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How to Shape Bread Dough for Loaf Pans (Step by Step Guide)

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Here's a step by step guide on how I shape my bread dough for baking sandwich (yeast bread) loaves. The photos were taken from my yeasted avocado bread post. Here's the recipe link if you're interested!
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf

Equipment

  • one 9 x 4 x 4 inch Pullman Pan, or a large 9 x 4 inch loaf pan
  • Small wooden rolling pin
  • Dough cutter

Ingredients
  

  • 1 recipe yeast bread

Instructions
 

  • Prepare desired yeast bread recipe. I used my avocado yeast bread recipe (here).
  • Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, and let rise until doubled, about 60-90 minutes.
  • Punch down the dough, then remove from bowl. Place on a generously floured surface and divide into 4 equal-sized pieces.
  • Roll each piece into balls. For best results, cover and let rest for additional 10 minutes. This is not a necessary step, but it allows the dough to expand, which helps the rolling process easier for the next step.
  • Use a small rolling pin to flatten each piece of dough to about a 6 x 9 inch rectangular shapes.
  • Fold the flattened dough into thirds, about 3 x 6 inches in size
  • Roll out dough further, to 3 x 8 inch rectangular shapes. Starting from the long side, roll the dough tightly into a tight cylinder (like a sushi roll or cinnamon roll).
  • Pinch the fold seams to seal.
  • Repeat the folding process on the other 3 pieces and place in a well-oiled bread pan.
  • Generously grease the bread loaf pan with neutral flavored cooking oil, such as olive oil, canola oil, avocado oil or grapeseed oil. Butter or coconut oil are also great alternatives.
  • Place each dough, seam-side down and side by side, in the bread loaf pan.
  • Let the dough rise again for 40-60 minutes until puffy.
  • Bake the bread according to recipe in a preheated oven
  • Let the bread cool slightly before removing.
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