Basic Bread Machine Bread
by Deb Vaughn
A simple, basic bread machine recipe. This recipe can be easily varied to suit your family's preferences.
Place in bread machine pan in order:
- 1 1/8 cups warm water
- 1 1/2 Tbsp butter
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp dry milk powder
- 1 1/2 tsp yeast
Process on regular or timed cycle. For quick cycle, increase yeast to 2 tsp.
NOTES:
- Any combination of flours can be used, replacing up to half of the flour (1 1/2 cups) with a whole grain flour. For EACH CUP of whole grain flour used, add 1 tablespoon of vital wheat gluten to the mix.
- May be used to make pizza dough, calzones, "Sin"-amon rolls or dinner rolls. Remove dough at the end of the first kneading/rise cycle and finish by hand.
- Cinnamon raising bread: Add 1/4 cup raisins and 2 tsp ground cinnamon to the bread pan before baking.
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