Sandwich Bread without a Bread Pan

 

To make the dough, please see the separate recipe for Universal Bread Dough. Once you get all the way to the final step in that recipe, come back and continue here. 😘

Sandwich Bread without a bread-pan, or "Peasant Loaf":

1. After you retrieve your dough from the refrigerator, it will have a lot of gas in it. Squeeze the gas out of the dough by giving it some squeezes with your hands. It might help to use the countertop to assist you in returning it to it's ball shape.
2. Then place the dough onto a baking sheet lined with nonstick  aluminum foil. 
3. Allow the dough to rise until it has doubled in size (about 2 to 4 hours). 
4. Paint EVOO all over the surface of the bread. 
5. Sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper (if desired).
6. Bake at 350 degrees (Fahrenheit) for 50 minutes. 
7. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. See below for slicing tips.

Sandwich Bread with a Bread-Pan:

1. Grease a bread-pan with butter, then dust it evenly with flour.
2. Place the dough ball in the center of the bread-pan and allow it to rise until if conforms to the pan. You might have to tamp it down on the counter (midway through) until the dough has spread out into the corners of the pan.
3. Once the bread has risen to the form of the pan, bake it at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes. 
4. Take the loaf out of the pan and allow it to cool on a wire rack.

Slicing tips:

If you place the loaf into the freezer for 20 minutes, that will make it easier to slice without crumbling. Then, put it on a cutting board, and use a serrated knife to slice it into sandwich bread. Or use an electric knife, if you have one.