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There’s something undeniably delightful about a loaf of freshly baked bread. With just a few basic ingredients, you can create a soft, flavorful white bread that’s perfect for sandwiches, toast, or simply enjoying with butter. This recipe is simple, delicious, and made easy with a bread machine—no kneading or fuss required.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Simple Ingredients: Just water, oil, sugar, salt, flour, and yeast.
Perfectly Soft Loaf: Light, fluffy, and golden brown every time.
Versatile: Ideal for sandwiches, toast, or dipping in soups.
No-Fuss: Your bread machine does the work for you.

Ingredients

1 cup water, room temperature
¼ cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp sugar
1½ tsp salt
3 cups bread flour
2¾ tsp yeast

Instructions

Place the ingredients into your bread machine pan in this order: water, oil, sugar, salt, and flour. Do not mix.
Make a well in the center of the flour and add the yeast.
Set your bread machine for a 1 lb loaf on the basic white bread setting with light crust and start the cycle.
Once the bread is done, remove it from the pan and let it cool on a wire rack before slicing.

Tips for Perfect Bread

Room Temperature Water: Helps the yeast activate properly.
Storage: Keep bread in a bread box or airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for later.
Upgrade Flavor: Add herbs, garlic, or a touch of honey for a subtle twist.

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If you loved this simple white bread, you’ll adore our Italian Herb Bread. Infused with minced garlic, Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning, this soft and savory loaf is bursting with flavor. It’s perfect for pairing with soups, sandwiches, or enjoying warm with butter. The garlic and Parmesan elevate every bite, making it a step up from classic white bread while still being easy enough for a weeknight baking session. Give it a try and bring a little Italian flair to your kitchen!

All of these recipes bring the same homemade pleasure and delicious flavor that makes baking bread so rewarding.

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Simple White Bread

This Simple White Bread is soft, fluffy, and perfectly golden, made effortlessly in a bread machine with just a few basic ingredients. Ideal for sandwiches, toast, or enjoying warm with butter, it’s a delicious homemade loaf that’s beginner-friendly and perfect for any day of the week.

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Course: bread, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: beginner-friendly bread, bread machine recipe, classic white bread, easy bread recipe, easy weeknight bread, family-friendly bread, fluffy white bread, homemade bread, homemade sandwich loaf, light crust bread, no-knead bread, quick bread recipe, sandwich bread, Simple white bread, soft white loaf

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 3 10

Servings: servings

Calories: 202kcal

Equipment

1 Bread Machine

Ingredients

1 cup Water room temperature
¼ cup Vegetable Oil
2 Tbsp Sugar
1½ tsp Salt
3 cup Bread Flour
2¾ tsp Yeast

Instructions

In this order put the following ingredients into the bread pan, water, oil, sugar, salt, and flour. Do not mix.
Make a well in the center of the flour and add the yeast.
Set your bread machine for a 1 lb loaf on the basic white bread setting with light crust and start the cycle.