White White White

Submitted by HOUSEMANAGER Charle

"This recipe has never let me down! It's a simple recipe for a 1.5 lb. loaf of sheer goodness. You can use either all purpose flour or bread machine flour, and I would encourage you to use the bread machine flour, I think it makes that much of a difference. When you're looking for a classic full-proof recipe for white bread in your bread machine look no further than this!"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 1 cup water, plus
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour or 3 cups bread machine flour
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons skim milk powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 1 tablespoon melted butter, for brushing on finished crust

directions

1. MEASURE ingredients into baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer; Insert pan into the oven chamber.
2. SELECT the basic cycle.
3. BRUSH a little melted butter on finished crust.

Reviews

[MizzNezz]

I've always made the bread on the dough cycle and baked it in the oven. We have never liked it as much when I let it bake in the machine. I let this bread go all the way in the machine and it is SUPER!!! No more heating the oven! This has a wonderful texture and an even better taste! This is my bread recipe from now on. Thanks for sharing the recipe, Charlene!

 

[Mary Leverington]

I'm relatively new to the bread machine (althought not new to bread-making)and I've had my share of disappointments. I thought the taste and texture of this bread was excellent, but I had to add three tablespoons more flour due to the fact that I live in the humid Pacific Northwest. My flour absorbs a lot of moisure from the air. I've gotten into the habit of feeling the dough and, since I'm used to making bread by hand, I know how it should feel. But if you're new to baking bread and your bread rises but collapses when it starts to bake, you probably need more flour. The problem is not the yeast if the bread is rising. So add at least two more tablespoons of flour. The dough should be sticky but not stick to your fingers or the pan. It just takes a little experience. The other thing I do is heat the water in the microwave with the butter for about a minute because I keep my butter in the freezer. Once the butter has melted, I add the milk powder, salt and sugar and dissolve these too. THEN I put this mixture in the machine and add the flour and proceed from there. Hope this helps some new bread makers. I don't recommend you substitute oil for the butter. You're only using 1 1/2 tablespoons divided among a dozen or so slices. And the taste is soooo much better with butter.

 

[PanNan]

This bread is exactly what I would call home made white bread. Texture, size and flavor were perfect. The only change I made was to use vegetable oil instead of butter in the machine (just my preference). I used butter on the top when it was done. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[Cindy Lynn]

I made this last night primarily as a joke for my husband. He had requested home-made "White Bread" for a change. When I saw the title of this recipe I just couldn't resist...lol. We had Belgian Waffles (behind schedule) for supper last night so when the bread was finished, everyone was too full to cut the loaf, but it was a nice looking loaf. Normally I have to watch my bread maker through the initial mixing and kneading stage to add additional liquid or flour, but as I stood there watching I found I didn't have to add either...now that is rare! According to my humidor, humidity was 67% which is starting to get into the uncomfortable zone (even with the central air on). This morning when I got up, my family was already slicing the bread. Everyone told me, "This is great!" I tried a slice untoasted and a second, toasted. It was great (for white bread) both ways. It has a nice even texture and raised beautifully. Since I'm not a salt lover, I personally thought it tasted a little too salty and may reduce the salt to a teaspoon next time. Thanks for sharing this recipe Charlene.

 

[Kim19068]

This is a wonderful recipe. Made the house smell so good. Thanks for sharing it. Will make it again.