Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

I had never made bread in my life (or cooked much of anything else) before making this. The directions were easy to follow and my loaves turned out perfectly. My boyfriend and 5 of his friends were around at the time and all 3 loaves disappeared within a few minutes. Thank you so so so much! Will be making this many times over. :-)

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Saaxley

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009

This was my first time ever making bread, it was so easy and turned out great!! I will definitely make it again, I followed the recipe exactly.

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saiahsmom

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

It's hard to mess up this recipe. We make it twice a month instead of sandwich bread from the store. Grilled cheeses are delicious with this bread! This last time, I made 2 loaves and about 10 rolls in a muffin pan. I made a rectangle, sprinkled basil and rolled it up like cinnamon rolls. Let it rise in muffin pan until double and bake at 350 for 15-20 mins. If you brush the loaves and rolls with egg wash---Wow!! Thank you for this family favorite recipe!

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damaris

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Reviewed: Sep. 27, 2009

This is a great recipe. Easy to make and safe for our daughter who has fatal food allergies to egg, milk and soy. I add a little more sugar to make it sweeter. Freezes wonderfully baked, gonna experiment with freezing a doughball to see how that works.

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Kizben

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

This was a very nice tasting bread, but a little crumbly and light for my taste. I prefer a more dense bread, especially for sandwiches. This is a good dinner bread, and if sliced thick, is good toasted with jam, but won't hold up to hard butter.

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Denise

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

I haven't made much bread - I'm a cake and cookie expert, though - and this recipe was so easy! It rose quickly and made three, nice, big, fluffy loaves of bread. I had to try it straight out of the oven. The crust was nice and crusty and the inside wonderfully soft. No dense loaves here! I can only imagine it with soup or peanut butter and jelly - that is if it lasts that long! Thanks for a great recipe!

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JORDANTHEGIRL

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Home Town: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Living In: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

A really great recipe! My husband and kids are in love! For being fairly new to making bread, it was well explained, easy to follow and delivered airy, tall, soft inside and a beautiful crust. My hubby won't even eat store bought anymore! I will definitely continue to come back to this recipe for my bread making needs!

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

this was my first try at making bread without the bread machine and i was never so happy it made four reg sized loafs and my family had 2 gone with the lunch i made. i had fried chicken and made milk gravy out of the chicken grease and my daughter was in heaven eating the bread and gravy i think we all needed a nap when lunch was over thank u again and by the way i followed the directions to a teeee yummyyy

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Penny

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Home Town: Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA

Living In: Jacksonville, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

This was actually my first attempt at making bread. I chose this recipe b/c it looked the most appetizing. I believe I did it right, and it tasted the way it was intended to. Giving it 2 stars..it was much lower than my expectations. Wasn't the taste and texture I was going for.

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Jennifer

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Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2009

made this bread last night - turned out great. I baked one loaf, froze enough dough for a loaf and rolled out the third loaf, filled with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, butterscotch and vanilla - rolled this and cut into cinnamon buns. Froze part of them and baked two for our breakfast. Added a cream cheese icing and they were great!

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jancamp

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

I've made this white bread twice and it turned out great.I gave it to 4 different friends and without exception they all raved over it saying it was the best white bread they'd ever eaten.I'm not an experienced bread maker.I have only been in this hobby for about 5 weeks and even with my lack of experience this bread came together easy,tasty and without a glitch!

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MotoJack

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Living In: Apalachicola, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2009

Absolutely delicious! I only made 1/3 using one packet of yeast and wish I made the full batch.

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Sara

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2009

This was great! I halved the recipe and made one big loaf. I also used honey instead of sugar and 1/2 white whole wheat flour for the flour. Yum! This will be awesome for sandwiches :)

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Mrs.Williams

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Home Town: Ventura, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 22, 2009

Wow!! My Mom (74) said this is the best bread she has ever eaten. I did not add the salt with the sponge as I had heard it can the yeast, so I mixed the salt in with the last four cups of flour which were added when sponge was ready. I also made a batch using 3 cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup white for the sponge. After kneading I put in fridge and left over night before dividing into loaves. A big hit with lots of flavor due to the cool rise!

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2009

I have been baking breads a lot lately, and we have been trying one recipe after another from this site. My family thought this one was ok, but it was too yeasty for me. I like some of the other recipes better.

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MONEELEANN

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

Besides this recipe, I can't bake a darn thing. It's very, very easy, and always turns out perfect!

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Sarahtwincities

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

Hands down best bread recipe! I lost my grandmas recipe that I usually make and this is it. I have to keep myself from eating this in one sitting. ;)

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hmbutterfly

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Home Town: Platte City, Missouri, USA

Living In: Parkville, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

My first attempt at homemade bread. It was fabulous! I added melted butter to my dough mix. Thank you for sharing.

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QueenRahel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Rockledge, Florida, USA

Living In: Oviedo, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2009

so good made only one loaf and wish i had made more but i will very easy for a newbie breadmaker like myself thanks so much for shareing your grandma's recipe its delish!!!!

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sillasmiles

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Home Town: Durand, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2009

Excellent bread! I used all-purpose flour, reduced the recipe by 1/3, and made two loaves in disposable 9"x5" pans - they came out great. I did find that the dough rose very quickly on a humid summer day in New England. The first rise took about 45-50 mins, but the second and third rises only took about 20 mins each. Also, I took the loaves out of the oven after about 30-31 mins, and they were perfect - so keep a close eye on them as they're baking! This bread is exactly what I was hoping it would be: soft, slightly chewy white bread with a flavorful top crust and a hint of sweetness throughout. It's great with butter and a little cinnamon sugar; it also made for a very tasty ham sandwich.

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