Bread Machine White 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.

1 LB

Wet Ingredients:
¾ cup water, room temperature (175 mL)
1½ tsp. butter, cut into ½" cubes, room temperature (22 mL)

Dry Ingredients:
1½ tsp. Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Granular)
¾ tsp. sea salt
2 cups bread flour, spooned and leveled (500 mL)
2 Tbsp. dry skim milk powder (30 mL)
1 tsp. bread machine yeast (5 mL)

1.5 LBS

Wet Ingredients:
1⅛ cups water, room temperature (275 mL)
2 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. butter, cut into ½" cubes, room temperature (35 mL)

Dry Ingredients:
2¼ tsp. Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Granular) (11 mL)
1⅛ tsp. sea salt (5.5 mL)
3 cups bread flour, spooned and leveled (750 mL)
3 Tbsp. nonfat dry milk powder (45 mL)
1½ tsp. bread machine yeast (7 mL)

2 LBS

Wet Ingredients:
1½ cups water, room temperature (375 mL)
3 Tbsp. butter, cut into ½" cubes, room temperature (45 mL)

Dry Ingredients:
1 Tbsp. Monk Fruit Sweetener with Erythritol (Granular) (15 mL)
1½ tsp. sea salt (7 mL)
4 cups bread flour, spooned and leveled (1 L)
¼ cup dry skim milk powder (50 mL)
2 tsp. bread machine yeast (10 mL)

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: White
CRUST: Light, Medium or Dark
LOAF: 1, 1.5 or 2 lbs depending on the recipe used above

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

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.

Cook's Notes:

• Resist the temptation to slice the bread right away. The steam trapped by the crust is still baking the bread, inside and releasing that too soon can result in slightly under baked or crumbly bread.
• The bread will keep for a few days when stored in a bread box or airtight container at room temperature. If you have too much bread or want to bake a second loaf, freeze the bread for up to a month.
• If you don't have bread machine yeast, you can use active dry yeast, but it needs to be dissolved in water before being added to the machine.
• When your bread machine has been kneading for a few minutes, check the dough. If it seems too stiff, add a little bit of water and continue checking until it seems soft enough. If too wet, add more flour in small amounts until it seems to be soft yet not sticky.