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Loaf of white sandwich bread.

Bread Machine Sandwich Bread

Easy bread machine recipe for sandwich bread.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (225 grams) milk, see note
  • ⅓ cup (75 grams ) half and half, see note
  • 3 tablespoons (45 grams) softened butter, salted or unsalted
  • 3 ¾ cups (450 grams) bread flour, see note
  • 3 tablespoons (35g) sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons instant yeast or active dry

Instructions

  1. Place the ingredients into the pan of a 1 ½ to 2 pound bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.

  2. Select the program for basic white bread. Press Start.
  3. When the baking completes, remove the pan from the machine. Allow the bread to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan, sometimes this requires a shake to get the bread out of the pan. Set the loaf on a wire rack to cool.
  4. Store, in a bread box, bread bag or well wrapped on the counter for 4 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

Recipe Notes

Milk and Half and Half

Use lukewarm milk and half and half if your bread machine does not have a preheat cycle.