Soft and fluffy Amish white bread, perfect for your everyday bread needs. Slice thin for sandwiches or thick for French toast. Give Amish white bread a try and never buy store-bought again!
How to Make Amish White Bread
In a small bowl, stir the water, sugar, and yeast. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes, or until bubbles form. The bubbles indicated that the yeast is active. If you do NOT see any bubbles, the yeast may be dead and you will want to stop and get new yeast.
Using your stand mixer (this is not Amish per se, but is an easy convenience that will save time!) fitted with the dough hook attachment, add the flour, salt, and oil. Pour the activated yeast mixture on top and turn the mixer on to medium-low (setting 2 on my stand mixer) and allow the bread dough to come together. This can take up to 10 minutes.
Remove dough from the mixer bowl, roll tightly, and set into a greased bowl to rise for about an hour. It should double in size.
After the hour, punch the dough down and then move to a greased 9×5 loaf pan. Let rest for another hour or so.
When you are ready to bake, heat the oven to 350°F. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until bread is golden brown and when tapped with a finger, sounds hallow.
Remove bread from the oven, brush with melted butter, and then let it rest for 10 minutes. (That’s important!)
Then enjoy!
AMISH WHITE BREAD
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water, 110-120°F
- ⅓ Cups granulated sugar
- 1 packet, 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir together the water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit for 10 minutes, until bubbles form.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, add the flour, salt, and oil. Pour in the yeast mixture. Turn the mixer to medium and allow to knead until the dough no longer sticks to the sides of the bowl, about 10 minutes.
- Roll into a tight ball and transfer to a greased bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a dark, warm, draft free place for 60 to 90 minutes, until doubled in size.
- Deflate and shape into a log to fit in a 9x5 loaf pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in a dark, warm, draft free place for 50 to 60 minutes, until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F about 20 minutes before the second rise is done.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until golden brown.
- Brush the crust with melted butter and let cool for 10 minutes in the pan.
- Remove loaf from pan and transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely
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Finally a recipe for a perfect loaf of bread!
Iam learning to bake bread,this loaf recipe is great best loaf yet I’m keeping this recipe and no I’m am not a robot LOL😆
Can I use regular dry active yeast? I don’t have instant dry yeast? Will it just take longer to rise?
Could I replace the first three ingredients with a cup of Amish Friendship bread starter?
This is my new fave bread recipe. It’s so very soft and nice!
Best bread ever. Husband know longer eats store bought. I’m making 2 loafs a week. Our family loves it!!!
I’ve made this recipe twice now and each time It turns out so amazing! I could eat the entire loaf by itself.
This recipe is amazing! Super easy and turned out delicious!!
If I don’t have a stand mixer, can I knead this by hand?
You can, I did. It took me about 30 minutes of kneading. It’s a good workout lol.
What are the nutrition facts
Just made it for the first time.
Have to say it was easy and Excellent.
Just tried using my bread maker and in no way shape or form will it make bread like this Amish bread
First try and it turned out perfect. I reduced sugar. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for the recipe
How did it turn out with the sugar reduced? I want to make the original recipe but I don’t want it to be sweet.
I love baking bread and after trying a few different ones for sandwich bread I’ve found this one to be the best. the results is a light and flavorful bread. thank you 🥰
Can you let this rest for longer like other recipes? 12hr+ rest time?
This bread came out beautiful. The first half of Proofing I did 45 minutes in my Instant Pot on the Yogurt setting. I also used Bread Flour and Fast acting yeast. Next time I will decrease the amount of sugar. Personal preference was more on the sweet side than I prefer with bread. Again awesome recipe. Thanks for sharing.
I have many years to back bread but could never get it to rise and bake right. This recipe is wonderful!! This recipe is a keeper. I love it. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this recipe!! This was my first time making bread, the process was easy and my selective child even loves it!!! Tastes AMAZING!!!
The best, and easiest bread to make! So flavorful, and fluffy!
Soft and delicious!
Hi! What if I replace the sugar with honey? Will it effect how it turns out?
What if I want to make preparations the day before? At what stage would I refrigerate? Does it affect the flavor at all making the dough ahead of time?