Subway Bread Copycat

Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 cups warm water
• 1/3 cup soybean oil
• 6 -7 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vital wheat gluten

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water. let stand for about nine to ten minutes.
• 2 combine yeast mixture with oil, salt, and two cups of flour. stir well.
• 3 gradually stir in 4 cups of flour and remaining water.
• 4 knead for 10 minutes, adding additional flour as needed.
• 5 place dough in a lightly-greased bowl.
• 6 cover with plastic wrap and let rise for about one hour.
• 7 punch dough down and divide into eight pieces.
• 8 roll each half into loaf-shapes, about twelve inches long.
• 9 place loaves onto two large baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• 10 cover the eight loaves and allow to rise for about an hour.
• 11 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 12 cook for 25 minutes, or until the top of the loaves are golden brown.
• 13 let the bread cool until room temperature.
• 14 for a delicious oat take on the subway bread, sprinkle the tops of the loaves with quick-cooking oats after brushing on the egg mixture.
• 15 adapt this recipe to prepare subway's honey & oats bread by adding 1/2 cup of old fashioned oats to the bread dough before rising.
• 16 if you prefer a hands-off approach, you can mix all of the ingredients in a bread machine and cook on a light setting according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• 17 add a bit more flavor by sprinkling a mixture of shredded cheddar cheese, garlic salt, and italian seasoning over the dough before baking.
• 18 recreate subway's parmesan oregano bread by mixing together parmesan cheese, oregano, and garlic salt and sprinkling it over the unbaked dough.
• 19 you can also make two loaves of bread from this recipe instead of eight individual sub rolls.