Sandwich bread

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This article is about all bread made for sandwiches. For bread made from a light-colored flour, see White bread.
For the stacked savory party entrée, see Sandwich loaf.
A commercially produced sandwich bread
A commercially produced sandwich bread
Sliced white bread
Sliced white bread

Sandwich bread (also referred to as pan bread, loaf bread, or sandwich loaf)[1] is bread that is prepared specifically to be used for the preparation of sandwiches.[2][3][4] Sandwich breads are produced in many varieties, such as white, whole wheat, sourdough, rye, multigrain[1][5][6][7] and others.

Description

Sandwich bread is overwhelmingly commercially baked and pre-sliced, though any similar shaped loaf can be turned into sandwiches by hand. It may be formulated to slice easily,[8] cleanly or uniformly, and may have a fine crumb (texture) and light body.[4] Sandwich bread may be designed to have a balanced proportion of crumb and crust, whereby the bread holds and supports fillings in place and reduces drips and messiness.[3][4] Some may be designed to not become crumbly, hardened, dried or have too compressible a texture.[2][9]

Sandwich bread can refer to cross-sectionally square, sliced white and wheat bread, which has been described as "perfectly designed for holding square

finger sandwiches is sometimes referred to as sandwich bread.[10] Pain de mie is a sandwich loaf.[11][12]

History

Tai Pan Bread & Cakes Co. sandwich bread, manufactured in Hong Kong
Tai Pan Bread & Cakes Co. sandwich bread, manufactured in Hong Kong

In the 1930s in the United States, the term sandwich loaf referred to sliced bread.[10] In contemporary times, U.S. consumers sometimes refer to white bread such as Wonder Bread as sandwich bread and sandwich loaf.[1] American sandwich breads have historically included some fat derived from the use of milk or oil to enrich the bread.[4] Thin-sliced breads, wherein the bread is sliced somewhat thinner than customary, are often labeled as "sandwich bread".

Examples of U.S. bakers that produce sandwich bread are

store brands of sandwich bread.[15] Bonn Group of Industries of Ludhiana Punjab, India, produces a product called Super Sandwich Bread. Tai Pan Bread and Cakes Co. produces sandwich bread in Hong Kong. Mass-produced sandwich breads are sliced before being packaged.[3][16]

relief shipments of wheat.[19] The style of bread became popular outside Asia in the 2020s.[20][21][22]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Baking Industry. Clissold Publishing Company. June 1, 1922. p. 1107.
  3. ^ a b c "Bridor Launches Soft Artisan Sandwich Bread Line – Restaurant News". QSR magazine. November 4, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Rubel, William. "Basic Sandwich Bread Recipe". Mother Earth News. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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  9. ^ Roberts 2008, p. 158.
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  13. ^ Sosland, Josh. "Dynamic bread market shows bakers sharpening elbows for shelf space". Food Business News. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  14. ^ "White Calcium Enriched Sliced Sandwich Bread". Pepperidge Farm. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  15. ^ Ojeda, Louis Jr. (May 5, 2010). "HEB recalls wheat sandwich bread". KXXV-TV News Channel 25. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  16. ISBN 978-0-470-93630-6
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  17. ^ Moskin, Julia (22 April 2014). "Three Recipes to Savor to the Last Crumb (Published 2014)". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  18. Time Out Tokyo
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  19. ^ Krader, Kate (18 September 2019). "Japanese Milk Bread Is Coming for Your Lunch". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  20. ISSN 0261-3077
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  21. Eater LA
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  22. Time Out London
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