Bread Machine Bread : Michael Smith Recipe

1½ cups warm Water
2 teaspoons Yeast
¼ cup any Sugar white, brown, molasses, honey or maple
3 cups bread Flour
1 cup additional grain corn meal oatmeal, rye flour, wheat germ, wheat bran or any whole grain blend
2 tablespoons dried Milk powder
2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil vegetable oil or melted butter
2 teaspoons Salt
¼ cup of your favourite chopped fresh Herbs optional

Place all the ingredients into your bread machine, and then follow the manufacturer's directions for baking a 2 pound loaf. You may also use this basic ratio to make bread without a machine, kneading the dough allowing it to rise twice and baking it in your oven.
Some combinations to try: Brown sugar, cornmeal, fresh dill; Honey, oatmeal; Molasses, rye flour, caraway seed; Whole grain.
Note: Yields one loaf.