This soft, old-fashioned white bread is tender on the inside and has a golden crunchy crust on the outside — just like grandma used to make. Perfect for sandwiches, toast, or warm from the oven with butter. This no-knead bread is super easy to make.

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Old-Fashioned White Bread-A Simply Wonderful No-Knead Loaf

Old Fashioned White Bread

Nothing beats warm bread fresh out of the oven. This is such an easy recipe.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Resting Time2

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bread, yeast

Servings:

Calories: 137kcal

Equipment

1 Kitchenaid mixer
1 dutch oven or cast iron skillet with lid

Ingredients

3 c Flour All Purpose or Bread Flour
2 t rapid rise yeast
2 t kosher salt
1 1/2 c warm water

Instructions

Mix all ingredients in bowl and mix with dough hook on medium speed until dough forms a ball.
Cover bowl with a towel and set in a warm place. Let dough rise until double in size, 2 – 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 450°. Place dutch oven in oven for about 15 minutes to heat.
Scrape dough from bowl onto lightly floured parchment paper. Shape into loaf.
Keeping loaf on parchment paper, lower into hot dutch oven. Quickly pour about 2 tablespoons of water into dutch oven (under parchment paper so dough doesn’t get wet) to create steam. Cover dutch oven with lid and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove lid and bake an addtional 10 minutes or until nicely golden brown.

Notes

This is a quick and easy way to add homemade bread to your baking repertoire. If you don’t have an electric mixer, just stir the ingredients in a large bowl until well blended. No kneading necessary.

My favorite bread flour is King Arthur. You can also use King Arthur all purpose flour which has a slightly lower gluten content.

Nutrition

Preparation Tips for Old-Fashioned White Bread:

If you don’t have a KitchenAid mixer, you can just put all of the ingredients in a bowl and stir until dough forms a ball. Then, simply cover the bowl with a towel and place in a warm place for at least 2 hours until the dough doubles in size.

Preheat the dutch oven in the oven for about 15 minutes.

Place your dough and parchment paper to form the loaf. Score the loaf a couple of times with a sharp knife. Gently lift the loaf into the hot dutch oven leaving the parchment paper in place. Pour a couple tablespoons of water in the dutch oven under the parchment paper. It will steam and quickly put the lid on the dutch oven and return to the oven to bake.

Be sure to remove the lid after 30 minutes to achieve a beautiful golden brown crust.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve Old-Fashioned White Bread with a garden salad topped with Tangy Honey Mustard Salad Dressing. This bread also goes well with a Wilted Spinach Salad or Cheesy Vegetable Soup.

Just a Note:

My grandma was born in 1890 and she used to tell me stories about growing up on the farm. She said she baked about 35 loaves of bread a week–can you imagine?