Pecan Free Bread Machine White Bread
There is something deeply satisfying about pulling a golden, perfectly risen loaf out of a bread machine, and this classic white bread delivers every single time. The ingredient list is beautifully simple — warm water, butter, sugar, salt, bread flour, and yeast — so you never have to second-guess what's hiding inside. For anyone navigating tree nut concerns, store-bought bread can be a minefield of shared equipment warnings and vague allergen labels, but baking at home puts you completely in control. The bread machine does all the heavy lifting, mixing and proofing and baking on a single cycle while you go about your day. You'll know it's ready when the top is deep golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped — that's the sound of a perfect crumb waiting to happen. Letting it cool on a wire rack for at least 30 minutes before slicing is the hardest part, but it's worth every second for clean, fluffy slices that hold up beautifully for sandwiches, toast, or just a generous smear of butter.
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12 servings
- 1 cup warm water (110°f / 43°c)
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups bread flour
- 2 ¼ tsp active dry yeast (1 standard packet)
Instructions
- 1
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.
- 2
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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