Quick and Easy Toast Bread
Tired of store-bought bread with hard-to-read ingredients? Want to make a tasty loaf that your kids will enjoy? Try our simple toast bread recipe! In under 2 hours, you can bake a fluffy, delicious loaf perfect for school lunches, toast with jam, or mini sandwiches.
Try this delicious homemade bread, perfect for busy school weeks! It stays fresh for 4-5 days, making it great for lunches everyone will enjoy.
Toast Bread
Different Flour Ratios:
All Purpose Flour: I make sure to use flour that is unbleached and not bromated. Most of the time, I choose flour from King Arthur.
Whole Grain Spelt: Sometimes I prefer to use 300g of all-purpose flour and 160g of whole grain spelt flour. I've found that bread made entirely with whole grain spelt flour tends to be too dense.
White Spelt: I made this bread using white spelt. It has a nuttier flavor and a slightly denser texture, but it's still incredibly delicious.
Ingredients
275g milk
100g unsalted butter (make sure to save 25g for after the bake)
500g flour (check note above)
7 g dry yeast or 20g fresh yeast
1 tablespoon of honey or maple syrup (the sweetener can also be omitted)
2 tsp salt
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Instructions
Activate the Yeast: Warm the butter (make sure to save 25 g of the 100g for later) and milk in the microwave or on the stove until the butter melts, ensuring that the mixture is merely warm and not hot. I prefer using the microwave for better temperature control. Once the butter and milk are warmed and fully melted, add the yeast along with honey or your chosen sweetener, and stir it together. Cover the mixture with a kitchen towel and let it activate for 15 minutes.
Mix the Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour and salt together. I prefer to add the salt to the bottom first and then the flour on top to prevent it from coming into direct contact with the yeast mixture initially.
Combine Ingredients: Add the yeast mixture to the dry ingredients. Knead the dough until smooth and not sticky, about 5 minutes.
First Rise: Form your dough into a ball, leave it in your mixing bowls and cover with a towel. Let it rise for just 30 min.
Kneading: Transfer the dough to a work surface (no flour needed). Knead it for about 1 minute to ensure it is smooth and elastic. Then, take a rolling pin and roll out the dough evenly to your desired thickness. Once the dough is rolled out, roll it up tightly, similar to a Swiss roll. For more detailed guidance, refer to the accompanying video.
Prepare pan: Grease your loaf pan and put your rolled up dough into the pan.
Second Rise: Cover with a towel and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size and reached the top of your pan. This usually takes 1 hour.
Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (about 175°C).
Bake: Right before you are about to bake your bread, take a pastry brush and brush the top of your bread with water. Put it in the oven and bake for exactly 30 minutes.
Cooling: As soon as the bread is done, flip it over and place it onto a cooling rack. Melt your leftover 25 g of butter, and use a pastry brush to coat your finished bread all over with the melted butter. This step is crucial for keeping your bread soft.
Enjoy your homemade Toast Brot with butter, jam, or just on its own. Guten Appetit!