For most of my life I made bread by hand....love getting my hands in the dough!!! When the arthritis in my hands finally got too painful, I broke down and bought a bread machine. I tried a few mixes, but found we liked from scratch better. I have a few favourite recipes, and a co-worker just shared this one. It calls for just white flour, but I have had good success also substituting some whole wheat flour, and adding ground flax.
Best Old Fashioned White Bread in Bread Machine
Whisk together and microwave for 90 seconds:
1 C. milk
1 egg
Add:
2 Tbsp. butter, marg, or Crisco solid.
Pour into bread pan.
Spread evenly on top of liquid:
3 C. flour
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. yeast
Use basic setting, light or medium crust.
Patti