Homemade Amish White Bread recipe with easy to follow instructions and photos to help you make delicious homemade bread for your family. Let's bake something amazing together today.
Homemade Amish White Bread is the very first yeast bread recipe I ever made. It's also a recipe I taught myself how to make over 25 years ago.
Only back then there was no internet or blogs to help show me how to bake bread from scratch.
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I taught myself how to make homemade bread with this delicious recipe and I made it with just a bowl and a wooden spoon.That's right, I didn't have a fancy mixer all those years ago. Just a bowl and a wooden spoon.
And you know what? It was incredibly easy and very satisfying to pull out my big blue plastic bowl and start making homemade bread for my family. My family also loves the Homemade Honey Wheat Bread recipe that was the second bread recipe I learned how to bake.
If you're looking for a bread recipe that uses no yeast, try my Easy Flatbread Recipe. It's a great beginner bread recipe.
Helpful Kitchen Items
- Yeast - I like ordering a "brick" of yeast from Amazon. It lasts a very long time if you keep it in the freezer. You can store a portion of it in a jar in the refrigerator and then replenish it when it runs out with the package in the freezer.
- Digital Meat Thermometer - this thermometer works great for so many recipes. I always struggled with getting the temperature correct when working with yeast, but not since I started using this easy to read thermometer.
- Loaf pan - you will need two loaf pans to bake the bread dough in. These are a nice quality and size.
Ingredients
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- Active dry yeast
- Warm water - 105 to 115 degrees. Check the temperature of the water using a Digital Meat Thermometer.
- Sugar
- Melted butter
- All purpose flour
- Salt
How to make the bread dough
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the sugar, two cups warm water and melted butter. Then add the yeast mixture that's been proofed.
Gradually add the flour, one cup at a time, to form a soft dough, mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Allow the machine to knead the bread for about 5 minutes.
If you find the dough is sticking to the sides of the machine, you'll most likely need to sprinkle more flour into the mixer as the machine is kneading.
How to let the Dough Rise
Remove the dough from the mixer and place on a lightly flour surface. Knead the dough a few times and then place in an oiled bowl. Make sure you turn the dough to coat both sides.
Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for it rise and double in size. This should take about 30 minutes to an hour.
How to shape the dough
Once the dough has risen and doubled in size, punch it down and divide into two equal portions.
Shape the dough into loaves and place in two loaf pans that have been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, cover with plastic wrap and set aside until each loaf has doubled in size; about 30 to 60 minutes.
Baking Instructions
Remove the plastic wrap and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and when you tap the top of the bread you hear a hollow sound.
Allow the bread to cool in the loaf pans for about 10 minutes and then turn the bread loaves out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
There is nothing like the taste of homemade bread. You can also make this Amish White Bread recipe by hand as I did for many years before I received my Kitchen Aid Mixer for Mother's Day a few years ago.
How to make homemade bread in a bread machine
If you want to use a bread machine for this recipe, simply follow your manufacturer’s suggestions for the order in which you need to add the ingredients.
Then follow the manufacturer's instructions for baking homemade white bread.
Like this bread recipe? Try these other easy recipes that my family also loves!
- Garlic Parmesan Monkey Bread
- Homemade French Baguettes
- Pepperoni Mozzarella Monkey Bread
- Easy Semi-Homemade Bread Sticks
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Homemade Amish White Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast
- ½ cup warm water; 105 - 115 degrees
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups warm water; 105 - 115 degrees
- 2 ½ tablespoon melted butter
- 6 cups flour
Instructions
- In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in ½ cup warm water. Cover the bowl with a plate to help trap the heat inside. Set the bowl aside for about 5 minutes or until the yeast is foamy and bubbly.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the bread hook attachment, add the sugar, salt, two cups warm water and melted butter. Then add the yeast mixture that's been proofed.
- Gradually add the flour, one cup at a time, to form a soft dough, mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Allow the machine to knead the bread for about 5 minutes.
- If you find the dough is sticking to the sides of the machine, you'll most likely need to sprinkle more flour into the mixer as the machine is kneading.
- Remove the dough from the mixer and place on a lightly flour surface. Knead the dough a few times and then place in an oiled bowl. Make sure you turn the dough to coat both sides.
- Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for it rise and double in size. This should take about 30 minutes to an hour.
- Once the dough has risen and doubled in size, punch it down and divide into two equal portions.
- Shape the dough into loaves and place in two baking pans that have been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, cover with plastic wrap and set aside until each loaf has doubled in size; about 30 to 60 minutes.
- Remove the plastic wrap and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and when you tap the top of the bread you hear a hollow sound.
- Allow the bread to cool in the loaf pans for about 10 minutes and then turn the bread loaves out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
- Brush the tops of the baked bread loaves with melted butter before serving.
Notes
How to make homemade bread in a bread machine
- If you want to use a bread machine for this recipe, simply follow your manufacturer’s suggestions for the order in which you need to add the ingredients.
- Then follow the manufacturer's instructions for baking homemade white bread.
This recipe has been updated since it first appeared in 2013 with new photos and a new printable recipe card that includes nutritional information. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I enjoyed working on them!
Roseann Hampton says
Thanks for sharing your delicious looking bread recipe with us at the Snickerdoodle link party! This will be one of my features this Saturday!
Lois says
Thank you for hosting a fun party!
Terri says
There is nothing better than homemade bread. I was so intimidated by it at first, then I realized its actually pretty easy. I am definitely going to make this recipe. Thank you very much for another wonderful recipe.
Lois says
I agree! I love homemade bread but haven't made it in awhile since I'm watching my carbs. I think I'll make some over the weekend as a treat. Thanks for visiting!
Belva says
Do u think this recipe would hold up to pepperoni and cheddar cheese being added?
Lois says
I think it would! I've used this recipe to make pizza years ago. Thank you for visiting.
Tim Leathers says
Can this be done in a bread machine??? I love making bread in the machine cause it is sooo simple! Let me know!
Amy Denton says
This looks great. was looking for my bread recipe an couldn't find it. So searching for a new one. Going to try this now making rolls for Thanksgiving. Amy
Joanne DiPalo says
This looks delicious Lois. I have not yet made bread but I have worked with yeast. I should give it a try this winter.
Thanks for sharing,
Joanne
Lizbeth McGow says
Hi Lois! So happy to see you at the party! Baking bread is like my ultimate goal and is on my bucket list, lol, yours looks delicious airy but with a crispy outside! Thank You for sharing at the Fluster Buster Party. Come join us again next week, Lizy party co host
Walking on Sunshine says
Thanks for visiting! I'll be back next week!
Lady Jane says
I have been thinking about making home made bread for a couple of weeks now. This looks like a nice loaf so I have printed your recipe out. Yummmmmmmmmm.... Thank you for the recipe.
Walking on Sunshine says
would love to hear how your bread comes out! thank you for the visit!
mickeydownunder says
G'day! This looks delish and can almost smell it through the screen Lois, true!
I always wondered how Amish bread was different from other breads too!
Cheers! Joanne
http://www.whatsonthelist.net
Walking on Sunshine says
Thank you Joanne!
Jodies Kitchen says
I can smell it now. I love Baking Bread,but have been watching it myself Lately so I do know the feeling.Eating a whole Loaf is something I would do.. Thanks for posting.
Walking on Sunshine says
Thank you for visiting today! I am going to make more this week as my mom enjoyed it also!
Lillian Fontenot says
I am going to try your bread recipe, thanks for sharing. I have a real problem when working with yeast, I never seem to get the correct temp. It is either too cool or too warm. Do you have any tips that would work for me, Lil
Walking on Sunshine says
Lillian, I always use a thermometer to check the temperature of my water. I heat the water in my microwave and usually for me it takes one minute on high to get to the right temp. But I always check. Hope that helps!