Quest for the Perfect White Soft sandwich bread for PB & J

I don't eat this sandwich often, but when I do I want a soft gushy white sandwich bread. It is true I put Trader Joe's organic blueberry spread on it and TJ's Organic smooth Valencia peanutbutter on it, but good bread from F & O or the bakery or Whole Foods, or TJ's doesn't have that soft white gushy feel I am looking for.

Bread suggestions please.

Is there any reason why you're not simply caving for Wonder?

When I want standard issue white bread (for, like, toasted cheese), I choose Pepperidge Farm, but I would not argue that it is "perfect." (Does that mean the white bread of your youth? Bad but kind of good, in an odd, personal way?)

Pairs,

My squishy white bread of choice is Butternut, the perfect accompaniment to BBQ.

Enjoy,
Gary

BUNNY BREAD!!!

David Hammond wrote:Is there any reason why you're not simply caving for Wonder?

When I want standard issue white bread (for, like, toasted cheese), I choose Pepperidge Farm, but I would not argue that it is "perfect." (Does that mean the white bread of your youth? Bad but kind of good, in an odd, personal way?)

David,

I grew up in the south and I have never, knowingly, had Wonder Bread. The white bread that we occasionally had was Country Hearth. I think that is why I gravitate to the eggy breads, challah & brioche, here. Country Hearth was that color, but it was squishy to the bite for sandwiches.

My father got on a "Back to Eden" (the Jethro Kloss herb and health bible) health kick when we were kids, despite his smoking cigarettes. We generally had brown bread, e.g. Roman Meal or raisin bread. We weren't really a sandwich eating household, same holds true for me today. My father even went so far as to ban sugar and attempted to sweeten our "pink lemonade" Kool-Aid with Raw Honey (of course there was revolt over that one, but you get the picture). My father died last fall, thanks for reminding me of all of the good things he gave me.

pairs4life,

Have you tried WF's own brand of white bread? It struck me as soft and gushier than Wonder and Butternut.

Sharon

happy_stomach wrote:pairs4life,

Have you tried WF's own brand of white bread? It struck me as soft and gushier than Wonder and Butternut.

Sharon

Okay, I've let this go on long enough. No bread can be "gushy" (unless it's liquid filled). Some bread can, however, be "mushy."

Thus endeth the lesson,

Hammond

David Hammond wrote:

happy_stomach wrote:pairs4life,

Have you tried WF's own brand of white bread? It struck me as soft and gushier than Wonder and Butternut.

Sharon

Okay, I've let this go on long enough. No bread can be "gushy" (unless it's liquid filled). Some bread can, however, be "mushy."

Thus endeth the lesson,

Hammond

Thanks, David. I actually agree with you and was using "gushy" as I would "mushy" only to honor paris4life's original wording.

On second thought, perhaps a better word for what pairs4life is looking for is "smooshy"? I think it sounds more appealing--like a quality one would seek out--than "mushy."

Have you tried Bimbo brand white bread...it's very gushy...I mean mushy. Harvest Time on Lawrence in Albany Park carries it.

chicagogrrl wrote:Have you tried Bimbo brand white bread...it's very gushy...I mean mushy. Harvest Time on Lawrence in Albany Park carries it.

I once did a tour of the Bimbo Bakery plant in Texas. It was fascinating, and at the end, they gave us a just-baked slice of bread to taste.

There's nothing better than a hot Bimbo slathered with butter.

Kennyz wrote:There's nothing better than a hot Bimbo slathered with butter.

How long have you been waiting to use this line?

Have MERCY!

I have recently discovered Arnold's Dutch country butter split top white bread. It is yellowish in color and almost "challah like" in flavor. It is squishy and perfect with peanut butter as I, too, am a big fan of this simple sandwich of pleasure.

Kennyz wrote:There's nothing better than a hot Bimbo slathered with butter.

Can the powers that be please make this the new quotable up top?

Blown Z wrote:

Kennyz wrote:There's nothing better than a hot Bimbo slathered with butter.

Can the powers that be please make this the new quotable up top?

somehow I doubt it.

Blown Z wrote:

Kennyz wrote:There's nothing better than a hot Bimbo slathered with butter.

Can the powers that be please make this the new quotable up top?

Out of context it's a shade lascivious. Though I am sure Kenny meant it in the most innocent of fashion.

...because we all know that GWiv is the model of comportment, especially as pertains to items that might be construed as lascivious.

Wonder Bread may not be "gushy" but is it possible that it is "gooshy" I am thinking along the lines of the Pillsbury Dough Boy's stomach and I could almost say for certain that it is gooshy.

Mission Accomplished. Butternut white bread.

Thanks to Dollbabytina for giving me a few slices. It was perfect.

I put Trader Joe's organic blueberry spread on it and TJ's Organic smooth Valencia peanutbutter on it,

when you're there for that stuff, buy a pack of their brioche rolls and use them for your p,b&j for a very decadent version.

Rudi's organic country white bread is great for a PB&J.

I love the white bread from the bakery in Mitsuwa. Soft white bread inside with a chewy crust. Sturdy enough to hold up to the smushing of PB or Nutella and yet soft like a pillow...

I have been known to drive up there from the city just for the bread...