Soft And Creamy Sandwich Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 teaspoons dry active yeast
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons salted butter

Recipe

• 1 mix yeast and sugar with warm water in a cup. set aside until foaming.
• 2 pulse food processor to combine 2 cups of flour, salt, and butter. the butter doesn't have to be fully broken down or mixed in at this point.
• 3 while spinning on low, add heavy cream and honey. add yeast mixture.
• 4 pulse until dough forms a ball or pulls away from sides of the processor easily.
• 5 knead dough on a floured surface for about ten minutes until it is a smooth, stretchy consistency. add up to the remaining half cup of flour while kneading.
• 6 place dough in buttered mixing bowel, turn dough to coat evenly. cover with a damp tea towel and let rise for an hour and a half.
• 7 punch down dough to release gas and form into loaf. press dough down into greased loaf pan. let the dough rise again for an hour and a half.
• 8 bake in oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. then turn heat down to 350 for about 10 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow when tapped.