Honey White Sandwich Bread Recipe

March 1, 2024

This Honey White Bread makes the perfect homemade sandwich bread with a soft, fluffy texture and rich flavor from real honey. Made with simple pantry staples, this beginner-friendly recipe is easy to make in a stand mixer or by hand.

Light, tender, and perfect for sandwiches or toast, this loaf is far better than store-bought bread and comes together with ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen. Sweetened with honey instead of refined sugar, it is a simple homemade bread recipe your family will love.

There is nothing quite like the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven, and this recipe is one of our everyday favorites. If you follow these step-by-step instructions, I am confident you can make beautiful homemade bread in your own kitchen.

Honey White Sandwich Bread Recipe

Ingredients (Makes 2 Loaves)

420 g hot water (1 3/4 cups)
113 g honey (1/3 cup)
9 g active dry yeast (1 Tbsp)
57 g melted butter (1/4 cup)
50 g egg, beaten (1 large egg)
720–780 g flour (6–6 1/2 cups, or enough so dough does not stick to bowl)
15 g salt (2 1/2 tsp)

Stand Mixer Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on low speed until combined.

2. Knead on medium-low speed (2–3) for 6–8 minutes, until the dough is smooth and slightly tacky.

3. Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, cover, and let rise for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.

4. Divide the dough in half. Shape into 2 loaves and place into greased 8½ × 4½-inch or 9 × 5-inch loaf pans.

5. Cover and let rise for about 30 minutes, or until the dough has risen about 1 inch above the rim of the pan.

6. Bake at 350°F (177°C) for 30–35 minutes, until golden brown and the center reaches 190°F (88°C).

7. Remove from pans, brush with butter, cover with a tea towel, and cool completely before slicing for best crumb and texture.

8. Store in a beeswax bread bag!

Printable Recipe!

Our handmade beeswax bread bags are the real deal! They are saturated with organic beewax, not sprayed! If you're looking for an alternative to plastic bread bags, our beeswax bread bags are a healthy way to store your bread! They are reusable, made of 100% cotton, soaked/saturated/infused with organic beeswax (never sprayed!), naturally antibacterial to keep your bread from molding, and handmade by me and my daughters on our family farm! We'd love to make you one!