Savory Loaf (Abm)

I've baked this 5 times before I posted it on RecipeZaar. It's a big hit with my friends and family. It's wonderful for ham & cheese sandwiches, or sopping up the bowl from beef or chicken stew. I've made it both with sugar and with honey, with margarine and with butter. The cooking time is a guess on my part, as I set the machine to bake and fugeddabouddit. Do give it at LEAST three hours to do its thing.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup milk
• 3  tablespoons water
• 1  tablespoon unsalted butter or 1  tablespoon margarine
• 3  cups bread flour
• 4  teaspoons sugar or 4  teaspoons honey
• 3⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1  teaspoon active dry yeast
• 3⁄4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 3⁄4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

Directions

1. Add ingredients to hopper, according to bread machine's instructions.
2. Set loaf size to 1.5 pounds.
3. Set loaf time to Basic White Bread Cycle.