Pullman Bread Recipe
Baking in square tin pans helps to create loaves with minimal crust. Back in the day, this was the bread of choice for croutons, breadcrumbs, sandwiches and toast. This recipe is best with a small Pullman loaf pan, measuring 9 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches high.
This recipe written by Peggy Wolff originally appeared in The Chicago Tribune.
Pullman Bread Recipe
For Peggy Wolff's Pullman bread recipe, baking in specially designed square tin pans helps to create loaves with minimal crust.
Prep Time
1.92
hours
Cook Time
40
minutes
Servings
10
Servings
Total time: 2 hours, 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ teaspoon (5.5 grams) yeast
- 1 ½ cup (362 grams) warm water
- 2 tablespoon (25 grams) sugar
- 4 cup (548 grams) bread flour
- 2 ½ tablespoon (33 grams) lard
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
Directions
- Sprinkle the yeast in a medium bowl; pour ¼ cup warm water over the yeast.
- Add 1 tablespoon sugar.
- Allow the yeast to bloom in the water until the water begins to foam, 5-7 minutes.
- Place the flour, remaining 1 tablespoon sugar, remaining 1 ¼ cups water, lard and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer equipped with a dough hook.
- Add the yeast mixture.
- Mix on low until a dough forms.
- Turn speed to medium; mix, 8-10 minutes.
- Place the kneaded dough in a lightly greased bowl; cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, 1 to 1 ½ hours.
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Punch down the dough; knead on a lightly floured work surface, 30 seconds.
- Shape the dough into a log.
- Place dough in a lightly greased small (9x4x4-inch) Pullman loaf pan; cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise until the dough has almost reached the top edge of the pan, about 30 minutes. (Watch closely so that the dough does not overproof.)
- Carefully remove the plastic; slide the metal cover closed.
- Bake, about 40 minutes.
- Remove the lid in the last 5 minutes of baking.
- The bread is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 190 degrees.
- Turn the loaf out onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition
| Calories per Serving | 239 |
| Total Fat | 4.3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1.4 g |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g |
| Cholesterol | 3.1 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 42.5 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Total Sugars | 2.7 g |
| Sodium | 226.4 mg |
| Protein | 6.8 g |
The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
