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    Bless This Mess > Recipes > Breads > Yeasted Breads > Loaves

    Homemade Subway Bread Recipe

    Published: Apr 18, 2022 · Modified: Apr 18, 2022 by Melissa · 553 Comments

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    pinterest pin and the text reads "Homemade subway sandwich bread" - two photos of the bread before cooking - first image shows a top view of the bowl of proofed bread and bottom image shows the dough pulled into longer hogie shapes
    pinterest pin and the text reads "Homemade subway sandwich bread" - a hand rubbing butter on fresh baked bread in traditional sub shapes
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    Perfect Homemade Subway Bread recipe, just like the restaurant. This recipes makes a perfect copycat loaf of Subway bread for sandwiches at home.

    I love making homemade bread. It's easier than you think-try these simple bread recipes: Homemade Italian Bread, Easy Bread Sticks Recipe and Mom's 4 Loaf Wheat Bread Recipe.

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    Homemade Subway Bread

    You guys, they turned out amazing! Really and truly. Plus, it wasn't all that hard to do. Next time I'm going to double the recipe so that I have some leftovers and I'm going to try to freeze them. Lucky for me, I found a jar of pickled banana peppers in the pantry too. My sandwich was half banana peppers and half everything else because those are my favorite thing ever.

    The homemade Subway bread was just perfect. It had a very soft crust (thanks to a little butter and letting them steam in a towel as they cooled) and a light middle, and it kind of smashed into nothing when you ate it. Just like the real thing. Sure, Subway is cheap, but it's pretty fun to make them at home. Your family will be shocked and amazed at your mad skills and you'll be able to put on as many banana peppers as your heart desires. Best deal ever!

    Homemade Subway Bread Recipe

    Just top with your favorite sandwich toppings and a heavy hand of mayo and you'll have yourself something ridiculously close to an authentic Subway sandwich made at home. Even if you aren't craving Subway, this homemade Subway bread recipe is a great one to keep on hand for any future hoagie needs.

    Tips and Tricks for making Homemade Subway Bread:

    • I have had a few people email me and say that just before baking they brushed the outside of the dough with olive oil or butter and then sprinkled on some Italian seasoning and some Parmesan cheese for a great homemade Subway Italian Herb and Cheese bread. I can't wait to try this myself.
    • This bread froze just about as well as other breads. It was still soft but seemed a bit dryer after freezing. Fresh is best but they do freeze and thaw well.
    • Like pickled banana peppers as much as I do? Check out my recipe on how to make easy refrigerated pickled banana peppers (great use for extra garden or farmer's market produce).
    Homemade Subway Bread Recipe

    How do I know how much flour to add to bread dough?

    If you haven't ever made dough before, the goal is to add just enough flour for it to be a soft but not sticky dough. If you add too much flour, you'll end up with Subway bricks instead of bread.

    Can I still make homemade bread without a stand mixer?

    No stand mixer? This recipe can be made by hand, just be sure to knead it for a full 8 minutes. That's a long time but developing the gluten helps the bread to be soft.

    Can I incorporate whole wheat flour in this bread recipe?

    This recipe works well with half whole wheat flour mixed with half all-purpose flour for whole wheat sub buns.

    Homemade Subway Bread Recipe

    More amazing bread recipes:

    • Classic French Baguette Recipe (this is an overnight recipe, easier than you'd think, and makes such amazing sandwiches)
    • My Favorite Go-To Sourdough Bread Recipe
    • 100% Whole Wheat Bread Recipe (my favorite whole grain sandwich bread, it's super soft)
    • Sourdough Hamburger Buns

    If you’ve tried this easy homemade subway bread recipe or any other recipe on Bless this Mess, then don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave me a comment below! I would love to hear about your experience making it. And if you snapped some pictures of it, share it with me on Instagram so I can repost on my stories AND add your photo to your comment so that other can see your creation.

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    Homemade Subway Bread Recipe


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    4.7 from 105 reviews

    • Author: Melissa Griffiths-Bless this Mess
    • Total Time: 2 hours
    • Yield: Makes 4 9-inch sub buns 1x
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    Perfect homemade Subway bread recipe, just like the restaurant. This recipe makes a perfect copycat loaf of Subway bread for sandwiches at home.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
    • 1 tablespoon instant yeast
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • 1 ½ teaspoon salt
    • 4 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 ½ to 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

    Instructions

    1. In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the water, yeast, sugar, salt, and olive oil. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes.
    2. Add 1 cup of flour and mix with the dough hook for 3 to 5 minutes. Add an additional cup of flour and mix until well combined. Continue adding the flour, ¼ cup at a time, until a soft dough is formed. The dough should still stick to the bottom of of the bowl, but pull away from the sides. Let the dough mix for around 8 minutes total.
    3. When the dough has come together but is still sticking a bit to the bottom of the bowl, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. The dough should be very soft. Shape the dough into a ball and return it to the bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise for a half hour.
    4. After the dough has risen, turn it out onto a clean surface and divide it into 4. Roll each piece of dough into a long skinny loaf that is about 9 to 10 inches long.
    5. Place the rolled loaves onto a baking sheet lined with parchment or a baking mat. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Allow at least 2 inches between each loaf on the pan.
    6. Cover the loaves with a greased piece of plastic wrap and allow the loaves to rise until doubled, about an hour.
    7. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. When the loaves are ready, bake them in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
    8. When the loaves come out of the oven, rub the tops with a stick of butter and cover them with a dish towel to cool.
    9. Let the loaves cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting down the middle and topping with your favorite sandwich fixings.

    Notes

    Rubbing the loaves with butter and covering them with a towel to cool are part of what keeps them very soft, so be sure not to miss those steps.

    • Prep Time: 1 hr 35 min
    • Cook Time: 25 min
    • Category: Bread
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: subway bread recipe, subway copycat recipe, easy hero bread recipe, best sandwich bread recipe, subway bread

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    Tried and True Bread Recipes:

    • Homemade Cornbread Muffins
    • Grandma Lucy's Famous Clover Rolls
    • Jumbo Dinner Rolls
    • Whole Wheat Spinach Bread
    • Big Soft Pretzels
    • Homemade Italian Bread
    • Easy Bread Sticks Recipe
    • Pineapple Zucchini Bread Recipe
    • One Hour Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

    NOTE: One of the awesome Bless this Mess readers, Kim, had great success using her bread machine to make this recipe. Since so many have asked about that I thought I would share her notes. Kim said that she let the bread machine run the full dough cycle (which is 1.5 hours long). After the cycle she shaped the loaves and let them rise for an hour before baking. Here's how Kim's homemade sub bun turned out:

    five loafs of cooked bread

    Thank you for sharing Kim! I hope that helps someone else out too.

    pinterest pin and the text reads "Homemade subway sandwich bread" - collage of four images of the bread making process from a proving bowl to the raw hoggie sticks to a hand melting butter atop the baked rolls and lastly an assembled sub

    Enjoy this perfect Homemade Subway Bread recipe, just like the restaurant. This recipes makes a perfect copycat loaf of Subway bread for sandwiches at home.

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    1. Paulino

      February 19, 2022 at 5:25 am

      How come the subway bread Italian and multygrain has 2gm of fat for half bread and yours 7?

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      • Melissa

        February 21, 2022 at 10:56 am

        I must use more oil than they do!

    2. Esther

      February 13, 2022 at 9:35 pm

      Followed the recipe to the T, only added 2 teaspoons of salt . Delicious, soft, even better than Subway

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. kcnoa@aol.com

      January 29, 2022 at 12:02 am

      Made these today to have tomorrow for meatball subs

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    4. Andrew

      January 08, 2022 at 6:09 pm

      This came out so dense..it wasn't airy or anything...the flavor was good tho..I followed the recipe to a t. I dont think it needs any more than 2 cups of flour tho. After two cups it became very heavy and wouldn't combine well anymore. Idk where I went wrong..bread, dough, pizza is my kryptonite...even tho its my favorite food. Idk...next time I'm just gonna put 5 packets of yeast just to see if it actually rises for once..

      ★★★★

      Reply
      • Holly

        April 03, 2022 at 11:56 am

        Hi Andrew,

        Just came across your comment looking for a sub bun recipe. I haven't made this recipe but just some general tips for making pretty much any yeast bread - since you mentioned it's been your kryptonite 😉 Make sure your yeast hasn't expired and that your water is not too hot, when you get beyond 130 your yeast will die, typically anywhere between 110-130 will beokay. If it doesnt foam or show some bubbles or movement in 5 minutes your yeast might be expired or your water was too hot. Temp your water with a digital kitchen thermometer if you can, or insert a finger and ask yourself if it's warm enough for a bath but not so much it would be uncomfortable. Since this yeast is added to the liquid to bloom you would be using regular dry active vs instant yeast in this recipe so make sure you arent using instant which is meant to be added to dry ingredients without blooming first. Store yeast in the fridge in an air tight container to extend its life. Also, when measuring flour highly recommend that you scoop your flour into measuring cups and level the top ("scoop and swoop") never tightly pack flour. If you have a kitchen scale weighing your flour is even better so that you don't end up with dry heavy dough. Sometimes bread needs a bit longer to rise depending on how warm your room is, if your room is a bit cold, try moving inside your oven turned off with just the light on. I hope you get some success!

    5. Athena C

      January 08, 2022 at 2:34 pm

      How about a temperature for the oven? 350 or 400???

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      • Cha-Rails

        January 22, 2022 at 3:50 pm

        They mentioned 350 in the recipe for oven temp.

    6. Lynne Hill

      December 28, 2021 at 10:25 am

      Have made this recipe several times...so easy...and the bread is wonderful...I use it to make pepperoni bread!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    7. S N

      December 14, 2021 at 11:47 am

      Hello Melissa,
      which yeast brand do i have to use for the subway bread recipe?

      ★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa

        December 14, 2021 at 1:22 pm

        I like saf-instant yeast

    8. chris@geheran.com

      December 05, 2021 at 10:59 pm

      This bread was exactly what I was looking for, thanks so much!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    9. Kathi

      December 05, 2021 at 8:35 pm

      Can you make this with self rising flour?

      Reply
    10. Mike

      December 03, 2021 at 3:00 pm

      do you stir in the yeast and let it sit?

      Reply
    11. Melinda T.

      September 18, 2021 at 1:41 pm

      Made these just now using bread machine. They are cooling now but look pretty darn good!

      Reply
      • Lynda

        January 16, 2022 at 1:44 pm

        Did you change anything? And did you make a single 4rolls?

    12. Rachel

      August 27, 2021 at 7:39 pm

      my partner loves this recipe. I add in some herbs and garlic salt for more flavour, and most times only need about 2cups of flour 🙂
      super easy ratios

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    13. Emily

      August 24, 2021 at 6:01 pm

      I am using my bread maker to mix all my ingredients (I dumped all the flour at once). I am still going to mix for 8 minuites, but I'm not sure if it will turn out the same since this starts out slow.
      I'll let everyone know how it turns out

      Reply
      • Emily

        August 24, 2021 at 8:23 pm

        I used my bread maker and it worked great! I also sprinkled parmesan cheese on top for extra flavor!

    14. Jeff

      August 14, 2021 at 2:38 pm

      Bread turns out nice, but I would cut the salt in half unless you want a pretzel.

      ★★★★

      Reply
    15. Lawrence Henry Dziwulski

      August 02, 2021 at 1:18 pm

      i have done this recipe several times with success... can you brush with melted butter instead of rubbing with a stick?

      ★★★★

      Reply
      • Melissa

        August 02, 2021 at 8:44 pm

        Yes, that will work great!

    16. Macey

      July 20, 2021 at 2:10 pm

      How would you make the herb and cheese blend just Italian seasoning and cheese on the top before baking ?

      ★★★★★

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      • Kaci

        February 22, 2022 at 10:46 pm

        add parmesan, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and shredded cheese before baking

    17. Jim

      July 01, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      What type of "Yeast" ?? your bread looks spot on to Subways

      Reply
      • Melissa

        July 06, 2021 at 12:34 pm

        I use active dry yeast or instant yeast. Both work great.

      • Jim

        July 10, 2021 at 11:48 am

        Thank You

      • Jeff

        August 14, 2021 at 2:45 pm

        I used Fleishman's that I ordered from Amazon. Bought a pound which comes in two packages. Gave one to my neighbor. It'll last 6 months in the fridge if sealed in a plastic container. Good for homemade wine, too, which you can make using Welch's grape juice.

    18. Waza

      June 20, 2021 at 11:08 pm

      I'm about to make mine. Just wondering if bread flour work with this recipe?

      Reply
      • Melissa

        June 21, 2021 at 4:28 pm

        Yep, it'll work great!

    19. Ginny

      June 05, 2021 at 10:29 am

      Seems like a pretty easy recipe to follow. Will try to make very soon because I am craving a sub with a homemade roll. Should I use instant or active dry yeast? Can I use extra virgin olive oil? Thanx for your response

      Reply
      • Melissa

        June 05, 2021 at 8:47 pm

        Either yeast will work great and extra virgin olive oil with be great! Happy baking!

      • Ginny

        June 13, 2021 at 12:11 pm

        Thanx hun. I will post my results

    20. Brad

      May 26, 2021 at 12:55 am

      Mine turned out a little flatter than a subway bun but they were soft and delicious!! I think I may just need a little more rise time before baking. Kitchen smelled just like subway when they are baking the buns.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
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