MILLIE'S EASY WHITE/WHEAT BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Millie's Easy White/Wheat Bread (bread machine) image

Provided by Millie Johnson

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/2 c unbleached white bread flour
1/2 c unbleached wheat flour
1 - 1 1/2 c warm water (115-120 degrees) , plus 2 tablespoons
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp molasses
1 tsp sea salt
1 - 1 1/2 Tbsp active dry yeast * i use fleischman's bread machine yeast, or rapid rise yeast.
2 Tbsp melted butter

Steps:

1. Pour white flour into a large bowl, then scoop flour with a big spoon into the measuring cup (so flour will not be compressed) and level out flour by running the flat side of a knife across the top of the measuring cup. Put measured flour into a slightly smaller bowl.
2. Now add the salt, sugar and cocoa to flour and stir to combine. Do NOT add yeast yet.
3. In small pot, melt butter then add the water to the pot and heat to 120 *F.
4. Add molasses to pot and stir to mix it into water. Now pour this into the bread machine reservoir.
5. Spoon flour mix into reservoir then use spoon to make a shallow hole in the middle. Do not go through to liquid. Pour the yeast into this hole. Put into bread machine and run it on the one hour bread cycle.(#5 setting on mine)
6. * You may need to add a tad more water if mix is too dry. Just add a teaspoon at a time and scrap the sides down with rubber spatula.
7. When bread machine is finished, turn loaf out cool on a rack. Do not wrap or bag till it is cooled completely.
8. Sometimes I also add 1/4 tsp. garlic powder and onion powder to the dry ingredients. Very good for sandwiches !