In the past, Zojirushi bread machines came with a built-in program for making sandwich bread. This sandwich bread recipe for the Zojirushi home made setting includes the steps for that program. Yes, the sandwich bread is back!

Last Updated February 22, 2024 – Published February 10, 2009

Note that this sandwich bread recipe was most recently tested with a Zojirushi BB-PAC20. (Learn more about what bread machines I own and recommend.) I’ve made this bread at sea level and at an elevation of 3,700 feet. It worked out fine at both locations. If you live at a higher elevation check out my tips for making bread at higher altitudes.

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This sandwich bread was absolutely wonderful. It is by far our favorite for sandwiches. Thank you so much for posting it. ~ Theresa

My current machine is my fourth Zojirushi. These machines last a long time and make great bread.

One of my first Zojirushi bread machines had a great sandwich bread recipe that used the machine’s sandwich bread setting. Sandwich bread was a favorite of the Man of the House (TMOTH) as it really was great for sandwiches.

Later Zo models didn’t have the built-in sandwich bread setting. However, Zojirushi machines have a “home made” setting. All I needed was the bread program for sandwich bread and I would be in business!

Using the Home Made Setting

What is the home made setting?

To make bread the machine has to go through a series of steps. It warms up, it kneads, it allows the bread to rise, it beats the dough down and then has it rise again. It beats the dough down again and there’s one more rise. Finally, the machine bakes the bread.

The home made setting allows you to alter the timing of any of those steps. You do it by entering a “program” that takes the bread machine through its steps. The program tells the machine what to do for each of its cycles.

Sandwich Bread Program

I wanted to make TMOTH his favorite sandwich bread. So I emailed Zojirushi and asked them for the details of the old sandwich bread setting. With that information, I was able to make a sandwich bread program.

I entered the program into the home made setting. That’s how I was able to recreate the old sandwich bread setting.

Here’s the program for sandwich bread. Note that the bread will automatically be punched down before rise two and rise three.

Preheat: 20 min
Kneading: 15 – 18 min. (I used 17 minutes)
Shape: Off (Not all machines have a shape cycle)
Rise: 1: 45 min.
Rise: 2: 20 min.
Rise: 3: 45 min.
Bake: 50 min.

Home Made Function

The Zojirushi manual says that you can make meatloaf in a bread machine using the home made function. I tried it and I don’t recommend it. The problem was NOT the home made function itself. Learn about the critical problem with this process.

What if You Don’t Have a Programmable Machine?

If you don’t have a programmable bread machine, then I’d use the basic setting with medium crust. I haven’t tried this yet, but it’s on my (long) list of bread experiments to try. If you do use this recipe with the basic setting, I’d love to hear how it turned out!

Making Sandwich Bread Recipe for the Zojirushi Home Made Setting

This recipe makes a two-pound loaf of bread using the home made setting with the above program. Use the medium crust setting.

Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which order to add ingredients to your bread machine. I use a Zojirushi bread machine, so I add the liquids first.

Here’s how it looked after I added the ingredients.

As always, check the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Open the lid of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It should be a smooth, round ball.

If the dough is too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right. If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks right.

Note that the last time I made this, I had to add an extra half tablespoon of water.

And here’s how it looked coming out of the bread machine . . .

Sandwich Bread Recipe for the Zojirushi Home Made Setting – Two Pound Loaf

Note that this recipe makes a two-pound loaf of bread using the home made setting with the above program. Use the medium crust setting.

1 1/3 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon Water
4 1/4 Cup Bread Flour
3 Tablespoons Sugar
2 Tablespoons Powdered milk
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 teaspoons active dry yeast

See below for metric measurements, as well as nutrition information, for this sandwich bread recipe for the Zojirushi home made setting.

Sandwich Bread – Two Pound Loaf Using the Home Made Setting

Sandwich Bread Recipe for the Zojirushi Home Made Setting

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Course: Bread Machine Recipes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Home Made Setting, sandwich bread, Zojirushi

Yield: 14 slices per two-pound loaf of bread

Calories: 171kcal

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Ingredients

1 1/3 Cups (315.45 ml) Water
1 Tablespoon Water
4 1/4 Cups (531.25 g) Bread flour
3 Tablespoons Sugar
2 Tablespoons Powdered milk
2 Tablespoons Olive OIl
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 teaspoons Active dry yeast

Instructions

This recipe makes a two-pound loaf of bread using the home made setting with the above program. Use the medium crust setting.
Here's the program for sandwich bread. Note that the bread will automatically be punched down before rise two and rise three.
Preheat: 20 min
Kneading: 15 - 18 min. (I used 17 minutes)
Shape: Off (Not all machines have a shape cycle)
Rise 1: 45 min.
Rise 2: 20 min.
Rise 3: 45 min.
Bake: 50 min.
Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which order to add ingredients to your bread machine. I use a Zojirushi bread machine, so I add the liquids first.
Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. It should be a smooth, round ball.
If the dough is too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right. If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks right.

Notes

This recipe makes a two-pound loaf of bread using the home made setting with the included program. Use the medium crust setting.

Note: The last time I made this, I had to add an extra half tablespoon of water.

This recipe was developed and tested using US customary measurements. Metric measurements are calculated automatically.

Nutrition

All information presented within this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on breadmachinediva.com should only be used as a general guideline. This information is provided as a courtesy and there is no guarantee that the information will be completely accurate. I try to provide accurate information to the best of my ability; however these figures should still be considered estimates.