Basic White Bread - Bread Machine


I found a recipe for Basic White Bread on a baker's blog and decided to try it out last night. I have made several white breads in my bread machine before, but was never satisfied with the result. This looked simple enough and worth a try, plus I did not have anything for the 2 boys' breakfast.

It was well past midnight when I took the freshly baked loaf out from the machine. Left the loaf to cool overnight, and I headed straight to bed immediately after!

This morning, I cut a thick slice of the bread, toasted it and spread peanut butter on top. I love the taste of this bread. It doesn't taste yeasty and it is made with 100% fresh milk, full of calcium and free of preservatives! This recipe is a keeper! Goodbye, Gardenia bread!

Please find the recipe here, complete with step by step pictorial instructions : Basic White Bread

Some additional tips of my own:

  1. Warm fresh milk and butter in the microwave (Heat at medium power for 1 minute). Warming the milk is very important to allow the yeast to grow. The dough will not rise well in cold liquid. Please take care that it should not be too hot either, to prevent the yeast from being killed. 
  2. When bread dough has gone through the 2nd proofing process, you can choose to remove the dough kneader attachment before it bakes, for a better looking loaf (i.e: no big hole at the bottom).
  3. For slicing of bread, use a bread knife if you have one, and cut in a sawing motion.
Happy baking and enjoy!

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