Buttermilk Bread

 

Buttermilk Bread

I love Buttermilk Bread because it is incredibly light, tender, and delicious. This is the ultimate white bread recipe for basic, everyday baking. It makes phenomenal toast, holds up perfectly for heavy sandwiches, and is our favorite bread to slice and dip into rich turkey gravy!

I always make bread in the bread machine, except when I use the classic Autolyze Method for making bread dough. A quality bread machine is absolutely perfect for mixing and proofing doughs that you plan to shape and bake in your regular oven—like cinnamon rolls, crescent rolls, and holiday dinner rolls. The bread machine is built specifically to knead tough dough. In fact, it handles thick bread dough much better than a standard KitchenAid stand mixer! If you bake often, I highly recommend purchasing a dedicated bread machine just to handle your heavy kneading cycles.

There is nothing better than a fresh slice of homemade bread smeared with rich, creamy butter. If you want to take your fresh slices to the absolute next level, try serving them alongside Baked Bechamel Ziti or Herb Roasted Turkey.

BUTTERMILK BREAD (Bread Machine)

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/4 Cups buttermilk, slightly warmed
2 Tablespoons butter
3 Cups flour (435 grams)
3 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon dry yeast
1 Teaspoon salt (do not let it touch yeast)

DIRECTIONS:
Put ingredients, in listed order, in bread pan. Select desired bread cycle. Makes a 2 pound loaf.