Easy Bread Recipe for the Bread Machine





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This no-fail, easy bread recipe is a basic bread machine recipe for white bread. It comes out soft and fluffy on the inside, crisp and tasty on the outside - every time!

It would be difficult to find an easier bread recipe than this one. Just measure out the ingredients, throw them into the bread pan and press start - it's as simple as that.



Set your timer so that the bread is ready when you are - it's best eaten straight after baking with oodles of butter!




This easy bread recipe makes use of a bread machine. If you don't have one you don't know what you're missing. Once you add a bread maker to your list of kitchen helpers, there's absolutely no reason not to wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread every morning.



Ingredients: Equipment:
  • 310ml Water
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil/ Butter
  • 1 tbsp Dried Milk powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 430g All Purpose Flour
  • 4 tsp Dried Active Yeast
(Makes one 750g loaf)


Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Baking Time: Approx. 3.5hrs



How To Make This Easy Bread Recipe for the Bread Maker:


  • Add the water and vegetable oil to your bread maker pan.

  • Next add the dried milk, sugar and salt.

  • Layer the flour over the wet ingredients to create a barrier between the wet ingredients and the yeast. (Particularly important if you are using the timer.)

  • Sprinkle the yeast on top of the flour.

  • Set your machine to the 'basic' or 'white' setting.

  • Set loaf size to 'medium'.

  • Choose your desired crust color: light, medium or dark.

  • Set your timer if required.

  • Press START.

  • For best results remove the bread from the pan immediately after baking and allow to cool for 20 minutes before slicing.




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This bread is so delicious served hot from the pan that all you need to add is lashings of butter!




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