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Making homemade sandwich bread is simple and easy. If you cannot find any at the store, no worries! Here is my easy recipe and tips. You will be making bread before you know it.

Since the stores are being so ransacked right now, I am doing my best to show you how to make pantry staples at home — and one of those is making your own homemade sandwich bread.

There’s nothing on earth like the taste of a loaf of fresh homemade bread. This recipe makes a perfect loaf every single time and is perfect for sandwich making.

This post was originally published on November 29, 2009.

It's a simple recipe with simple pantry ingredients and you don't need any special equipment to make this.

If you have never baked with yeast before, don't be afraid. This recipe is a no-fuss recipe and the bread comes out soft and scrumptious every single time.

Of course, it goes great with my amazing homemade butter. And if white bread is not your thing, I have a similar recipe for honey wheat bread that you can find at that link.

How to Make Homemade Sandwich Bread

This recipe only makes one loaf so if you want to make more, you will need to double or triple the recipe.

Because this only makes one loaf of bread, you won't need large amounts of flour or SO MANY loaf pans scattered all over your kitchen.

The steps to make this bread are simple and easy —

1. Make the dough by mixing the ingredients 
2. Knead the dough for 2 minutes with your KitchenAid mixer (or you can do it by hand and build those arm muscles)
3. Cover the dough and let it rise for a couple of hours. Then punch it down – a great place to get the aggression out!
4. Shape the dough into a large rectangle, then fold it over and roll it into a loaf.
5. Once you put it in the pan, let it rise for about an hour then bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

If you have a KitchenAid mixer, that's great. If not, no worries. You can do this all by hand. I used to do it this way a long time ago and it is great for getting those workouts in with your muscles.

You will need to knead it longer than normal if you choose to do it by hand — about 10 minutes — but it is so worth it.

It's that simple to make. The best part is that while this bread does take a few hours to make, it is totally worth it. Homemade sandwich bread does not even compare with the store bread.

If you really want a great bread recipe, you need to try my Copycat Cheesecake Honey Wheat Bread. It is one of the best-tasting loaves of bread I have made (and trust me — I make a lot of bread)

Homemade bread is soft and buttery and when paired with a homemade jam, like my Blackberry Jam or Strawberry Freezer Jam –it is simply pure perfection.