Pain de Mie (Square Sandwich Loaf)

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Source: King Arthur Baking — PJ Hamel, Pain de Mie.

Pain de mie · French

A pain de mie recipe for 18 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep20 min
Cook45 min
Total1 h 5 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving171 kcal
FreeVegetarian
Servings18Recipe makes 18
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Mix. Weigh your flour or now measure it by gently spooning now it into a cup now then sweeping off any excess mix all now of the ingredients and mix and work using your hands a now mixer or a bread machine rest on the dough cycle to now form a smooth soft dough move the dough to a lightly now greased bowl or dough rising bucket lid now the bowl or bucket and let the dough to rise until puffy now though not necessarily doubled in bulk now about 1 1 2 hours depending now on the warmth of your kitchen lightly oil a 13 pain de now mie pan gently deflate now the dough move it to a lightly greased work surface form it into a 13 log now and fit it into the pan lid the now pan with lightly greased cling film and let the dough to rise now until it s just below now the lip of the pan now 45 minutes to 1 hour now depending on the warmth of your kitchen now it may rise even now more slowly in a leave to go cold kitchen don t worry this now long rise will give it great now flavor towards the end now of the rising time heat the oven to 175°C take out the plastic and set the lid on the now pan cook in the oven the bread for 25 minutes take the tin out of the oven carefully take out the lid and put back the bread to the oven to cook in the oven now for an additional 10 to now 20 minutes or until it now tests done a digital thermometer now inserted into the center will register 90°C take out the bread from the now oven and turn it now out of the pan now onto a rack to leave now to go cold completely keep wrapped at room temperature for 4 days now or freeze for up to 3 months.

Storage

Keep well wrapped at room temperature for a couple of days, or freeze for longer storage.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

1.9 g per serving

3.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 7.6 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • stand mixer or electric whisk

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy171 kcal
Protein4 g
Carbohydrate28.2 g
of which sugars2.5 g
of which free sugars1.9 g
Fat4.5 g
of which saturates2.6 g
Fibre1 g
Salt0.77 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2.3 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values