(Not so) basic white sandwich bread from Big Book of Bread: 125 Recipes for Every Baker (page 120) by King Arthur Baking Company

Ingredients

unbleached all-purpose flour
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instant yeast
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Serves : 1 loaf

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Notes about this recipe

ccania on January 26, 2026

I should have let mine rise for longer, but even so, an unexpectedly flavorful bread!
KateS27 on January 24, 2026

This made a soft and pillowy loaf! I’m not a huge white bread eater, but I wanted to try the recipe anyway. I’ll try it with half golden wheat next time (as the recipe suggests)!
abrownb1 on July 14, 2025

This produced a delicious tall pillowy loaf with enough structural integrity for sandwiches, but still nice and soft. Definitely go by visual cues vs time as I needed more time for both stand mixer kneading and rising in the pan (3.5 hours but my yeast is getting a lil old). The top browns very quickly so don't use it to gauge doneness. Baking time was accurate as double checked with a thermometer.
anya_sf on July 03, 2025

Very nice, surprisingly high-rising loaf. As mentioned in the note, I used half white whole wheat flour. Texture was coarser, but not dry, and still sliced neatly enough. Baking time was a few minutes longer (typical for my oven).
jenburkholder on May 26, 2025

Nice tender texture but I needed a lot more flour - absolute mess of a dough at the given proportions. Once I got that balanced out it baked up into a lovely sweet white loaf.
averythingcooks on March 04, 2025

Not surprisingly, this made a really good loaf of bread! I used my stand mixer (instructions for both manual & mixer prep are given), I had to use a glass loaf pan (due to the specified size) & I really appreciate bread recipes that give a target temp for doneness...mine was done at around 33 minutes. I brushed the still hot loaf with melted butter - not mentioned here but is discussed on the KAF website. This loaf will be made again for sure.