Bread Machine Olive Oil Bread

This easy bread machine recipe makes a delicious, all-purpose loaf you can slice and enjoy anytime. The best part is your bread machine does most of the work.

Wet Ingredients:
1 cup water, warm (110°F)
3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. pure liquid honey, room temperature

Dry Ingredients:
1 tsp. sea salt
1 Tbsp. vital wheat gluten
½ cup whole-wheat flour, spooned and leveled
2 cups bread flour, spooned and leveled
2 tsp. bread machine yeast

Unplug the bread machine and remove the bread pan.

Put all ingredients, in the order listed, in the bread pan fitted with the kneading paddle. Secure the bread pan in the bread maker. Select the MENU button with the following program settings:

MENU: French / Italian
CRUST: Medium or Dark
LOAF: 1.5 lbs

Press CONFIRM then the START/STOP button to mix, knead, rise and bake. 

Optional: If desired, when the paddle signal sounds, press START/STOP to pause the unit; remove the dough and kneading paddle, reshape the dough and replace in the bread pan. Press START/STOP to continue.

When the cycle is complete, remove the bread pan from the machine and transfer the bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.