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No Fail Amish White Bread
Published: Jan 11, 2023 Last Updated: Jun 3, 2023 by Marye 1482 words. | About 8 minutes to read this article.
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Amish white bread is an easy, tender sandwich loaf that slices easily without crumbling. Its velvety texture and sweet flavor make it a hit with the kids. Freezes well. This is an easy beginner recipe that has millions of views from happy bakers!
You may have heard this called milk bread. Make this by hand or in a bread machine – both instructions are included. It freezes well, too!
Be sure to read to the end where I’ll be sharing my best tips for getting yeast dough to rise! More Bread Recipes here.
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* Ingredients
* Instructions
* Bread flour or all-purpose
* Storage
* Tips
* Variations
* Equipment
* Help it rise!
* Amish White Bread
Ingredients
If you are looking for the homemade equivalent of Wonder Bread you’ll definitely want to try this classic Amish white bread! It is somewhat sweet — and when I say somewhat I mean like those fabulous, hot dinner rolls they have at Logan’s Roadhouse or Hawaiian rolls.
If you want a real treat try it with a spoonful of this apricot pineapple jam!
* whole milk
* sugar
* yeast
* salt
* light vegetable oil or coconut oil (or melted butter)
* bread flour ( or all-purpose)
* butter
* two 9 by 5 inch loaf pans (measured from outside edge to outside edge. 1- ½ quart)
* instant read thermometer.
You can find a list of tools and helpful information on the Essentials page.
Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.
1. Mix the yeast, sugar, and warm water.
2. Let it get foamy.
3. Mix in the flour and knead until it is soft and elastic – it will feel like your earlobe when you squeeze a bit between your thumb and forefinger. Weird but true.
4. Place in an oiled bowl and cover.
5. Let rise until doubled.
6. Check by pushing your finger in. If the indent stays it has doubled.
7. Punch down.
8. Shape and place in greased loaf pan – let rise.
9. Bake.
Home » Recipes » Yeast Bread Recipes
No Fail Amish White Bread
Published: Jan 11, 2023 Last Updated: Jun 3, 2023 by Marye 1482 words. | About 8 minutes to read this article.
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2
hours
hrs 30
minutes
mins
Amish white bread is an easy, tender sandwich loaf that slices easily without crumbling. Its velvety texture and sweet flavor make it a hit with the kids. Freezes well. This is an easy beginner recipe that has millions of views from happy bakers!
You may have heard this called milk bread. Make this by hand or in a bread machine – both instructions are included. It freezes well, too!
Be sure to read to the end where I’ll be sharing my best tips for getting yeast dough to rise! More Bread Recipes here.

Jump to:
* Ingredients
* Instructions
* Bread flour or all-purpose
* Storage
* Tips
* Variations
* Equipment
* Help it rise!
* Amish White Bread
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Ingredients
If you are looking for the homemade equivalent of Wonder Bread you’ll definitely want to try this classic Amish white bread! It is somewhat sweet — and when I say somewhat I mean like those fabulous, hot dinner rolls they have at Logan’s Roadhouse or Hawaiian rolls.
If you want a real treat try it with a spoonful of this apricot pineapple jam!
* whole milk
* sugar
* yeast
* salt
* light vegetable oil or coconut oil (or melted butter)
* bread flour ( or all-purpose)
* butter
* two 9 by 5 inch loaf pans (measured from outside edge to outside edge. 1- ½ quart)
* instant read thermometer.
You can find a list of tools and helpful information on the Essentials page.
Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

1. Mix the yeast, sugar, and warm water.
2. Let it get foamy.
3. Mix in the flour and knead until it is soft and elastic – it will feel like your earlobe when you squeeze a bit between your thumb and forefinger. Weird but true.
4. Place in an oiled bowl and cover.
5. Let rise until doubled.
6. Check by pushing your finger in. If the indent stays it has doubled.
7. Punch down.
8. Shape and place in greased loaf pan – let rise.
9. Bake.

Bread flour or all-purpose
This recipe works best with bread flour but you can also use all-purpose if you like. Just be aware that the texture may be a little more dense and your loaf will not rise as high.
If you are using all-purpose flour and you happen to have some wheat gluten around you can replace 1 tablespoon of flour with 1 tablespoon of gluten for every cup.
That will give it the rise and fluffiness you’re looking for in this sweet white bread.
Storage
Let the finished bread cool completely then wrap in plastic wrap, use an airtight container, or use a bread bag. Homemade bread gets stale more quickly than commercial breads so plan on eating or freezing within 2 days.
To freeze just wrap in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil and freeze for up to 3 months.
I like to slice the bread before freezing and place parchment paper between the slices so I can thaw just one or two pieces at a time.
Tips
If you’ve had trouble with homemade bread recipes before be sure to read these posts on troubleshooting and tips:
* Yeast Baking Tips 1
* Yeast Baking Tips 2
* Troubleshooting
* If you want something less sweet you can cut the sugar in half. It will change the texture a bit but will still be great.
* This is one recipe I don’t often use butter in. I use organic extra-virgin coconut oil because it adds just a little flavor to the bread. A light vegetable oil will work, too. Try it with coconut oil, light vegetable oil, or melted butter and just see what you like best. Make sure whatever you use is melted and cooled to 100F before adding.
Leftover angel chicken warmed up and served over a thick slice of this homemade bread is one of my favorite quick and easy meals. Try it!
Variations
Amish white bread is a basic loaf with lots of different possible variations. Here are some of my favorite variations.
* Dinner rolls
* Cinnamon rolls
* Sweet rolls
* Hamburger buns
* Cinnamon swirl loaf
* Add 2 cups raisins
* Add 2 cups chocolate chips
* Add 2 cups chopped nuts
Since this recipe freezes so well you can make several batches to have on hand when you need them.
Amish white bread is one of the main breads on my list of homemade pantry staples because it’s so easy!
Equipment
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I use a Bosch to make bread with. I love my Kitchenaid but it just doesn’t handle heavy doughs as well as I’d like. If you plan on making bread often I’d recommend saving up for a Bosch. It lasts forever. You won’t regret it
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