Healthy Herbed Bread For The Bread Machine

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup water, plus
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine (i use smart balance, no trans-fatty acids)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons skim milk powder
• 2 teaspoons sugar substitute (i use equal)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning

Recipe

• 1 add ingredients in the order your machine calls for.
• 2 set it for 1 1/2 lb loaf, french bread, and set the crust for however you like it.
• 3 we like a crust which requires a hack saw to cut so we set it for dark.
• 4 if you like it as hard as we do, get a small sprayer, and lightly mist the dough with water a couple of times when it is in the bake cycle.