Best White Bread

Diabetic-friendly bread machine recipe for white bread.

Recipe Ingredients:

For 1 pound loaf (12 slices):
1 cup water
2 cups bread flour
3 tablespoons dry buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon rapid-rise yeast or 2 teaspoons active dry yeast

For 1 1/2 pound loaf (18 slices):
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
3 cups bread flour
1/4 cup dry buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons rapid-rise yeast or 1 tablespoon active dry yeast

Cooking Directions:

1. Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
2. Select Basic bread cycle and start machine.

Makes 1 (1-pound) loaf or 1 (1 1/2-pound) loaf.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1 slice): 87 calories (14% calories from fat), 3 g protein, 1 g total fat (0.8 g saturated fat), 15 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 4 mg cholesterol, 225 mg sodium.

Food Exchanges: 1 carbohydrate (1 bread/starch).