Upon hearing that we were out of whole wheat flour, my husband and kids were elated. They started chanting “white bread” at the top of their lungs. How can white bread bring so much joy? Does whole wheat bread taste that bad? Of course not! Especially when you can make soft one rise whole wheat bread or nutty quinoa whole wheat bread. After eating whole wheat bread on a regular weekly basis, white bread tastes like a sugar cookie. Enjoy the white bread while you can, family. Because I’m buying whole wheat flour next week!
TIPS
- The recipe below includes 2 rises. I’ve skipped the first rise and jumped to the second rise before. The bread tastes soft enough and is still delicious; afterall white bread can’t taste bad however you spin it!
- The recipe below includes 15 minutes of letting the yeast and the flour mix and bubble. I’ve skipped this step before and the bread turns out just fine. Just note, if you don’t know the quality of your active yeast, you may want to go ahead and do this step to make sure the yeast is “alive” and bubbing.
- As you can tell, this recipe is very similar to the One Rise Soft Whole Wheat Bread. The main difference is that I use all white flour in this recipe, use water instead of milk (else the bread will not be a sturdy sandwich bread), and reduced the sugar and oil (doesn’t need as much liquid and sugar as whole wheat to make it taste good!).
- Use a serrated knife when cutting bread. It does wonders in making sandwich slices as opposed to using a standard chef’s knife.
Soft as a Pillow White Bread
Servings: 2 loaves
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast or 1½ tbsp instant yeast
- 2 C warm water
- ¼ C sugar or honey
- 6 C all purpose flour
- ¼ C oil canola
- 2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Warm the water in the microwave for 20 seconds. Make sure it's warm to the touch.
- Add the yeast, warmed water, and 3 cups of the flour to the mixer bowl. Stir a little so that the flour is immersed in the liquid. Set aside for 15 minutes so the mixture can bubble and rise a little.
- Add the rest of the ingredients to the mixer. Mix the dough for 5-6 minutes. Add a tablespoon at a time of flour if the dough sticks to the side of the mixer bowl. Add a tablespoon at a time of water if the dough is a bit tough and the mixer struggles to mix.
- After the mixer is done mixing, let the dough rise in the microwave or oven (with the light on) for 60-90 minutes. While the dough rises, grease the sides/bottom of the loaf pans.
- After the first rise is complete, punch down the dough. Remove the dough from the mixer bowl and give it a quick knead to pull together the dough. Cut the dough in half and form 2 loaves. Place the loaves in the loaf pans and let rise in the microwave or oven (with the light on) for 60-90 minutes. The loaves just need to rise about 1 inch above the loaf pans.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F about 10 minutes before the rising time is complete.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Flip the loaves out onto a baking rack and allow to cool completely before slicing and enjoying!
