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Pre-seasoned stuffing bread is so easy to make in your bread machine. You can use it to make delicious sandwiches with your Thanksgiving leftovers or cube it into stuffing croutons for your favorite dressing recipe.

The cubed bread is in a baking dish next to a sprig of fresh thyme.

The smells of fresh herbs baking in the bread machine make your whole house smell like the holiday season.

This year, if you want to make the most delicious Thanksgiving leftover sandwiches or a very special homemade stuffing, why not take 5 minutes to bake this easy homemade stuffing bread in your bread machine?

I have so many fun ways for you to use up this tender loaf of bread, be sure to check out all the serving suggestions below!

Why This is the Best Recipe

As the author of The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook, I'm always looking for fun new recipes for my bread maker. I think this is one of the best stuffing bread recipes because:

  1. Fresh Herbs: I stirred in fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, and fresh sage right into the bread itself. You can bet that will make everything taste better.
  2. 5-Minute Prep: Who has time for more cooking during the holidays?? You dump these ingredients into the bread maker and let it do all the work!
  3. That Special Touch: Use this loaf to make homemade stuffing croutons when you want to give your family an extra-special dish to pass at the holiday table.

Ingredients

The ingredients to make stuffing bread in the bread maker are on the counter.

This easy bread machine recipe only requires a few simple ingredients:

  • Bread Flour: If you want to use this as a sandwich bread, I strongly recommend bread flour. If you're ripping it up into a stuffing recipe, all-purpose flour would work find if you prefer to use it.
  • Brown Sugar
  • Fresh Herbs: I used fresh sage, rosemary, and thyme. You could use your favorite blend of fresh herbs as desired.
  • Lemon
  • Kosher Salt
  • Olive Oil
  • Active Dry Yeast: You don't need to buy bread machine yeast specifically but it would work if that is what you have on hand.

Bread Machine Tips

As the author of The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook, I'm very passionate about baking homemade bread with a bread maker.

If you're curious and wondering if a bread maker is worth it, not only do I think the answer is yes but I've reviewed the most popular bread machine for beginners.

For this recipe, I used my Cuisinart bread machine.

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Add the Wet Ingredients First

Most bread machine recipes start the same way, by adding the wet ingredients to the pan with the paddle attachment in place.

Add the water and the olive oil.

The bread machine pan has the olive oil and water.

Add the Dry Ingredients

Then add the flour, brown sugar, and kosher salt.

Zest the lemon and then dig a little well in the center for the yeast:

The flour, yeast, and other dry ingredients are now in the bread pan.

Season the Bread

Mince the fresh herbs you plan to use and add them right on top. Just know that they will remain that size as they bake so be sure to chop them finely:

The fresh herbs have been added to the pan.

Bread Machine Program Settings

Place the bread pan back into the bread maker.

Select the 2-pound loaf size.

Then select your desired darkness setting, I used Medium.

Select the BASIC/WHITE program and then hit START.

The baked bread is still in the bread pan.

The baking program will take about 3.5 hours to finish.

Remove the bread from the baking pan and let it cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

How to Make Stuffing Croutons

If you plan to use this loaf of bread to make homemade stuffing, you'll need to turn the loaf into homemade stuffing croutons first.

I've shared complete instructions with step by step photos and fun flavor variations in my stuffing croutons recipe here.

Serving Suggestions

The cubed bread is in a blue baking dish next to a sprig of fresh thyme.

The most obvious way to use up this loaf of herby bread is to cube it up and turn it into a fabulous homemade stuffing.

It would be amazing in my mom's Italian sausage stuffing or this easy Crock Pot stuffing. You might also love this easy make ahead Air Fryer stuffing.

If you prefer to slice it into sandwich slices, you could use it as the base of my open face turkey sandwich with homemade gravy or layer up boneless turkey breast with apples, arugula, and brie like my turkey brie sandwich.

Stuffing Recipes

Looking for some easy stuffing recipes? Here are some of my family's favorites:

๐Ÿ“– Recipe

The cubed bread is in a baking dish next to a sprig of fresh thyme.

Stuffing Bread

Please Rate this Recipe
Easy homemade stuffing bread is seasoned with a variety of fresh herbs and lemon zest which adds so much flavor and texture to a homemade stuffing. You could also slice it into sandwich slices for delicious turkey sandwiches using your Thanksgiving leftovers!
TOTAL TIME 3 hours 35 minutes
PREP TIME 5 minutes
COOK TIME 3 hours 30 minutes
YIELD 1 2-pound loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 cups (548 g) bread flour
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh herbs mix of sage, rosemary, thyme
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons instant active dry yeast

Instructions

  • Add the ingredients to the bread machine pan fitted with the paddle attachment in the order they are listed. Start by adding the water and olive oil and then add the dry ingredients right on top. Add the flour, brown sugar, minced herbs, lemon zest, kosher salt, and then dig a shallow well in the center to place the yeast.
  • Place the bread pan in your bread machine and close the lid.
  • Select the 2-pound bread size.
  • Select your desired darkness setting, I used Medium.
  • Select the BASIC/WHITE program and then press Start.
  • The baking cycle will take about 3 1/2 hours to complete. When the bread is finished baking, remove it from the bread pan and let it cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
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