Perfect Sandwich Bread Food

WHITE SANDWICH BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the yeast and 2 cups warm water in a mixing bowl and stir to dissolve. Add the butter, sugar and salt. Use a wooden spoon to stir in one-third of the flour until smooth. Add another third of the flour and stir, then turn it out onto a floured board to knead. Knead it over 15 minutes, adding the rest of the flour as you knead. Don't let it get dry too fast; it should stay sticky. Put the dough in a buttered bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise for 1 hour.
• Knead the dough another 5 minutes, place it back in the bowl and let it rise another hour.
• Butter 2 loaf pans. Shape the dough into 2 loaves and transfer them to the prepared pans. Cover and let rise for 45 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bake the loaves until golden brown on top and cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool.

THE PERFECT SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F; line a sheet pan with foil.
• Slice the tomatoes and onion to about 1/4-1/6 of an inch thick.
• Wrap the garlic in foil and place on the sheet pan along with the onions and tomatoes.
• Drizzle the onions and tomatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place in the oven and roast for 1 hour.
• When done remove from the oven and unwrap the garlic, cut it in half and squeeze all the cloves out of it into a small bowl; stir in the butter.
• Take the ciabatta and cut them in halves.
• Evenly spread on the garlic butter mixture on both sides of the bread then begin to layer the bottom half with cheese, then pastrami, then beef, then onion, tomato, more cheese and then the top half of the bread.
• Wrap the sandwiches in foil and place on a clean sheet pan.
• Place another sheet place on top, and weight it down with a big iron skillet.
• Place in the 325°F oven and 15-20 minutes.
• These sandwiches are great to make ahead of time too!