
There is something deeply satisfying about pulling a golden, hollow-sounding loaf out of a bread machine, and this classic white bread delivers exactly that kind of simple joy. For anyone managing a nickel sensitivity, store-bought bread can be a minefield โ whole grains, seeds, and fortified flours are common offenders, and ingredient labels rarely make it easy. This recipe keeps things refreshingly straightforward, leaning on bread flour, water, butter, sugar, salt, and yeast โ a short, clean list that sidesteps many of the high-nickel ingredients found in commercial loaves. The bread machine does all the heavy lifting, mixing and proofing and baking on a single cycle so you can walk away and come back to something that smells incredible. Letting the loaf cool on a wire rack for a full thirty minutes before slicing is worth the patience โ it keeps the crumb light and airy rather than gummy. Whether you're toasting it for breakfast or building a sandwich, this is the kind of reliable, everyday bread that earns a permanent spot in your weekly routine.
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Add the ingredients to the bread machine pan in the order listed: water, butter, sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast. Make a small well in the center of the flour and pour the yeast into it, keeping the yeast away from the salt.
Insert the pan into the bread machine, select the Basic or White Bread cycle, choose your preferred crust color (medium is recommended), and press Start. The full cycle will run approximately 3 hours.
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