This bread recipe was another big step for me in making a more complicated recipe with yeast. It had more steps but really wasn't all that difficult, I came to discover. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer from the beginning, proofing my yeast in the bowl then using my hook to combine everything. I love having my Kitchen Aid, really cuts down on the kneading called for. I did have an issue with this bread rising. I followed the instructions directly and still struggled. I set the bread on a warm oven and covered the bowl with saran wrap and a towel and it didn't rise much. It baked up fine, so I guess it didn't matter all that much. I didn't bother with the water bowl in the oven because I only have one rack. Didn't seem to matter with my bread, still came out great. Texture and taste-wise, I'm on the fence. I am going to use it for the Garlic Bread Fantastique tonight and let the family tell me what they think. I think this might be good for french toast tomorrow.

I haven't baked bread in years, but thought I'd try this one. It's so yummy. My 2 little boys devoured it and my dh was speechless. We ate a whole loaf right out of the oven. I'll be making this one again.

easy and soft, great everyday bread. i add wheat germ and sunflower seeds for extra nutrition!

This bread turned out beautiful and delicious. It did have a strange texture to it. It did not have the feel of loaf bread really and it crumbled. But I would recommend it for a dinner bread, etc. Great recipe!

This bread was amazingly good! Great by itself or for sandwiches. Anyone who did not like this bread made it wrong. Mine came out light, fluffy and perfect with a consistency like expensive store white bread and more flavor. With the addition of a little Cinnamon butter and sugar and cream cheese frosting, this makes some amazing "Cinnabon" bread as my son calls it. I whip butter, sugar, cream cheese frosting and cinnamon together brush it onto the rolled out dough, rill it up and let it rise 30 min and bake it. I then brush more frosting and cinnamon onto the top when in comes out of the oven. 1 loaf is lucky to last long enough to cool. Really really good. If you try to half the recipe, remember that the quantities change in the ingredients list but not in the written directions. I made this mistake and ended up making the full recipe to correct the problem. This is prompted me to try making a cinnamon bread.

this is a lovely white bread. Easy to throw together, the honey will keep it moist, as honey has a tendency to pull moisture from the air. Light and tender, nice crumb. The only reason for 4 stars is I think it could have used 1/2 tsp more salt. baking temp and times listed were perfect. I didn't bother with the moist heat in the oven, or eggwash. I prefer white bread without the crisp crust. Brushed some melted butter over the tops after taking out of the oven. thanks for this nice recipe.

First time making bread ever and it came out tasting great even if I did mangle it a little.

This was creamy but not the best iv had. i didnt like the crust, it was too crunchy for me

I made this and it looked and smelled wonderful!! The taste is ...okay...it makes fantastic toast or for a side of bread for dinner but as sandwich bread it is a little too dense. My 4yr old LOVES it, he will eat the bread with nothing on it. I made it with bread flour instead of all purpose, maybe that is why it is so dense. Next time I am going to half it & use all purpose flour.

This is the best bread ever. I have been trying several differnet bread recipes for our family to use and this is it. It has easy to follow directions and the bread turned out so tasty!! The crust was crispy and flaky and the texture was unbelivable!!! My husband loved it too. We had a hard time not eating it all gone! This is our all time favorite bread recipe!!!

We thought this bread was very heavy, but the taste is out of this world! I will definetely be making this again! Thanks for sharing!

Very nice texture even in the bread machine. I halved the original recipe. Here's how I adapted it for my machine: omitted sugar, combined all liquids, honey & oil (instead of shortening) & poured that into machine. Combined flour & salt,then put that on top of liquids. Finally poured 1 whole pkg yeast into one corner of flour. Turned machine on & 3.5 hours later I had a beautifully golden, tender loaf of bread. This is a keeper!

This is a great recipe. It was very easy to make. I will continue to make this. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

Easy rise, even using 1 pack of yeast, nice texture. The loaves are HUGE!

I'VE TRIED LOTS OF BREAD RECIPES AND THIS ONE WAS ABSOLUTELY HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER!