This delicious Italian bread is the perfect partner for a hot bowl of soup or a simple sandwich. It will quickly become your favorite bread machine recipe. The recipe is featured in The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 3 hourshours
TOTAL TIME 3 hourshours5 minutesminutes
YIELD 11.5-pound or 2-pound loaf
Ingredients
1.5-pound Loaf
3/4cup(180 g) milk
3tablespoons(45 g) water
1large egg
1tablespoon(14 g) butter, softened and cut into pieces
3cups(411 g) bread flour
1teaspoon(6 g) sugar
1/2teaspoon(1.3 g) kosher salt
1 1/4teaspoon(3.7 g) yeast
2-pound Loaf
1cup(240 g) milk
1/4cup(60 g) water
1large egg
1 1/2tablespoons(21 g) butter, softened and cut into pieces
4cups(548 g) bread flour
1 1/4tsp(5 g) sugar
3/4tsp(4.5 g) kosher salt
1 1/2tsp(4.5 g) yeast
Instructions
Add the ingredients to your bread machine’s baking pan in the order listed from milk to yeast.
Choose the Basic or White program setting based on your machine’s options. Select the coordinating setting for your loaf size on your machine and press “Start.”
When the loaf is done, remove it from the bread pan and transfer it to a wire rack to cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Recipe Notes
The bread should be removed from your bread machine within 10 minutes of the end of the baking cycle or the crust may start to get soggy from steam.Storage: The bread will keep for 3 - 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature.