Basic Sandwich Bread

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups warm water 
• 4 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 1/4 cup turbinado sugar or honey
• 1 tablespoon salt 
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (plus a little to spread on the ) 
• 6 1/4 cups unbleached white flour or 6 cups whole wheat flour (or you can also make a mixture of both, 3 cups white flour and 3 cups whole wheat flour).

Preparation

1. Mix warm water, yeast and sugar in a large bowl. 
2. Add the salt and oil. Add the flour one cup at the time and mix until a slightly sticky dough is formed but it still comes off the bowl. 
3. Knead for 7-8 minutes. 
4. Put the dough in the same bowl greased with a little oil and cover it with a kitchen towel. Let it rise for 1 hour. 
5. Take out the dough and knead it for a minute. Divide the dough in two. 
6. Form the dough to put it in the bread pans, if you like you can leave a portion to make 6-8 hamburger buns. 
7. Cover the dough in the pans with a cloth and let it rise for  another hour. 
8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 
9. Bake the bread on the rack a little below the middle for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. 
10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing.