My Favorite Bread Machine Recipe

Most bread machines have their little foibles. By trial and error, I have found that mine needs a tablespoon less of water than the recipe calls for!

Ingredients: {This makes a 1.5 pound loaf of white bread which actually has taste even without adding spices.}

1 cup of barely-warm water
2 tablespoons of olive oil OR canola oil. {Canola oil seems to make a slightly “sturdier” bread}
3 cups of flour {I use bread flour mostly but the recipe turns out well with just ordinary flour.}
2 teaspoons of sugar
1 and a half teaspoons of salt. {I have cut this down a little with no problems}
2 teaspoons of yeast {just regular yeast, not fast acting}
{by choice}1 teaspoon more-or-less to choice of rosemary or thyme or other spice

Put all ingredients {except the rosemary if you are going to use it} in the bread machine in the order given. I make a dent in the center of the flour and put the yeast in that.

Set the machine to 1.5 size {which is the default on mine} and “French bread” Hit start. Add the rosemary when the machine goes into second knead. The whole thing takes about 4 hours.

This makes delicious toast when it is a day old.

Issued Puppet

January 10, 2005

My mom has a bread machine she never uses….I may have to try this one out!

raeven

I love to bake bread.. do you think this recipe would work by hand? (of course I’d proof the yeast first..)

Shi

This sounds really good. I can almost smell it baking.

Mezzo

I LOVE my bread machine! I’ll definitely try this one! I do one with garlic, and oregano and grated cheese that’s like eating pizza, if you’re into that sort of thing… Whoops, I need to be careful…I could gain a pound just thinking about all this!!!!! Love ya! ~M

Yum! My bread machine came with a recipe for herbed bread that is similar, but you put in Italian seasoning. Yummmmmeeeeee! I can look it up, if you like.

Cheesestiks&Students

I keep thinking about buying a bread machine and waffle on it because I try to watch my carb intake and that pretty much negates that. lol But this recipes sounds great.

greeneyes&sunflowers

mmmmmm, I miss bread…..*snif*

roseyrays

Lady Liberty

January 11, 2005

Hello! Thanks for the note! Where in Vermont do you live? I’m living in Burlington!

Thank you for sharing this recipe, Patricia.

momof2boys2

Have you ever tried cheeses in your breads? We have a neat little bread store and they have cheese in their breads. I was wondering if that would work in a bread machine?

Red PJ's

January 17, 2005

We bought a bread machine about 3 years ago, and since you’ve so kindly shared this recipe, I think it’s time that machine got a workout. Thanks for sharing. Take care.