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.
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!
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).
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.
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
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: Makes 4 9-inch sub buns 1x
Description
Perfect homemade Subway bread recipe, just like the restaurant. This recipe makes a perfect copycat loaf of Subway bread for sandwiches at home.
Ingredients
- 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
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the water, yeast, sugar, salt, and olive oil. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cover the loaves with a greased piece of plastic wrap and allow the loaves to rise until doubled, about an hour.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
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:
Thank you for sharing Kim! I hope that helps someone else out too.
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.
Angela
I made this bread and it rose nicely and is SO soft. Havent eaten it yet as it just came out of the oven but i assume it'll be delicious! It was so easy to make!! I wish i could post a pic!!
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Sean
I’ve tried twice now and dough isn’t rising on second time, it’s really good just isn’t rising any suggestions and can I cook on the first time it rises
StarvingArtist
Followed your recipe TO A TEE...and it ended with really tiny rolls that are too narrow to make anything resembling a good sub. The dough barely rose at all while proofing.
Never trying this recipe again.
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Leffe Renedahl
Alternativ, för snabbjäst. Då vi inte har det i Sverige. Tack på förhand. Mvh Leffe
Dawna
I have made this sub recipe a few times and my husband and I love it.
I put all the ingredients in my bread machine on the dough cycle, then form my buns, let rise and they turn out beautifully.
★★★★★
Dennis L Stoakes
My bread was a disaster, won't try it again. tried twice, followed the directions to the letter and got dry hard loaves.
Will
I followed the recipe as directed but I accidentally put I 1/2 tbsp more salt and my bread was the consistency of Play Doh when it came out the oven. I was very confused I made sure to let the yeast rise for 3 hours as well. Maybe I had made mistake but if something like a colossal flop like that would have been noticeable.
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Susan
These didn't taste like Subway.. they weren't as like and airy...Sorry
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Rhonda
I have bad luck when i try to make bread. And it happened again with yours. My bread rose in the bowl, but i didnt know if it was suppose to raise beyond the bowl. So i took it out and tried to separate it and it was sticky. Got it separated and let it sit for an hour and it rose some. It cooked for 25 min and it never even turned brown and it spread out instead of up. It was a flop. I give up☹️
Rose
When I see recipes with domestic measures, I skip them.
You bloggers, you have to understand that the internet is worldwide and the whole world can see your recipes, so the measurements could be in grams and not only in domestic measures.
Many people don't finish seeing the recipes because of the measurements.
Here's the tip!
T
I've cook sourdough bread at home quite often. I like to use my starter in recipies like this one but I need to do a yeast to starter conversion and that is easiest if in grams. The best way to do that? Just google it. I've found plenty of notes on about how much 1 cup of flower or water is in grams using google. Or you can use google to convert it to a measurement you are familiar with then weight it at home to find how many grams per measurement. Really, google has been a life savor when bread making for me.
Sharayah
Can I use bread flour instead of all purpose?
Melissa
Yep, it'll work great!
A
For those who don't have a standing mixer, just knead the dough for 4x the amount of time
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Judy
The bread turned out great!! How do you store the bread if you aren’t eating it right away? My plan is to make this on the weekend for my children’s lunches throughout the week.
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Melissa
I just pop it in a bread bag that I saved from a store bought loaf!
Alice Humphrey
Can these be made whole wheat and soft if so how much wheat and white to sue? Do you have a good whole wheat standard hamburer bun?
Thank you
★★★★
Melissa
I do! Here's my whole wheat burger bun recipe: Homemade Whole Wheat and Oat Buns
JenniferF
This recipe turned out perfect subway loaves! I made it as loaves last night, and today I divided it into 8 pieces and did them as large round rolls, baking for 20 minutes. I'm going to keep playing with it in different ways. It will likely be my go-to bread recipe! Thanks
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Chelsea
Question on rolling the dough. Am I meant to roll the dough out flat and long or more of a long tube like form (sorta like the subway bread) thank you!
Melissa
Long and skinny like a snake.
Corene
Absolutely love this receipe. Mine also fell, and my yeast and flour are both fresh. I believe it was the weight of the plastic wrap with oil. I will be making this over and over. Love the flavor, texture. Best one yet....Thank you for sharing.
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Diana
Can you substitute active dry yeast for the instant yeast
Melissa
Yep, just give it a few minute to activate before making the bread.
Diana
Can you substitute sunflower oil for olive oil
Melissa
Yes, it will work just fine
Jenna
Turned out amazing. Used the bread to make cheesy, creamy chicken bacon ranch subs. Thanks for the great recipe!
★★★★★
Susie Lichty
Hi. So I messaged about the amounts when doubling and tripling. Can you please verify for me that these are correct when tripling?
yeast-3 TBSP
Sugar-3 TBSP
salt-4 1/2 tsp
oil-12 TBSP
Diana
Will a pouch of yeast work just as well
Melissa
Yes, it'll work great.
Diana
Can you substitute sunflower oil for the olive oil
Susie Lichty
I have a couple questions:
When doubling or tripling the recipe (using the button option on your page), the water temp is also doubling and tripling. I know that it is an error, and the temp should stay the same, but if that is happening, is it possible that ingredient amounts are doubling and tripling incorrectly? For example, when I triple the salt in the sub bread, it says 3 tablespoons. Is that correct? That is a lot of salt.
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Melissa
That is not correct, I just use a plugin for that function, so definitely check if things seem off! A single recipes have 1.5 teaspoons of salt.
Susie Lichty
Actually, it said 4 1/2 tsp. But still a lot of salt. Is this correct?
Val
After proofing yeast (still good), my dough rose as you'd described. However, bread flattened while baking and did not rise. Followed recipe, except not mixing as long for fear of over working the dough. Would that have been enough to take the rise out of it, really?
Each recipe is so different... some mix a long time, so fret about over working dough... Is there a way to learn when and when not to?
-Confused :/
Melissa
Do you know how old your yeast was?
Jodi
Sounds like you let it rise too long before putting it in the oven. After throwing away loaf after loaf, you'll start to recognize the signs. They say if you push your finger into the loaf, it should slowly bounce back most of the way...at that point its perfect to bake. If it bounces back right away it's too soon. If it doesn't bounce back at all, it's too late. Bread is more about feel and experience than it is about time and measuring ingredients. I'm still learning too, good luck:)
Paulino
This is my second comments you didn't post my first about why your recipe make it more fat that regular subway and I'm looking a recipe with less fat mg cause my pancreas and gallbladder are bad and get worse when I eat fatty food.
Melissa
You could try reducing the amount of oil and exchanging it for more water.