Traditional Bread Abm

Experience the comforting aroma and taste of homemade bread with this Traditional Bread ABM recipe, crafted for effortless baking in your Automatic Bread Machine. With a perfectly balanced blend of pantry staples like bread flour, warm water, and active dry yeast, this recipe delivers a soft, flavorful loaf with minimal prep time. Enhanced by the richness of milk and unsalted butter, and a touch of sweetness from granulated sugar, this bread is ideal for everything from morning toast to hearty sandwiches. Simply layer the ingredients into your bread machine, choose your desired crust color, and let the machine handle the rest—mixing, kneading, rising, and baking to golden perfection. In just a few hours, you’ll have 12 servings of classic homemade bread that smells just as good as it tastes. Perfect for beginner bakers and seasoned pros alike, this recipe is a must-try!

Nutriscore Rating: 64/100

Prep Time:10 mins

Cook Time:190 mins

Total Time:200 mins

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup Warm water
• 0.25 cup Milk
• 2 tablespoons Unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons White granulated sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons Salt
• 3.25 cups Bread flour
• 2.25 teaspoons Active dry yeast

Directions

Step 1

Pour 1 cup of warm water into the bread machine's bread pan.

Step 2

Add 0.25 cup of milk to the bread pan.

Step 3

Place 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter into the bread pan. It is best to cut the butter into small pieces beforehand.

Step 4

Add 2 tablespoons of white granulated sugar and 1.5 teaspoons of salt to the bread pan.

Step 5

Measure and place 3.25 cups of bread flour into the pan, ensuring it sits on top of the wet ingredients.

Step 6

Create a small well in the middle of the flour and add 2.25 teaspoons of active dry yeast. Do not let the yeast touch the wet ingredients.

Step 7

Insert the bread pan into your Automatic Bread Machine and close the lid.

Step 8

Select the 'Basic' bread setting on your machine, choose your crust color preference (light, medium, or dark), and press start.

Step 9

Let the machine mix, knead, rise, and bake as per the selected cycle. This process typically takes around 3 hours.

Step 10

Once the bread is fully baked, carefully remove the bread pan from the machine using oven mitts.

Step 11

Turn the bread out onto a wire rack and allow it to cool completely before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size	776.5 grams (776.5g)

Amount per serving	% Daily Value*
Calories	1837

Total Fat 31.80g	41%
Saturated Fat 16.00g	80%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.00g
Cholesterol 68mg	23%
Sodium 3580mg	156%
Total Carbohydrate 339.50g	123%
Dietary Fiber 12.40g	44%
Total Sugars 29.30g
Protein 53.70g	107%

Vitamin D 27IU	134%
Calcium 146mg	11%
Iron 18mg	101%
Potassium 651mg	14%

*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Source of Calories

Fat: 15.4%

Protein: 11.6%

Carbs: 73.1%