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Basic Oatmeal White
This is one of the best bread machine recipes I've come across for a basic, all purpose sandwich bread. I've made it so many times I can make it in my sleep. It's also a fantastic base for making herb breads.
Your bread machine may require some variations in the ingredient quantities.
1 C. water
3 TBSP sugar
1.5 tsp salt
3 TBSP oil (you can go as low as no oil)
1/2 to 3/4 C oatmeal (old fashioned or quick, doesn't really matter, just don't use steel cut unless you like really chewy)
2 1/2 C bread flour (if using a bread machine, bread flour is IMPORTANT). If you want to use all purpose, you'll need to add about 1TBSP of vital wheat gluten per cup of flour, or you might find a hockey puck in your bread machine.
2 1/2 to 3 tsp yeast (don't worry about bread machine yeast, it's horrifically over priced)
In a small bowl, combine the water (warm, about 100 deg. F), sugar, and yeast.
Put the rest of the ingredients in your bread machine.
When the yeast starts to foam actively, pour it into the bread machine and run it through the large loaf white bread cycle on your machine.
Variations (each line is an individual variation, all may require adjusting the liquid):
Use molasses or honey instead of sugar
Add 1/3 C dried cranberries, cherries, etc.
Add 1 TBSP dill weed and 1/3 C dried onions.
Add 1 whole egg and 1 yolk, reducing the amount of water proportionally. Reduce the oil by 1/2.
Crush or mince two cloves of garlic fine, and sautee in the oil until they being to brown. Cool and add to machine, along with 1/4 C very finely shredded parmigian (sp?) cheese.
Add 1 TBSP applesauce (non chunky), 1/4 C of the stinkiest blue cheese you can find, and replace 3 TBSP of the water with Port. You can also add 1/4 C of toasted walnuts (I don't). This makes a FANTASTIC bread to accompany a steak, or buns for hamburgers.