How make White Sandwich Bread easily at home

    White sandwich bread can be easily prepared at home. They are much healthier than the ones we buy from bakeries. In bakeries, they add so many artificial ingredients for increasing the softness and shelf life. In this recipe we are not using any ingredients such as bread improver or gluten powder. Only the basic ingredients and some effort with kneading. The rest part is simple. Baking bread at home is a wonderful experience.

Ingredients:

• Maida - 250 gm
• Powdered sugar - 15 gm
• Granulated sugar - 1 tsp
• Milk powder - 15 gm
• Salt - 3 gm or 1/2 tsp
• Instant yeast - 8 gm or 2 tsp
• Warm water - 150 to 160 ml
• Butter - 10 gm
• Sesame seeds - 1 tsp
• Egg - 1

Preparation:

• In a bowl add yeast along with 1 tsp granulated sugar and half quantity of warm water. Here its 75 ml to 80 ml. Mix well and let it rest for 5 mins. It will become lightly frothy.
• Take a big bowl and add maida, powdered sugar, milk powder and salt. Mix well.
• Add the yeast mixture slowly to the maida mixture and mix well.
• Once everything is combined well transfer them into a hard surface like kitchen counter.
• Keep on kneading for 7 to 10 mins or till it becomes elastic. At this stage add butter and knead again till the butter is combined well.
• You can stop kneading when the dough is soft and bounce back lightly when you touch it.
• Tuck in the dough with both hands towards the bottom to make a round shape.
• Dust a big bowl with some maida or spread some oil in the bowl and place the dough.
• Keep closed with a wet towel or cling wrap. Keep it aside for minimum 45 mins for proofing.
• After 45 mins the dough will double in size. Just punch it gently twice to release the air.
• Take it out onto to a flat surface. Flatten it to the size of your bread pan.
• Roll it and pinch the ends of the dough to join them.
• Brush the bread pan with some oil and place the rolled dough into it.
• Slightly press. Cover it with a cling wrap and keep aside for 30 to 35 min.
• After 30 min it will rise.
• In a small bowl add the egg. Whisk it well. Brush this egg mixture over the bread gently. Spread some sesame seeds to garnish.
• Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 180 to 200 degree.
• Place the bread inside the oven and bake for 20 min.
• When the bread is done its surface will become light brown color.
• Brush the top of the baked bread with butter.
• Take it out and keep it covered with a wet cloth for sometime.

Notes:

• This measurement is for making bread in a 8 inch loaf tin.
• The amount of water to be added varies with the flour used. Do not add water more than 160 ml in total for the given measurement.
• If you dont have milk powder you can add milk. For that reduce the quantity of water and use milk. Use equal parts of water and milk. Here it will be 80 ml milk and 80 ml water.
• This bread is mildly sweet. If you want more sweetness add more powdered sugar.
• The bread should always get baked in 30 mins. If it taking more time then you have to increase the temperature. The temperature for baking varies for different ovens.