½ cup milk warmed but not boiling
  • 1 tbsp honey or sugar
  • 1½ tbsp oil or fat olive oil, avocado oil, melted butter or tallow
  • 1 tsp active or instant yeast
  • 1 tsp salt

Method
 

Activate yeast
  1. In a large bowl, combine warm water, warm milk, honey/sugar, and yeast. Stir gently and let sit 5–10 minutes until foamy.
Mix dough
  1. Stir in oil (or butter) and salt. Add flour, one cup at a time, until a soft dough forms.
Knead
  1. Knead by hand 8–10 minutes (or 5–6 minutes with a mixer) until smooth and elastic.
First rise
  1. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm spot 1–1½ hours, or until doubled.
Shape loaf
  1. Punch down dough. Shape into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan.
Second rise
  1. Cover and let rise 30–45 minutes, until dough rises about 1 inch above the pan.
Bake
  1. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes, or until tops are golden brown.
Cool
  1. Remove from pans and cool on a rack before slicing.
Notes
  1. For softer bread: replace ½–1 cup water with milk
  2. Brush tops with butter after baking for a soft crust
  3. Stores well at room temp 2–3 days or freeze for later

Notes

To grab my free pdf download with this Easy Sandwich Bread recipe, along with how to use this recipe in a bread machine and tons of troubleshooting advice, go HERE!
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