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Sandwich bread

Name: Sandwich bread
Prep time: 2 h 56 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 26 min
Yield: 2 Sandwichs bread
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 ml whole milk; 100 g leaven; 5 g caster sugar; 9 g salt; 50 g butter; 30 g rye flour; 450 g flour; 40 g yeast

Soft and moist, almost like brioche, it can be made in a tin or mould or as a classic long French-style loaf.

368 K 3.9/5 (53 reviews)

3 hours 30 min. difficulté

Easy

2.55 €

2 Sandwichs bread

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 24^th 2017

For 2 Sandwichs bread, you will need:

1 250 ml whole milk
2 100 g leaven
3 5 g caster sugar
4 9 g salt
5 50 g butter
6 30 g rye flour
7 450 g flour
8 40 g yeast
Total weight: 935 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

Resting: 2 hours 30 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 3 hours 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Put in the bowl of a food processor: 100 g leaven, 250 ml whole milk (warm), 5 g caster sugar and 9 g salt.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add 50 g butter cut into small pieces, then 30 g rye flour, 450 g flour, and finally 40 g yeast.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Knead at minimum speed for 5 minutes, then on speed 1 for a further 5 minutes.

You could also chech the dough by trying the window-pane test.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 hour 30 min.

Gather dough into a ball, cover with a plastic sheet and leave in a warm place to double in volume (1 hour or 2).

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

At the end of this time, cut dough into two pieces of the same weight, and shape them into long rolls the length of your mould or tin. You can consult the leavened bread recipe to watch a video on how to do this.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Put each lump in a rectangular mould.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 hour

For classical sandwich bread, with slices of this form:

cover both moulds with a plastic sheet and leave to rise and overflow a little.

For completely square bread, put a plate on top of each mould and weight it, to force the dough to fill the whole mould as it rises.

Leave to rise about 1 hour until moulds are well filled, or dough is well up the sides in the mould according to choice.

Preheat oven to 240°C or 464°F.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 30 min.

Bake for 20 - 30 minutes (watch colouration towards end of cooking time).

Note: if you opt for moulded loaves, leave plate and weight on top during baking.

Remarks

This is the bread for toast, sandwiches and canapés of course, and you will see that its very subtle taste has nothing in common with industrial breads.

If you'd like more information about making your own bread, you can look at this dedicated page.

For even tastier bread, replace white flour with an equal mix of white and whole wheat flour.

Don't worry if you don't have any leaven, here it's just to add flavour as the dough is yeast-raised.

Keeping: Several days in a towel bag.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	80 RDI=30 %	520 RDI=50 %	60 RDI=9 %	2,510 RDI=130 %	10,490 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g	9 RDI=3 %	60 RDI=5 %	6 RDI=1 %	270 RDI=10 %	1,120 RDI: 10 %
Per piece	40 RDI=20 %	260 RDI=20 %	30 RDI=4 %	1,250 RDI=60 %	5,240 RDI: 60 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 2 Sandwichs bread : 2.55 €
Per Sandwich bread : 1.30 €

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 3 min.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 hour 30 min.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 hour

Stage 8 - ⌛ 30 min.

Flour

Whole milk

Leaven

Butter