Pizza Bread For Sandwiches

A homemade bread recipe for Pizza Bread For Sandwiches.

ItalianOtherEasy3 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 7 cups bread flour, divided
  • 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 pkg active dry yeast
  • 4 heaping tbsp well−seasoned spaghetti sauce
  • 2 1/4 cup tomato juice or V8
  • 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine 3 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast in large bowl

  2. 2

    Combine spaghetti sauce, tomato juice and butter in small saucepan

  3. 3

    Warm mixture to between 120 and 130 degrees

  4. 4

    Add to flour mixture and beat with heavy wooden spoon or electric mixer about 3 minutes

  5. 5

    Gradually add remaining flour until mixture is rather firm, you will have added about 3 more cups flour

  6. 6

    Remove to floured surface and knead, adding more flour (about 1 cup) until dough is supple and no longer sticky

  7. 7

    Generously butter large bowl and place dough in it, turning to coat all sides

  8. 8

    Cover and allow to rise in warm, draft−free place until doubled, 1 to 2 hours

  9. 9

    Punch down dough and divide into 2 parts. Dough will be sticky

  10. 10

    Shape into two smooth balls, cover and let rest about 10 minutes

  11. 11

    Shape into loaves and place in 2 well−buttered 9 X 5 X 3−inch loaf pans

  12. 12

    Again cover and let rise until doubled, 45 to 60 minutes

  13. 13

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bale loaves in oven 10 minutes

  14. 14

    Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 25 to 30 minutes

  15. 15

    Bread should sound hollow when tapped with knuckles

  16. 16

    Remove from pans and cool on wire racks

Tags

italiangranny-white-bread