Soft Buttermilk Sandwich Bread
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Excellent
Soft Buttermilk Sandwich Bread
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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!
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Rapid Rise Yeast I use bread machine yeast
- ½ teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1 teaspoon granulated 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
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Instructions
STAND MIXER
Make the dough
- In an electric stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, combine the yeast, ginger, sugar, and warm water.
- Allow to get puffed up and foamy (about 5 minutes).
- Combine the buttermilk, honey, salt and baking soda together, then add it to the yeast mixture.
- Add 3 cups of the flour and mix until smooth.
- With the mixer on low, add the melted 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 400F.
- 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 (if using)
Cool, Slice, Devour
- Allow to cool completely on a wire rack (covered with a kitchen towel)
- Slice and devour
Notes
- 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 Information
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Calories
237kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
282mg
(12%)
Potassium
98mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
140IU
(3%)
Calcium
42mg
(4%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 237 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 237kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 282mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 98mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 140IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 42mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.7
33 reviews
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