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    Home » Bread Recipes

    Bread Machine Sourdough Sandwich Bread

    LAST UPDATED: August 31, 2020 PUBLISHED: August 31, 2020 By Pam Greer 12 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Easily make fresh sourdough sandwich bread in your bread machine! No kneading, no babysitting the dough, the bread machine does all the work for you.

    Light and airy with the perfect texture and crumb. This makes amazing sandwiches and toasts beautifully!

    Close up of sliced bread.

    I read somewhere that bread machines are making a comeback. Well, for some of us, they never went away.

    My bread machine gets used at least every couple of weeks, because this sourdough sandwich bread is our daily bread.

    Now, I love a good crusty chewy sourdough bread above all things, but not for my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. For my every day lunch and breakfast toast, I want a good sandwich bread.

    And this, my friends, is a very good sandwich bread!

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    Flour, salt, yeast, sugar, milk, butter, and sourdough starter.

    Ingredients:

    Bread flour - bread flour has a higher protein content that helps support the gluten, which helps the bread rise.

    Salt - I use kosher salt.

    Yeast - yes you can make sourdough bread without yeast and when I am making a crusty loaf that proofs overnight in the fridge, I don't use yeast.

    Sugar - I use unbleached cane sugar.

    Milk - I use whole milk.

    Butter - because butter makes everything better.

    Sourdough starter - you want to use an active starter. I take mine out of the fridge the night before and feed it. The next day when I am ready to bake bread, it is active and bubbling.

    Photo collage showing starter and butter in a bread pan and flour.

    Instructions

    Read the instructions on your bread machine, but most have you put the wet ingredients in first.

    Place the milk and starter in the bread machine pan. Cut the butter into small cubes (I cut 2 tablespoons of butter into 8 cubes) and scatter them on top.

    Even place the 3 cups of bread flour on top of the wet ingredients.

    Photo collage showing all the ingredients in the bread pan and then the bread pan in the bread machine.

    Using a spoon, make 3 indentations in the flour, this helps keep the yeast, salt and sugar separate.

    I like to place the yeast in the middle and then the salt and sugar on the two sides.

    Place the pan in your bread machine and set for regular white bread. If you're bread machine has a longer rising time setting you can use that to coax a little more sourdough flavor, but I usually just use the regular bread setting.

    Photo collage showing bread in bread machine and cooling on a rack.

    When the bread machine beeps, open the bread maker and take out your bread.

    Remove it from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack.

    Note - this makes a medium sized loaf. You can see that sometimes the dough ball gets a little uneven and one size is a little higher than the other. This doesn't bother me, but if it does you, as soon as the bread machine finishes kneading, you can open it up and press the dough out a little more evenly.

    Sliced bread on a cutting board.

    This bread comes out beautifully every time. With the butter and the milk, it's a more rich sourdough bread.

    The sourdough flavor is not that pronounced in this bread because it doesn't get a long rest, it's used more to add lightness and it helps keep the bread fresher longer!

    This bread is great for sandwiches, toast and anytime you want a yummy slice of bread. I brush slices of it with olive oil and sprinkle with my Carraba's Bread dip seasoning and broil - so good with pasta or a salad!

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    Enjoy this with:

    • Giada's Everyday Caponata
    • Pasta with Sausage and Peppers
    • Pasta with Zucchini, Raisins and Walnuts
    • Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta

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    Sliced bread on a cutting board.
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    4.91 from 30 votes

    Sourdough Sandwich Bread

    This bread machine sourdough sandwich bread is so easy to make and has the most amazing flavor, texture and crumb! It makes the best sandwiches!
    Course Condiment
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 3 hours 50 minutes
    Total Time 3 hours 55 minutes
    Servings 12
    Calories 166kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup sourdough starter
    • ⅔ cup milk
    • 2 tbsp butter cut into about 8 small cubes
    • 3 cups bread flour
    • 2 tbsp sugar
    • 1 tbsp salt
    • 1 ½ teaspoon active dry yeast

    Instructions

    • Place the milk, starter and then the butter cubes in the bread machine pan.
    • Evenly place the 3 cups of flour over the liquid ingredients.
    • Using a spoon, make three small wells in the flour and place the sugar, salt, and yeast each in one of the indentations.
    • Place in the bread machine and choose regular white bread.
    • When the machine beeps (mine takes 3 hours and 50 minutes) carefully pull out the pan (it's hot!) and remove the bread.
    • Let cool on a wire rack before slicing.

    Notes

    Note - follow the instructions in your bread machine manual to determine the order to add the ingredients.  Mine has you had wet ingredients first. 
    If the bread sticks a little to the paddle, turn the pan over and tap it, straight down, on the counter to loosen the bread. 

    Equipment

    Bread Machine

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 606mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 87IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Isabel Wahlgren says

      February 10, 2022 at 4:11 pm

      Can you tell me why you use a starter as well as yeast? Also, do you have a recipe where you can make sourdough in a bread machine using just the starter and no yeast?

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        February 10, 2022 at 4:43 pm

        I use yeast with the starter because the bread does not go through a long slow fermentation which is needed if you are using starter only. No, I don't have a recipe only using starter for the bread machine, because typically when I use my bread machine, I'm using it to make bread that day. Using just a starter is at minimum a two day process.

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    2. Natalie says

      November 17, 2021 at 11:40 am

      2 stars
      I decided to try this today for a change in our typical sandwich loaf. While the texture and the rise was fine, the bread was horribly salty. Has anyone else experienced this? I thought 1 tbsp salt was a lot as most of my bread recipes never have more than 1.5 tsp in them, but figured maybe there was a reason why this one had more. Anyway, my kids actually like it, but I'll definitely decrease the salt if I use this recipe again.

      Reply
    3. Diane says

      March 05, 2021 at 10:47 pm

      Which bread maker are you using? It has two paddles and is rectangular shape.

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        March 08, 2021 at 10:07 am

        It's a zojirushi.

        Reply
    4. Stephanie Murphy says

      October 04, 2020 at 12:08 pm

      Do you have a recipe for the starter? I have never made sour dough bread before.

      Reply
      • Pam Greer says

        October 05, 2020 at 1:37 pm

        No, I made my starter so many years ago. If you google how to create a starter, it's pretty easy. You just mix flour and water and keep it on your counter, feeding it until it starts to get bubbly and active.

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    5. Angela says

      August 31, 2020 at 11:31 am

      5 stars
      Such great tips! The bread machine is definitely the way to go. Great bread!

      Reply
    6. Kathryn Donangelo says

      August 31, 2020 at 11:30 am

      5 stars
      Sourdough is my favorite and this bread recipe is so easy! This will definitely be my new go-to bread recipe for sourdough, it's hard to beat!

      Reply
    7. Toni Dash says

      August 31, 2020 at 11:20 am

      5 stars
      This is such a great recipe! Thank you so much for the tips!

      Reply
    8. Pavani says

      August 31, 2020 at 11:01 am

      5 stars
      That is a perfectly baked sourdough bread - has a lovely crumb. I've never made sourdough bread in the breadmaker (don't know why??). Will definitely try this recipe soon. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    9. Luci says

      August 31, 2020 at 10:58 am

      5 stars
      I've been loving homemade bread recently, but I have yet to get a bread machine. After seeing how your delicious bread turned out I think I'll have to get one!

      Reply

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