This makes a 1½ pound loaf of bread and will work in most bread machines. It’s a light loaf, with a crispy, flaky crust. Great for sandwiches. We make our bread in a Zojirushi machine.

Basic 1.5 Pound Bread Machine White Bread

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup + 2 Tbsp water
• 2 Tbsp butter, softened and sliced
• 380 grams all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 4 tsp granulated sugar
• ¼ cup dry milk
• 2¼ tsp active dry yeast

Directions:

Add the water and butter to the bread machine*.

Add dry ingredients, topping with the yeast.

Set for a basic loaf (or 1½ pound loaf depending on your machine). We use a Zojirushi, which preheats the ingredients before starting the cycle.

Once baked, take out and let cool on a rack. Store sealed in a plastic bread bag, use with 24 hours for best taste.

*If your bread machine doesn’t preheat, use water at the temperature recommended for your model.

~Sarah

The recipe for herb bread makes a 1½ pound loaf, perfect for going along with dinner, or for sandwich bread. We use a Zojirushi Bread Machine, that has a 2 pound capacity, but this recipe will work as long as your machine can handle up to 1½ pounds. I like my Zoji as it produces a normal looking loaf of bread (instead of a high loaf).

Potato and Rosemary Bread

Ingredients:

• 1¼ cups water*
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 360 grams all-purpose flour (3 cups)
• ½ cup instant mashed potatoes (dry)
• 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp dried rosemary, crumbled
• 1½ tsp fine sea salt
• 2 tsp dry active yeast

Directions:

Add the ingredients in order listed. Set machine for a basic loaf.

Remove once baked promptly, and cool on a wire rack. Store cooled bread in a plastic bread bag.

*If using a bread machine that doesn’t warm the liquid, be sure to use the recommended temperature for your water.

Makes 1 loaf.

• Slice when cool and freeze for later use, it thaws quickly

~Sarah

The recipe for herb bread makes a 1½ pound loaf, perfect for going along with dinner, or for sandwich bread. We use a Zojirushi Bread Machine, that has a 2 pound capacity, but this recipe will work as long as your machine can handle up to 1½ pounds. I like my Zoji as it produces a normal looking loaf of bread (instead of a high loaf).

Herb Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 cup+2 Tbsp water*
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 360 grams all-purpose flour (3 cups)
• 1 tsp dried sage leaves, crumbled
• 1 tsp dried basil leaves, crumbled
• 1 tsp dried oregano leaves, crumbled
• 1 tsp dried thyme leaves, crumbled
• 1 Tbsp dried parsley
• 3 Tbsp dry milk powder
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1½ tsp dry active yeast

Directions:

Add the ingredients in order listed. Set machine for a basic loaf.

Remove once baked promptly, and cool on a wire rack. Store cooled bread in a plastic bread bag.

*If using a bread machine that doesn’t warm the liquid, be sure to use the recommended temperature for your water.

Makes 1 loaf.

• Slice when cool and freeze for later use, it thaws quickly.

~Sarah