bread pans???

[newbiechef]

I thought it may be a nice idea to make a bread for everday stuff, like sandwiches and such... but i am having some trouble in finding a good recipe for this. most of the recipes i encounter will say "put into loaf pans..." or "put into either 8x4 OR 9x5 pans..." the problem i forsee here is that the 9x5(which is what i have and want to use) is much bigger than the 8x4. i am looking to make like 2 loaves of a FULL 9x5 could i just increase the ingredients a bit to compensate? or is there a good whole wheat bread recipe out there that will get me a BIG 9x5 loaf of bread? or will any of these recipes get me the results i am looking for... nice big slice of bread... thanks

[kuan]

9x5 is generally a two pound sandwich loaf. If not, it's pretty close.

[texasflute]

I've been a bread baker for many years. I don't let the loaf pan size suggested in the recipe dictate what pan I use. I put the bread in whatever size pan I feel like using. I use mostly 9 x 5 pans. I use a recipe that makes 6 loaves in the smaller pans. I usually end up with three 9 x 5 pans and one of the 8 x 4 and I make dinner rolls if I have any dough left over. I like big puffy loaves of bread, but big puffy bread slices don't fit into the sandwich bags when I make my kids' lunches. I generally undersize my loaves so they don't get too tall, if I'm making bread for the family.

[mizshelli]

I like big bread too, I made some the other day in a souffle dish. Looked awesome, and it turned out better than it did in the loaf pan I put the other loaf in. I made a cross on top to let the fairies out and brushed it with butter, we couldn't stop eating it!

[greenawalt87]

if it can go in the oven you can cook bread in it