Can someone help me find a recipe for..?

Question

Subway wheat bread? I go to Subway everyday and thought, instead of spending the money every day, to buy the ingredients myself; however, I can't find a store near me that has wheat bread like Subaways.. Any suggestions or recipes?

Answer 1

Here is a 'copy cat' wheat subway recipe. It sounds complicated, but isn't really. It's worth the try.
Good luck and let me know how it works out for you.
note: if you want more whole wheat flour, just sub 1 cup of high gluten for wheat. Remember, wheat flour is heavy, and the rolls may not rise as high or be as fluffy as subways.

Subway's wanna be wheat rolls
3 cups high gluten flour (King Arthur will work)
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon soft butter
1 tablespoon dry active yeast
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup + necessary warm (not hot) water

Pour yeast into warm water, add honey, stir gently to blend. Set aside out of drafts for 5 minutes.

Mound your flour into a bowl, then create a hollow in the center. Pour your salt along the edges of the bowl. Dump your wheat flour into the bowl. Toss the butter in wherever makes you happy.

When the yeast-honey mixture has formed a thick and attractive head, slowly pour this into the well you created, using a fork to blend the liquid into the flour. When blended into a ball, more or less, pour out on a floured surface and knead, knead, knead, When your dough is smooth and has the same give as the tip of your nose when you press it (both the nose, and the dough.) Cover with a length of thick muslin (buy a yard at any fabric store,) and leave to rise.

When your dough has doubled, punch it down, recover, and leave to rise. When your dough has doubled again, take a cleaver and slice it into 3 fairly equal sections. Here's the part that helps you get the flaky baguette crust:

Flour your hands well. Take one of your dough balls and flatten it a bit, then yank hard, pulling one side over the other. Fold the lip inside, then flatten your dough and start again. Do this three or four times, pat your mini-loaf to even out the shape, then put it aside. Repeat the process with your other two mini-loaves. Cover all of them with your floured muslin and leave to rise until they double.

While you wait for them to double, pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees. If you have a baking stone, put it in the cold oven and start the pre-heat. (If you don't have a baking stone, the baguette pan above will do, and if you have neither, you can put your loaves on a cold cookie sheet before you put them in the oven. Still, I really recommend the baking stone.)

When the loaves have doubled, they go in the oven. If you're using the baking stone, scatter a handful of cornmeal on it to prevent stickage, then jerk your loaves onto the hot stone.

If you prefer a tenderer crust, brush them with beaten egg. Use a razor blade to score the top, then throw a half a cup of water in the bottom of the oven, quickly closing the door to keep the steam inside.

Answer 2

By the time you get done buying all the ingredients and making the bread, add the electricity or gas you use to BAKE that bread, it will cost far more than a Subway meal!

I would think your time is also valuable. Making bread you can already buy seems like a waste.

Answer 3

If you have a Sams Club near you, go there, they have excellent wheat bread in foot long length. Six come in a bag.

Answer 4

write to subway or ask the people in the restaurant and see if they will give or sell you the recipe. sometimes they will do it. at least i heard its happened

Answer 5

I would just ask them if you can buy a couple loafs - maybe at the end of the day - like a day old bakery.