Fluffy and flavorful Buttermilk Bread made easy with a bread machine.
I love fresh homemade bread. The smell, the taste... But in the summertime I don't always like the heat generated by the oven. And sometimes I don't want to go to the hassle of kneading and watching the rising cycles. It's times like these I bust out my trusty old bread machine.
The recipe comes from the book Baking with Julia: Savor the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers (affiliate link) based on the PBS series. It is the same one that had the fabulous Popovers recipe I posted last week.
The only odd ingredient for some people may be the powdered buttermilk. I use this brand (affiliate link) which I find easily next to the powdered milk in my grocery store. It is actually easier for me to find than fresh buttermilk sometimes - heavens knows why. I use it in biscuits and pancakes as well.
The major drawback to my bread machine is the odd shaped loaf. But, the recipe includes instructions for prepping it in the bread machine and then baking in the oven as rolls or a regularly shaped loaf.
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Julia Child’s Bread Machine Buttermilk Bread

Ingredients
- 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast (bread machine yeast if you have it)
- 3 tablespoons powdered buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all purpose or bread flour
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup room temperature water
Instructions
- Put the ingredients into the bread machine in the order given, or in the order recommended by the manufacturer if different. Set machine for "White Bread" and press start.
- To make rolls or shape loaf by hand: put the ingredients in order as above and set the machine for "dough" cycle.
- After completion of the dough cycle allow dough to rise until doubled in bulk (about 45 minutes).
- Remove from the bread machine pan and shape into rolls or put in greased 9 x 5 bread pan. Let rise until doubled again, 40-60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425. Place the loaf in the oven and immediately reduce to 375. Bake 35-45 minutes until brown.
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Karren Haller
Thanks for hosting this week, I have added my Pumpkin Hand Pies, They are delicious.
Now off to check out some good recipes.
Audrey
Those look tasty. And a bonus is they use the Pampered Chef crimper I always forget is shoved in the back of the drawer. 🙂
Charlene Asay
Yum. I have a bread machine that I need to get out and dust off. This is great motivation.