Restless Chipotle's No-Fail Amish White Bread for the Bread Machine

Fresh loaf of Amish white bread made in a bread machine with sliced bread on a wooden board.

Restless Chipotle's No-Fail Amish White Bread for the Bread Machine

This homemade white bread for the bread machine is slightly sweet with a tender crumb and golden crust. Easy enough for beginners and perfect for toast, sandwiches, or warm slices with too much butter. You've been asking for a bread machine Amish White bread - here you go!

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 5

Servings

Calories 382kcal

Author Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

2 ½ c. bread flour
½ c. water 110 degrees F
pinch ground ginger optional; activates yeast
½ c. milk 110 degrees F
½ c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
⅛ c. vegetable oil
1 ½ tsp. active dry yeast
1 Tbsp. Butter melted

Instructions

Add the ingredients to the bread machine pan. Add the bread flour, warm water, ginger, warm milk, sugar, salt, and oil to the bread pan. Don’t stir. The bread machine finally gets a chance to show what it can do.
Insert the bread pan securely into the bread machine. Close the lid.
Add the yeast. Pour the active dry yeast into the yeast dispenser according to your bread machine instructions. Every machine has its own personality and apparently some of them are very bossy.
Choose the right setting. Select the regular or basic bread cycle, not rapid bake. If your machine has a crust color option, I usually go with light or medium unless you enjoy living dangerously.
Let the machine do its thing. Depending on your bread maker, the cycle will usually take around 3½ to 4 hours. Somewhere along the way, your kitchen will start smelling like comfort, questionable decisions about “just one slice,” and somebody’s grandmother who kept real butter in the house.
If your bread machine only has one rise cycle… Some machines do one rise, some do two. If yours only rises once, you can restart the machine after the first rise cycle ends to encourage a second rise and a softer loaf. Check your manual because bread machines love to make everything unnecessarily complicated.
Bake for 4 hours or according to the time listed in your manual.
Cool and butter the top. When the bread is done, let it sit in the pan for a few minutes before removing. Brush the top with melted butter while it’s still warm for a softer crust and maximum “I absolutely made homemade bread” energy.

Notes

Storage:

Once completely cool, keep the bread in an airtight container or bread bag at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Tips

Be sure that the bread machine, including the yeast dispenser, is clean and COMPLETELY dry before use.
Peek during the knead cycle. After a few minutes, check the dough. It should look smooth and slightly tacky, not dry and crumbly or soupy enough to qualify as chowder. Add a teaspoon of flour or water if needed, scrape down the sides if the dough seems to be stuck.
Always follow the instructions in the manual that came with the appliance if the instructions are different from these.

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