Here’s a perfect, classic Amish White Bread recipe — soft, fluffy, slightly sweet, and incredibly easy to make. It’s the beloved loaf many people grew up with. 🍞✨

🍞 Amish White Bread (Soft, Simple & Foolproof)

Makes 2 loaves

Ingredients

2 cups warm water (110°F / 43°C)
⅔ cup granulated sugar
1½ tbsp active dry yeast (or 2 packets)
¼ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
1½ tsp salt
5½–6 cups all-purpose flour

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Activate the yeast

In a large bowl, combine warm water + sugar and stir to dissolve.
Add the yeast.
Let sit for 5–10 minutes, until foamy.

If it doesn’t foam, start over — the yeast wasn’t active.

2. Add remaining ingredients

Stir in:

oil
salt
3 cups flour

Mix until smooth.

3. Add flour gradually

Add the remaining 2½–3 cups flour, a little at a time, until the dough is soft and slightly tacky but not sticky.

4. Knead

Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead for 6–8 minutes, until elastic and smooth.

You can also knead with a stand mixer + dough hook.

5. First rise

Place the dough in a greased bowl, flipping once to grease the top.
Cover and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled.

6. Shape the loaves

Punch down the dough.
Divide into 2 equal pieces.
Roll each piece into a log and place in greased 9×5-inch loaf pans.

7. Second rise

Cover loosely and let rise 30–40 minutes, until the dough is 1 inch above the rim.

8. Bake

Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25–30 minutes, until golden brown and the bottom sounds hollow when tapped.

9. Optional: Brush with butter

For soft, shiny crusts, brush the hot loaves with melted butter.

🍯 Variations

Honey Amish Bread: replace sugar with ½ cup honey
Cinnamon Swirl: roll the dough with cinnamon sugar before shaping
Dinner Rolls: shape into 24 rolls, bake 18–20 min
Half Whole-Wheat: sub 2–3 cups of flour for whole wheat

🥖 Storage

Keeps 3–4 days at room temp (wrapped)
Freeze up to 3 months (slice first for easy use)

If you’d like, I can also give you:

Amish sweet rolls
Amish friendship bread (starter + loaf)
Amish potato bread

Just tell me!

Amish white bread