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Homemade Sandwich Bread Recipe

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By: Rachel TiemeyerPosted: 3/20/20Updated: 4/30/25

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A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade sandwich bread you’ve ever had! Anyone can make it using this guide and recipe.

Step-by-step photo tutorial to make homemade sandwich bread.


 

I’ve always been afraid of the fickle beast. That’s what my friend, Carla, and I call yeast. Good homemade bread without a bread maker has eluded me for years, because I could never get the yeast or recipe or something just right. That all changed recently.

One of my best friends and mentor, “Aunt” Jeannette, spent the afternoon with me and my 4-year-old daughter last week teaching us the art of making homemade bread. As I made this same recipe again with my daughter this past weekend, I reflected on the soulfulness–the great history of humanity even–that is felt when you make bread and pass it on to another generation. Perhaps one day I’ll be able to pass along this little artifact from our home to my daughter’s children.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

Now, besides the beauty of the process, homemade wheat sandwich bread is the best sandwich bread I’ve ever tasted. I’m not exaggerating. Not only is it all recognizable ingredients (aka real food!), but your family will gobble it up and it’s cheap. Read on to see how much I’m saving by making my own now.

I picked Jeannette’s brain, tested this recipe many, many times, and did research to create this complete guide to making homemade wheat sandwich bread. Expect that I’ll be experimenting with a 100% whole wheat bread and the use of honey as a sweetener soon! 🙂 I really encourage you to give this recipe a try and let me know how it goes!

Table of Contents
  • Why should I take time to make my own homemade sandwich bread?
  • What equipment do I need for homemade bread?
  • What ingredients do I need for homemade wheat sandwich bread?
  • How much does homemade sandwich bread cost?
  • How long does it take to make 3 loaves?
  • What else do I need to know before starting?
  • How should I store the bread? How long does it last?
  • I’m sold. How do I make it?
  • Homemade Wheat Sandwich Bread

Why should I take time to make my own homemade sandwich bread?

  • It’s MUCH tastier than bread you can buy at the store.
  • It’s cheaper than the store (see my savings below).
  • You control what goes in. No preservatives or yucky cheap ingredients like HFCS or words you can’t pronounce.
  • Did I mention it tastes good? This bread makes your home feel and smell like home.

Here are just two of our favorite ways to use this sandwich bread…

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood
A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

What equipment do I need for homemade bread?

  • A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood
    Stand mixer with dough hook and bowl
  • Digital cooking thermometer
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Wooden mixing spoon
  • Glass liquid measuring cup
  • Set of dry measuring cups
  • Set of measuring spoons
  • Clean dishtowel or tea towel
  • Rolling pin
  • 3 small loaf pans (These are the ones we used and highly recommend! Their smaller size makes for a shape that is much like sandwich bread and produced a beautiful golden top.)

What ingredients do I need for homemade wheat sandwich bread?

  • A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood
    whole wheat flour (I highly recommend white whole wheat flour, because it’s much lighter.)
  • unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ground flaxseed
  • vital wheat gluten
  • salt (I like Real Salt.)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • brown sugar (or coconut sugar)
  • quick rise yeast
  • warm water (between 110-115 degrees)
  • cooking spray
  • stick of butter (optional)

How much does homemade sandwich bread cost?

I’ve been buying some delicious bakery bread for years that is about $6 a loaf. I know…ridiculously expensive. But, it’s really, really good local bread and not full of preservatives. In fact, most of the homemade loaves at our farmer’s market are $6 and up.

Here’s my rough estimate of what our Homemade Wheat Sandwich Bread cost me with the ingredients I used. I’m sure you could use cheaper ingredients than I did, though. Check out how much money I’m saving per loaf now!

flour: $1.50
brown sugar: .10
salt: .5
flaxseed: .75
vital wheat gluten: .50
yeast: 1.00

Total for 3 loaves = $3.90

TOTAL COST PER LOAF OF BREAD = $1.30

So, if I make my own bread, I’m saving $4.70 per loaf of bread. We go through 2-3 loaves a week, so that’s $38-$56/month saved!

How long does it take to make 3 loaves?

Here’s the time break-down:

  • 30 minutes to put the ingredients together and knead in the mixer
  • about 1 hour for the first rise
  • about 30-40 minutes for the second rise
  • about 25 minutes to bake

TOTAL TIME = 2 1/2 – 3 hours (only about 40 minutes of that is active work on your part)

So, if you spend one morning a week (in between doing other chores around the house), you can have homemade wheat sandwich bread for the entire week!

What else do I need to know before starting?

  • Read through the entire recipe and lay out all equipment and ingredients.
  • The most precise part of this recipe is getting the water the right temperature so you don’t kill the yeast or not activate it. That’s why you need a thermometer.
  • Keep moving quickly at the beginning of the recipe to stay on track with the timing. You’ll have time to clean up and work on other things during the two rise cycles and while it’s baking.
  • Take a cold stick of butter after it’s done, and run it over the top as soon as it comes out. Makes a pretty glaze and adds flavor!
  • Other than the temp of the water, bread-making is more of an art than a science. Experiment with the amount of flour. Keep in mind that weather and temperatures within your home will affect it, as well. It just takes practice…and I know I still have a lot to go! But, it’s so fun.

How should I store the bread? How long does it last?

Tightly wrap cooled bread in plastic wrap and store on the counter or in pantry. It may last longer in the fridge, but it will get drier faster.

If you aren’t going to use it within 2-3 days, tightly wrap in a few layers of plastic wrap and then with foil on the outside. Place in the freezer, where it will stay good for up to 3 months.

After two days, the bread will begin to get drier, but you can still use it for toast or Blueberry Baked French Toast, Sweet Potato French Toast, Pumpkin French Toast. Or make it into bread crumbs for Chicken Piccata, Fish Sticks, or Chicken Parmesan.

I’m sold. How do I make it?

Here’s a tutorial of how to make Homemade Wheat Sandwich Bread, complete with pictures. The full recipe is at the bottom.

Ingredients:

3 cups warm water (110-115 degrees)
1 ½ tablespoons yeast
¼ cup sucanat or packed brown sugar
3 ½ cups unbleached white flour, plus ½-1 cup more as needed (if dough is too sticky and for dusting the counter)
3 ½ cups white whole wheat flour
¼ cup ground flaxseed
1 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons vital wheat gluten, optional
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
a cold stick of butter, optional

Step-by-Step Directions:

1) In your kitchen aid mixer bowl, add warm water (make sure it’s between 110-115 degrees), yeast, and sugar. Stir until combined and let stand 5-10 minutes. Should become foamy on top, like mine above, if the yeast is activated. If not, sorry, start over.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

2) Meanwhile, in large mixing bowl, whisk together flours, flaxseed, salt, and vital wheat gluten (optional).

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

3) Then, add olive oil into the yeast/water mixture. Don’t stir. Then stir in the flour mixture until combined. Using the bread hook, mix dough on a low setting in Kitchen Aid Mixer for about 10 minutes.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

4) Stop and take it off the hook every few minutes to assure it’s mixing well. (I do this about 3-4 times.) You can also add more small amounts of flour in increments if the dough is too sticky while it is mixing.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

5) Place dough ball in large greased bowl. Turn it around in the bowl to get it greased all around.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

6) Then cover the bowl with a smooth dishtowel.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

7) Set bowl in a warm place and let it rise until doubled in size, about an hour. I’ve found that letting it rise in a warm oven works best for me. I preheat it to the lowest temperature (170 degrees) and then turn it off before putting the dough in to rise.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

8) After the dough has doubled, punch down the dough in the bowl. (This is fun!)

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

9) Then, divide the dough evenly into three equal parts on a lightly floured surface. A food scale makes it easier to divide the dough exactly. I just eyeball it myself.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

10) Roll out each portion of dough with a rolling pin to remove air bubbles.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

11) Then, roll up each one into a loaf size and put into pan seam-side down. Sometimes I have to squish and reshape the dough roll a little to make it fit into the loaf pans the right way. Spray tops of loaves with baking spray.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

12) Cover with the light towel again and let rise again only until it’s doubled, about 30-40 minutes. Again, I do this in a slightly warm oven (about 170 degrees). Note: Do not let it over rise or the bread will deflate when it bakes!

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

13) Bake loaves on the middle rack at 350°F degrees for about 25 minutes or until top is golden brown.

(Important Cooking Note: If you preheat the oven first, the loaves take about 25 minutes to bake. But, if you let your bread rise in a 170°F degree oven like I do, then simply leave the bread in there, remove the towel that’s on top, and turn the temp to 350°F degrees. This method takes about 30 minutes.)

To test for doneness, look for golden brown tops and tap the tops. If the loaves sound hollow, then they baked through.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

14) Let loaves completely cool in the pan on a wire rack.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

15) Optional: Take a cold stick of butter while they are still warm, and run it over the top as soon as they come out. (Do this! It looks so pretty and tastes so good.)

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood
A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

16) Once the bread is cool, slice on a cutting board and serve! Tip: Using a bread knife, saw back and forth and don’t press down on bread.

A step-by-step tutorial to make the tastiest homemade wheat bread you've ever had! It's simpler than you think. #realfood

Below is a nice printable version of this recipe for you. May your home be filled with warmth and soulfulness as you make this homemade wheat sandwich bread!

Did you make this? Snap a photo and tag us on Instagram at @thrivinghome so we can see your creations and cheer you on!

homemade wheat sandwich bread
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Homemade Wheat Sandwich Bread

Homemade wheat sandwich bread is the best sandwich bread I’ve ever tasted. I’m not exaggerating. Not only is it all recognizable ingredients (aka real food!), but your family will gobble it up and it’s cheap.

Yield: Makes: 3 loaves
Prep: 2 hoursCook: 25 minutesTotal: 2 hours 25 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups warm water (110–115 degrees)
  • 1 ½ tablespoons active dry yeast (2 packets)
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 ½ cups unbleached white flour, plus 1/2-1 cup more as needed (if dough is too sticky and for dusting the counter)
  • 3 ½ cups white whole wheat flour
  • ¼ cup ground flaxseed
  • 1 tablespoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons vital wheat gluten, optional
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • a cold stick of butter, optional (do not use if making this dairy-free)

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Instructions

  1. In your kitchen aid mixer bowl, add warm water, yeast, and sugar. Stir until combined and let stand 5-10 minutes. Should become foamy on top, if the yeast was activated.
  2. Meanwhile, in large mixing bowl, whisk together flours, flaxseed, salt, and vital wheat gluten (optional).
  3. Add olive oil into the yeast/water mixture. Don’t stir.
  4. Using the bread hook, add flour mixture slowly (about 1 cup full at time) on a low setting in Kitchen Aid Mixer and then let it knead for about 10 minutes. Add a little more flour if it’s too sticky. Stop and take it off the hook every few minutes to assure it’s mixing well. (I do this about 3-4 times.)
  5. Place in large greased bowl. Turn dough ball around in the bowl to get it greased all around. Then cover the bowl with a smooth dishtowel. Set bowl in a warm place and let it rise until doubled in size, about an hour.
  6. Punch down the dough in the bowl. Then, divide evenly into three equal parts on a lightly floured surface.
  7. Roll out each portion of dough with rolling pin to remove air bubbles. Then, roll up each one into a loaf size and put into a greased pan seam-side down. Spray tops of loaves with baking spray.
  8. Cover and let rise again only until it’s doubled, about 30-45 minutes. Note: Do not let it over rise or the bread will deflate when it bakes!
  9. Bake loaves on the middle rack at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until top is golden brown. (Important Cooking Note: If you preheat the oven first, it takes about 25 minutes to bake. But, if you let your bread rise in a 170 degree oven like I do, then simply leave the bread in and turn the temp to 350 degrees. This method takes about 30 minutes. To test for doneness, look for golden brown tops and tap the tops. If the loaves sound hollow, then they baked through.)
  10. Let loaves completely cool in the pan on a wire rack. Optional: Take a cold stick of butter after it’s done, and run it over the top as soon as it comes out.
  11. Then gently turn the loaves out and slice on a cutting board. Tip: Using a bread knife, saw back and forth and don’t press down on bread.
© Author: Thriving Home
Cuisine: American Method: Baking

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As co-founder of Thriving Home, Rachel dreams about creating recipes (literally) and uses her husband, her 3 kids, and even the neighbors as guinea pigs several nights a week. She believes that good food has the power to bring families and friends closer together and continues to wake up excited about her job each day, even after 10+ years!

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  1. Teri Magaruh says

    Posted on 5/12/22 at 12:20 pm

    This recipe makes the best bread! I omit one cup of flour and grind a cup of Ezekiel mix flour to mine along with using ground soft white wheat berries as opposed to the Prairie Hard White wheat berries as they are closer to all purpose white but still wheat. I know some people are almost militant about not using any white flour. My kids are grown now so three loaves are pretty much too much for just my husband and I. We freeze one loaf, eat one fresh and I always give one loaf to one of my neighbors. They love it!! Thanks so much for this recipe.

    Sometimes the full on whole wheat loaves come out pretty hard. I made some other types of bread the other day with a bread machine that was dysfunctional as I found out after the fact. I’m telling ya I could have either built a brick wall or knocked someone out cold with it as it came out so hard. lol So again, thank you so much for this recipe. It’s wonderful!

    Reply
    • Rachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 5/12/22 at 1:34 pm

      I’m glad you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! Thanks for all the feedback and ideas, Teri!

      Reply
  2. Emily says

    Posted on 1/30/22 at 7:09 am

    I’ve not read through all the comments, so please forgive me if this as been asked. Have you made the dough in a bread machine and then baked the bread in the oven?

    Reply
    • Rachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 1/31/22 at 9:14 am

      I haven’t personally tried that, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Please let me know if you do and how it turns out. We love this bread!

      Reply
  3. Josephine says

    Posted on 7/13/20 at 11:49 am

    1/3 cup olive oils sounds like a lot. Can I use a different fat? I’m afraid my bread ,even though I love olive oil I don’t want my bread to taste of olive oil. Maybe not a extra virgin ovo. Thanks for the recipe.josephine

    Reply
    • Rachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:49 pm

      It doesn’t taste like olive oil at all, but you could sub avocado oil or vegetable oil if you’d like.

      Reply
  4. Jo says

    Posted on 6/26/20 at 2:50 pm

    I don’t have the small bread pans. Mine are the 9.5 , will this recipe work ok for two larger ones pan instead of the three smaller ones? And does the time and temp change if so? Thanks JV

    Reply
    • Rachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 7/8/20 at 7:45 am

      I have bigger ones and still make three loaves with them. They just aren’t as tall.

      Reply
  5. Akila says

    Posted on 5/29/20 at 9:09 pm

    What does the brown sugar do in this recipe? I didn’t add it. I used some raw sugar to activate the yeast instead. The bread turned out great! I used 100% whole wheat flour with vital wheat gluten. Since I’ve always ended up with dense loaves, I made a third of the recipe for a small loaf. I’m making it again for sure! Thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Rachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:53 pm

      The brown sugar adds a hint of sweetness and feeds the yeast. I think raw sugar is a perfectly fine substitute. Glad you enjoyed the recipe!

      Reply
  6. Sara says

    Posted on 4/26/20 at 10:42 pm

    Love this! Wondering if there is a flaxseed substitute?

    Reply
    • Rachel Tiemeyer says

      Posted on 4/27/20 at 11:52 am

      I think you could just add a little more whole wheat flour.

      Reply
  7. Kit says

    Posted on 3/7/19 at 7:49 pm

    Wow your bread looks fantastic! Looks like the loaf you can see from the grocery and this is way much bette since its homemade. Thank you for the recipe! Ill definitely try this out soon!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 3/11/19 at 9:21 am

      Thanks, Kit.

      Reply
  8. Yang says

    Posted on 2/25/19 at 6:55 pm

    Those look absolutely perfect! They look a lot better than those expensive store-bought bread loaves. I will try to bake this next week! Thank you for the recipe!

    Reply
  9. Teri says

    Posted on 10/19/18 at 1:04 pm

    This recipe is so good! Whenever I make it I often pass along loaves to my neighbors as well. I love that this recipe causes the bread to be thicker like whole wheat but softer like white. As another comment stated, it isn’t like the bricks that often come out of the oven from purist wheat recipes. I do grind my own wheat kernels very fine and more often than not use Prairie White wheat. People don’t need to be militant about homemade wheat bread but moderation (like this combination recipe) seems to be a better answer. My husband loves this recipe. The first time I used it he said to make sure I keep it. Do you happen to have the macro info for this bread?

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 10/23/18 at 9:01 pm

      Hi Teri. I’m so glad to hear you love this recipe. I do, too! Yes, the white wheat variety seems to make a huge difference in the final product in my opinion too. I’m sorry, but we don’t provide nutrition info for our recipes at this point. Here’s why: https://thrivinghomeblog.com/will-you-ever-include-nutrition-information-on-your-recipes/

      Reply
  10. Jeff says

    Posted on 8/30/18 at 6:11 am

    I’ve been making this for about two mounts and like it very much. As I am trying to cut back on my salt intake I’ve replaced my store bought English Muffins with this bread. I simply make a loaf slice it up and freeze it.

    Reply
  11. Christy says

    Posted on 12/15/17 at 9:47 am

    I love this bread recipe! It is easy and delicious!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 12/15/17 at 11:17 am

      Awesome! So glad to hear it worked for you.

      Reply
  12. Mary says

    Posted on 11/20/17 at 6:10 pm

    Sooo good! We are currently eating warm bread just out of the oven. My husband has termed it a “winner.” Me, too! Really good. I used it to make two loaves, as my pans are larger than the authors, but they turned out wonderfully. My other change was to substitute wheat germ for the flax seed, as that was what I had on hand.

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 11/21/17 at 10:00 am

      Yummy! Glad you had good results. I bet you had some really big loaves!

      Reply
  13. Charlie Rugg says

    Posted on 8/5/17 at 2:02 pm

    Great tasting bread and easy to make.

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 8/5/17 at 2:13 pm

      Awesome. It’s great to hear success stories. We love this bread almost too much. Ha!

      Reply
  14. Jackey says

    Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:42 pm

    Just made this and made 2 2lb loaves and oh my it’s perfect and so delicious! Brilliant thankyou

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 6/28/17 at 10:27 am

      Awesome! Love that you had success.

      Reply
  15. Becky says

    Posted on 1/24/17 at 1:47 pm

    Have you tried freezing the loaves before they’re baked? My husband likes homemade bread but usually only whenever it’s fresh from the oven so I thought of it froze well I could just thaw out and bake whenever we need a new loaf. If not I’d have to cut the recipe in thirds.

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 1/25/17 at 10:07 am

      I have not tried this, sorry. I like the idea, though, and I’m sure you could google how to do it. Please let me know if you try it and how it goes!

      Reply
  16. Teri says

    Posted on 12/25/16 at 10:17 am

    This is a great recipe! Some whole wheat cooks are purists and will only use whole wheat kernels, freshly ground. With this recipe you can be a moderate (lol) and use half freshly ground and half King Arthur (white or wheat) all-purpose or bread flour. That way the bread comes out soft and very tasty but not like the bricks I have been known to make. The first time I made it my husband said, “Keep this recipe! It’s really good.” Thanks again.

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      Posted on 1/1/17 at 3:48 pm

      You’re so right, Teri. We call ourselves “real food realists”, since homemade food is always healthier (even if it isn’t 100% “whole”). I will say that I’ve made these with 100% white whole wheat and they really aren’t bad, though. I’m SO happy your family likes this bread. It doesn’t stick around our house long when I make it.

      Reply
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