Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2012

This is a wonderful, basic recipe. Turns out very well. It turns out just fine if I skip the yeast dissolving. My machine's book said to not let the yeast and water touch each other so that if you were making a loaf in advance, the yeast would not begin to grow. Doing it on the spot is fine, it you want to spend the time. Also, I've subbed up to 1/2 of the flour with whole wheat. I do use more salt as one reviewer suggested. Yum!

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CookinGal

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bellingham, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2012

I make this bread a couple times a week, get HUGE loaves, with no problems falling. Best bread recipe I have found for my daughter and I. The only modification to this recipe I made was using AP Flour. It works great and tastes even better.

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jenncrowe

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brentwood, New York, USA

Living In: Fenton, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2012

First loaf of bread out of 6-7 in the bread machine that was really light and tasty. This will be my go to bread recipe. Thanks

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buddrow53

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2012

This turned out perfect! Couldn't believe how easy this was! I used this as a base and put 1 cup raisins, 2extra tablespoons of sugar, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon for a wonderful cinnamon raisin bread! Just wait to add the raisins til the 'add in' beep happens towards the end of the 2nd kneading. Just made 4 of them for Christmas presents for work colleagues.

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amykat35

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2012

So i just kinda riffed off this. used hot tap water. doubled the salt. Used olive oil. added the sugar. added 2 teaspoons of yeast with the second slightly rounded. added tablespoon and a half of dried rosemary. generous pinch of thyme. 3 cups all purpose flour. and then drizzled wild blossom honey stitching over top. set my machine for white bread, 1.5 loaf, light crust. let it run 5 minutes, restart it. i open the machine for about 2 minutes while it was rising. then right before its done cooking i gave it a butter glaze. i must say, this is some of the most delicious bread i've ever had. its like eating a chicken roast or enjoying some savory cake. my loaf rose very well and i have the desired 'love handles' up top as well as a perfect juicy, fluffy, chewy center and a crispy buttery crust. this bread also slices perfect for toast and sandwiches! so apparently this is a solid enough recipe to mess around and still come out on top!

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mofti

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2012

I made this one exactly by the recipe (for "vegetable oil" I used melted coconut oil) and it turned out perfect and fluffy, not one of those dense bricks I had been making! I was on the verge of selling my bread machine but now I will be playing with this recipe. Who knew that doing the opposite of the manual's instructions would be the key!

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Daxxydog

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2012

This is the best ever ,no dense dough,wonderful & light,my partner loves it

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catzz

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Colchester, Essex, England, U.K.

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2012

The name does not lie. I have been baking bread machine recipes for 20 years and this is THE BEST recipe I have found! Light and fluffy center with a crisp crust.

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drsamko

Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2012

Hi All, I saw this recipe last night and decided to pull out my bread machine and give it a try. I put my bread machine away for about 2 years now because I've been so disappointment with the final outcome each time I make a loaf of bread it turns out like a hard, flat and tasteless dry brick. This time I read all the reviews first and followed the recipe exactly as stated and the bread turned out really great tasting very nice and sweet but still very flat and did not rise the way other people seem to get their bread to do. My bread only rises to the mid section of my machine, can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I could really use some help. I love the recipe, I used the bread flour plus I added 1/2tsp extra salt even thought the bread flour has salt already in it because I thought that would help plus I used the 2 1/4 of yeast. Why does my bread not rise? Why does my loaf look so ugly and small? any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm ready to put my bread machine in the garbage bin this time rather then the closet. thank you.

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