homemade sandwich bread (really easy)

How To Make homemade sandwich bread (really easy)

• Step 1
  With a spoon, mix yeast, sugar and water in the bowl of a Kitchenaide-or other heavy duty mixer outfitted with a dough hook. Allow to stand for 5 minutes till foamy. Make sure to use fresh yeast...check the date!
• Step 2
  Add in the melted butter(or oil), mixing to combine.
• Step 3
  Add flour into the wet ingredients 1 cup at a time, mixing thoroughly with dough hook, scraping down the sides as needed.
• Step 4
  Add the salt and machine knead for 10 minutes on medium-medium high speed. Dough will be smooth, silky and elastic.
• Step 5
  Remove dough hook from the dough. Keep it in the mixer bowl. Spray the surface with oil, smoothing to assure it coats the exposed surfaces. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rise 30 minutes. It should double in size.
• Step 6
  Punch down and form a log, place in a well greased loaf pan.
• Step 7
  Oil the surface of the log. Allow it to rise for 20 minutes in pan. Heat oven to 425.
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  Step 8
  Bake loaf on middle rack for 10 minutes. Turn heat down to 350 and continue baking for 15 additional minutes.
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  Step 9
  Remove from oven and turn out onto a cooling rack. Cool thoroughly before cutting with a serrated bread knife.
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