
There is something deeply satisfying about pulling a golden, fragrant loaf out of your bread machine and knowing exactly what went into it. Store-bought sandwich bread is a minefield of additives and hidden ingredients, but this recipe keeps things refreshingly simple — just water, butter, sugar, salt, flour, and yeast. No fillers, no emulsifiers, and nothing derived from soy sneaking in under a complicated ingredient name. The bread machine does all the heavy lifting, from kneading to baking, so you can walk away and come back to a beautifully risen loaf with a deep golden crust. A quick tap on the bottom will tell you when it's done — that hollow sound is one of the most satisfying things in home baking. Letting it cool on a wire rack before slicing is the hardest part, but it's worth every minute for a clean, fluffy crumb that holds up beautifully for sandwiches or toast.
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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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