
There is something deeply satisfying about pulling a golden, fragrant loaf out of a bread machine, and this classic white bread delivers every single time. For anyone navigating an oat-free lifestyle, store-bought sandwich bread can be a minefield — many commercial loaves include oat flour or are processed on shared lines with oat-containing products. This recipe keeps things beautifully simple: warm water, butter, sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast. That's it. No hidden grains, no ambiguous additives, just a clean, straightforward loaf you can trust completely. The bread machine does all the heavy lifting, and the result is a soft, pillowy crumb with a deep golden crust that sounds hollow when tapped — the classic sign of a perfectly baked loaf. Let it cool on a wire rack before slicing so the crumb sets properly, and then get ready for the best sandwich bread you've made at home.
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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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