Classic White Bread Loaf. Our classic white bread loaf is an all-round crowd pleaser. We like it sliced with soups and sandwiches or popped in our packed lunches for a mid-week treat. A great recipe for beginner bakers, the classic white loaf is an Allinson favourite.

Dust the top of the loaf with a little more flour and slash the top with a sharp knife if you want. Shape into loaf and place in prepared pan. This is a quick and simple recipe for a white bread loaf. You can cook Classic White Bread Loaf using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Classic White Bread Loaf

It's 500 g of Allinson Strong White Bread Flour.
You need 1 sachet (7 g) of Allinson Easy Bake Yeast.
It's 300 of ml/ 1 1/2 pint hand - warm water.
Prepare 1 1/2 tsp. of salt.
You need 1 1/2 tsp. of caster sugar.
It's 1 tbsp. of soft butter.

It's beautiful brown crust and white centre are just delightful. This bread goes along tastefully with soup of any kind. Love the true white classic wonder bread. Great quality bread! the first loaf i ordered was soooooo good, i ordered more. big mistake, they all have a bad, strange, odar, smell that makes me sick to smell it and i can't eat the breaf. i read whwere some others have also had this problem so it's mot just me.

Classic White Bread Loaf step by step

Mix the flour,yeast,sugar and salt in a big bowl.Using your fingertips rub in the butter until only fine 'crumbs' are left.Mix in the water with a cutlery knife..
Tip onto a lightly flour dusted surface and knead for 10 minutes (or use the dough hook attachment on your mixer)..
Lightly grease the mixing bowl with some oil.Put the dough back in,cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and leave to rise until doubled in size - about 1 hour depending on how warm your kitchen is..
Knock back the dough by gently kneading just 5 times to get the air out.Mould into a smooth oval and lift into a lightly oiled 900g/2 lb loaf tin..
Cover the dough again with a clean tea towel and leave to prove until doubled in size again. Preheat your oven to 200oC/180oC fan/ gas mark 6..
Lift the tin onto the middle oven shelf and bake for 30 - 35 minutes,until you can lift the bread loaf from the tin and when you tap the base it sounds hollow.Cool on a wire rack..

This signature white sandwich loaf is an updated version of King Arthur's popular Walter Sands Basic White Bread , And who was Walter Sands? Comparing this to the "Classic Sandwich Bread" recipe they also have on this site, DO THIS ONE! The other is not only too sweet, but it falls apart more easily. Cover with a clean damp towel and let rise til double. Punch down; shape into loaf and put in greased loaf pan.