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Buttermilk Bread

Soft, fluffy homemade bread. Perfect for sandwiches. This recipe uses a bread machine, but you could also use a stand mixer.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 40 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1-1/3 cups water 320mL
  • 4-1/4 cups bread flour 544g
  • 4 Tbsp. sugar 46g
  • 2 Tbsp. buttermilk powder (or dry milk powder) 8g
  • 2 tsp. salt 11.2g
  • 2-1/2 Tbsp. butter 35g
  • 2 tsp. active dry yeast 5.6g

Instructions
 

  • Add ingredients to the bread machine in the order listed, starting with the water. and ending with the yeast.
  • Choose the Basic bread course on the bread machine. (Course layout and times listed in notes below.)
  • Start machine and allow to complete the course. When finished baking, remove bread from machine and allow to cool on wire rack before slicing.

Notes

  • You may use Rapid Rise yeast and choose the Quick course on the bread machine. This will reduce the time to about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
  • If using the dough cycle, remove the dough from machine when the cycle is finished. Shape and place in an oiled bread pan. Allow to rise a second time, covered with a clean kitchen towel, about 30-45 minutes,. Bake at 375 F for about 30-35 minutes until golden and the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
 
Keyword buttermilk bread, homemade bread, soft bread, white bread
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