Bread machine settings – 1 pound loaf, light color and “basic/white” bread setting.

Soften the butter in your microwave. FYI - I like to semi-melt the butter for better "mixability".

Unplug your bread machine.

Remove the bread pan from the unplugged bread machine (so when you add the ingredients, they can not accidentally spill into the machine).

Pour the milk into the bread pan and then add the other ingredients. Place the bread machine yeast in last and the yeast should not touch the liquid or salt (until the bread machine is turned on and the ingredients start to be mixed together by the bread machine). Put the bread pan with ingredients back into the unplugged bread machine.

Plug in bread machine. Enter the correct settings (1 lb, light color & basic/white bread) and press the "start" button.

When the bread machine has finished baking the bread, unplug the bread machine and remove the bread pan from the bread machine. Wear oven mitts as the bread pan & bread machine will be hot.

Remove the bread from the bread pan and place the bread on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread as the bread & bread pan will be hot.

Optional - Right after you remove the hot bread from the bread pan and place it on the cooling rack, you can use a pastry brush to brush a very light coat of melted butter on the top of the bread. FYI - Do not use too much melted butter or it will run all over the sides of the bread. Also do not brush on when the bread has cooled down.

Let the bread cool on the cooling rack for 1-2 hours before cutting.

Please read the recipe's tips section on Bread Dad for extra information on how to make this recipe successfully & to avoid common bread machine problems.