I've been really working with yeast breads lately. Seems to help me work out all my frustrations. This was incredibly simple. I even halved the recipe to make one loaf and it wasn't difficult at all. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer for everything. I let the yeast proof in the mixing bowl with the sugar and warm water, then gradually added the dry ingredients. Then, I kneaded the dough with the hook for about five minutes. I made sure to oil my bread pan, shape the loaf and add it to the pan, then slather it with oil on top. When I let it rise, I covered it with saran wrap tightly, then a dishtowel. This bread baked up beautifully. I want to say that this bread recipe is like the Amish White Bread, but I think it's a little fluffier and a little less sweet. This will go well with tonight's stoup.

LOVE THIS BREAD!!!!!! My family is crazy about this bread. Wonderful texture, excellent taste. Number one in our book. A must try.

Loved this bread! Nice and fluffy, easy to make, great for sandwiches ... doesn't keep as well as some breads I've tried, but, if you are going to eat it over a 24-hour period, a great bread!

This was so easy and made 3 fabulous loaves. I've already passed the recipes on to friends and family. It now has a permanent place in my recipe box. The second time I made it I turned one of the loaves into cinnamon rolls - they turned out wonderful!

WONDERFUL!!! I loved this bread it was easy to make and, is soooo yummy.

This bread turned out great!!Nice light interior and lovely crust. I made pan rolls with part of this recipe and froze the rest. I will make this again.

I think this is a wonderful recipe! I have only made free form rustic style crusty breads before, this was my first loaf white bread and I am so pleased with the results. I has a little worried when I was making it looking at the sugar amount, but the bread did not turn out overly sweet to my taste at all. also I was worried because the dough seemed very soft, but again, it really came out great. nice texture, crust chewy. I did used my kitchen aid with the dough hook for kneading and it came together fast. Nice rise too. I just took them out of the oven and it was delicious warm with butter. My (picky) 4 year old has already had 2 slices ,asking for it over the cookies I also made today---so that's an endorsement!

I wish i could give this recipe a 5 star but i cant. I tried it 2 different times and each time it came out very very unstable. Ive been making bread for years and this was possibly the worst wrote recipe i have ever used.

I've been trying for years to find a good white bread recipe, and now I've found it. The ones I've tried previously have usually been "too" much of something: too dense, too yeasty, too sweet, etc. This one has the perfect combination of everything, and it comes out perfect! I had never tried the sponge method before, and found it quite interesting to watch in its final stages. (My two kids were up on chairs watching the mixture bubble and move.) I only made two loaves of this recipe because I was short on yeast; I let the dough hook on my mixer do the kneading for me, which I usually don't do. I was so amazed how high this rose once I put it in the oven. I thought it was at its max after the 2nd rising, but it towered up beautifully once I began baking it. I am so impressed with this recipe and am looking forward to adding spices, etc. to it.

light and airy; favorite of my family. followed the recipe exactly leaving the bread to rise 35 to 45 minutes at each rising. added cheddar cheese before the last rising on one of the loaves and froze 2 before the last rising to make at another time. thanks for sharing this one!

This recipe is amazing and so easy. I've been trying for a month to make a decent loaf of bread and this is the first one to turn out. Definitely 5 stars.

What's not to love? Easy, wonderful. Thanks to your Grandma for sharing with you, and for your sharing with us. I hope to make this bread for decades!

This bread is awesome! And SO EASY!!

I made this bread today, and i have to say it was the "best" and easiest Bread i have ever made! The directions were "right on" the bread was moist and dense, great texture and mmmmm so good with some butter slathered on right out of the oven. I divided the dough in three sections as it said , i baked one loaf (I only had one bread pan) and i froze the other two sections to save for an easy thaw out and bake bread when i want to. Or maybe some yummy cinnamon rolls or dinner rolls. I will let you know how those turn out. I scoured all recipes looking for the best rated bread and i read the reviews and decided to give this one a try because of all the great reviews. I must say it is definitely as good as everyone says. If my mom was alive , she would definitely have loved to try this bread. She always made a great bread also, but i don't think it was as "easy" as this recipe. The hardest thing about this recipe is the anticipation of trying a slice , while you smell that delicious aroma drifing through the house. Thank you for sharing this recipe. This is definitely one i will make over and over again.

Turned out a bit dense for our tastes.

Really good and easy. I made a few errors while interpreting the directions and it still came out beautiful and delicious. It was sweetened perfectly and it had a really nice crust... Thank you for sharing...