It’s easy to make homemade white bread in the bread machine. This recipe makes a soft and fluffy loaf, perfect for sandwiches and toast!
White Bread Recipe for Bread Machine
What’s not to love about homemade bread? Especially when you cut into it when it’s still warm and put a little butter on top – OH LA LA, perfection!
I’ve been making lots of bread in my kitchen during the past few months (my favorites are Italian Bread, Dinner Rolls and Ciabatta Bread) but I realized I never shared my most traditional, basic bread recipe. This recipe makes a fluffy loaf of homemade white bread in just a few hours using your bread machine.
How to Make Soft White Bread
For this recipe you’ll need warm water, warm milk, all purpose flour, sugar, salt, melted butter and active dry yeast. You’re going to be surprised that this isn’t made with bread flour considering how soft and yummy it ends up!
Add the ingredients into your bread machine baking pan depending on the order your bread machine manufacturer recommends. I listed them in the order that I add mine to the baking pan which is pretty standard, but please double check with your bread machine manual first!
Select WHITE bread on your bread machine and then press START. Now sit back and let your bread machine do the work! My bread machine takes about 3 hours to make a loaf of bread, from start to finish.
Now my favorite part, time to cut the first slice of bread! Look at how fluffy this bread is! This bread makes perfect sandwich bread, and delicious toast that I like to add strawberry jam and butter to for breakfast!
How to Store Homemade Bread
Store bread in a bread box, or wrapped up on the counter for 3-4 days. You can also freeze this bread for 4 months. I like to wrap in aluminum foil and then place in a freezer bag to prevent any freezer burn to the bread.
I hope you enjoy this Bread Machine White Bread recipe!
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Bread Machine White Bread
PrintIngredients
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1/4 cup warm milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
Instructions
- Add ingredients to the baking pan in order that your bread machine recommends. I listed the ingredients in the order I place in my bread machine but always follow your own manufacturer.
- Select WHITE BREAD for course and then press START.
- Once finished, remove from bread machine and serve. You can store wrapped up on counter for 3-4 days or you can freeze up to 4 months.
Jane doe says
Can I substitute milk powder for the warm milk? If so how much
Pamela says
Sure, just add 1 tablespoon of milk powder with an additional 1/4 cup of water.
Tim says
What size,11/2 , 2 lb
Pamela says
This makes a 1 pound loaf. Others have doubled the recipe for a 2 pound loaf and it turned out great. Hope this helps!
Tina Summerell says
Sorry if I overlooked it but I don’t see if this makes a 1.5 or 2 lbs loaf. I need to know whichsetting to select on my bread machine. Thanks!
Pamela says
Hey Tina, this makes a 1 pound loaf but you can double for a larger loaf if you’d like.
Susan A Fowler says
Could you please elaborate on the warm milk and water. What temperature is the best? Did you warm the milk on the stove? Thank you so much!
Pamela says
Hey Susan, I don’t use a thermometer for an exact temperature, but I usually warm milk and water in the microwave (about 20-30 seconds), it should feel warm to the touch – it shouldn’t burn you. Hope this helps!
larry saip says
I made this bread and found it to be my favorite so far. I will be using this recipe a lot.
Pamela says
So happy to hear you liked this recipe, thanks for commenting Larry!
Janet says
I am making this recipe right now! The dough looks amazing. I know this is going to be fantastic. I have saved the recipe and I will be sharing this recipe online. Thank you. Looking forward see more recipes from you.
Pamela says
Thank you Janet!