Gold Medal™ Classic White Bread

Name: Gold Medal™ Classic White Bread
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 6 to 7 cups Gold Medal™ All-Purpose Flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 tablespoons shortening; 2 packages regular or quick active dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons); 2 1/4 cups very warm water (120° to 130°F); 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted, if desired

Ingredients:7
Servings:32

Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 07/09/2026

Gold Medal™ Classic White Bread

Ingredients:7
Servings:32

Nothing beats the traditional goodness of homemade baked bread. Served with butter and jam, as the basis for a ham sandwich, or just eaten plain, this back-to-basics bread recipe has a soft, airy inside and a beautifully golden-brown crust.

Gold Medal™ Classic White Bread

Prep time:35 min
Total time:3 hr 25 min
Ingredients:7
Servings:32
Calories per serving:100

Ingredient

6 to 7 cups Gold Medal™ All-Purpose Flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons shortening
2 packages regular or quick active dry yeast (4 1/2 teaspoons)
2 1/4 cups very warm water (120° to 130°F)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted, if desired

Instructions

Step 1
In large bowl, stir 3 1/2 cups of the flour, the sugar, salt, shortening and yeast until well mixed. Add warm water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, to make dough easy to handle.

Step 2
Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Grease large bowl with shortening. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 40 to 60 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.

Step 3
Grease bottoms and sides of two 8x4-inch or 9x5-inch loaf pans with shortening or spray with cooking spray.

Step 4
Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half with hands or rolling pin into 18x9-inch rectangle on lightly floured surface. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at 9-inch side. Press with thumbs to seal after each turn. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal. Pinch each end of roll to seal. Fold ends under loaf. Place seam side down in pan. Brush loaves lightly with butter. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 35 to 50 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.

Step 5
Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 425°F.

Step 6
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until loaves are deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire rack. Brush loaves with butter; cool.

Recipe Tips

It’s important for the yeast in the bread that it has a warm place to rise. The warming drawer of your oven is an ideal location, but if it’s unavailable, you can also let your dough rise inside your oven with the light on, and the heat off. Or, because heat rises, try on top of your refrigerator.
When wrapping your bread dough in plastic wrap as it rises, do not wrap the plastic too tightly. Bread rises because the active yeast in the dough eats the sugar and expels carbon monoxide. All that gas is released, causing the bread to grow. If the plastic wrap is too tight, there won’t be enough room for all the carbon monoxide build-up.
While it’s not necessary to brush the bread in butter when it comes out of the oven, this will give your loaf a beautiful glossy look and a delicious buttery taste.

Nutrition Facts

Calories
100
Total Fat
1g
Protein
3g
Total Carbohydrate
21g
Sugars
1g

Servings: 32

Serving Size: 1 Slice

Amount Per Serving Calories : 100

Nutrition Facts
Food Component / Nutrient	Amount	% , Daily Value*
Total Fat	1g	2%
Saturated Fat	0g	0%
Trans Fat	0g	% Value Not Available
Monounsaturated Fat	0g	% Value Not Available
Polyunsaturated Fat	0g	% Value Not Available
Omega-3	20g	% Value Not Available
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	220mg	9%
Total Carbohydrate	21g	7%
Dietary Fiber	0g	0%
Soluble Fiber	0g	% Value Not Available
Insoluble Fiber	0g	% Value Not Available
Sugars	1g	% Value Not Available
Protein	3g	% Value Not Available
Vitamin D	Value Not Available	0%
Calcium	Value Not Available	0%
Iron	Value Not Available	8%
Potassium	40mg	1%
Vitamin A	Value Not Available	0%
Vitamin C	Value Not Available	0%
Vitamin E	Value Not Available	0%
Thiamin	Value Not Available	15%
Riboflavin	Value Not Available	10%
Niacin	Value Not Available	8%
Vitamin B6	Value Not Available	0%
Folic Acid	Value Not Available	10%
Vitamin B12	Value Not Available	0%
Pantothenic Acid	Value Not Available	0%
Phosphorus	Value Not Available	4%
Magnesium	Value Not Available	0%
Zinc	Value Not Available	0%
Manganese	Value Not Available	10%
Selenium	Value Not Available	15%
Copper	Value Not Available	2%
Beta-Carotene	Value Not Available	% Value Not Available
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Exchanges

Starch 1,
Fruit 0,
Other Carbohydrate 0,
Skim Milk 0,
Low-Fat Milk 0,
Milk 0,
Vegetable 0,
Very Lean Meat 0,
Lean Meat 0,
Medium-Fat Meat 0,
High-Fat Meat 0,
Fat 0

Carbohydrate Choice

Carbohydrate Choice1&½

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Recipe Tips

It’s important for the yeast in the bread that it has a warm place to rise. The warming drawer of your oven is an ideal location, but if it’s unavailable, you can also let your dough rise inside your oven with the light on, and the heat off. Or, because heat rises, try on top of your refrigerator.

When wrapping your bread dough in plastic wrap as it rises, do not wrap the plastic too tightly. Bread rises because the active yeast in the dough eats the sugar and expels carbon monoxide. All that gas is released, causing the bread to grow. If the plastic wrap is too tight, there won’t be enough room for all the carbon monoxide build-up.

While it’s not necessary to brush the bread in butter when it comes out of the oven, this will give your loaf a beautiful glossy look and a delicious buttery taste.

Nutrition Facts

Food Component / Nutrient

Amount

% , Daily Value*

Total Fat

Saturated Fat

Trans Fat

% Value Not Available

Monounsaturated Fat

% Value Not Available

Polyunsaturated Fat

% Value Not Available

Omega-3

20g

% Value Not Available

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

220mg

Total Carbohydrate

21g

Dietary Fiber

Soluble Fiber

% Value Not Available

Insoluble Fiber

% Value Not Available

Sugars

% Value Not Available

Protein

% Value Not Available

Vitamin D

Value Not Available

Calcium

Value Not Available

Iron

Value Not Available

Potassium

40mg

Vitamin A

Value Not Available

Vitamin C

Value Not Available

Vitamin E

Value Not Available

Thiamin

Value Not Available

15%

Riboflavin

Value Not Available

10%

Niacin

Value Not Available

Vitamin B6

Value Not Available

Folic Acid

Value Not Available

10%

Vitamin B12

Value Not Available

Pantothenic Acid

Value Not Available

Phosphorus

Value Not Available

Magnesium

Value Not Available

Zinc

Value Not Available

Manganese

Value Not Available

10%

Selenium

Value Not Available

15%

Copper

Value Not Available

Beta-Carotene

Value Not Available

% Value Not Available

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Gold Medal™ Classic White Bread

Gold Medal™ Classic White Bread

Gold Medal™ Classic White Bread

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