Buttermilk white bread

We love bread!!! Bread is good, especially homemade bread! Even though we don't eat as much bread as we used to, we still love it! This recipe is easy, because all the hard work is done by the bread machine. You can make this by hand, but it takes lots of muscle and more time. I have used lots of recipes for bread, but I think this one makes the softest bread! Gotta love buttermilk!

Buttermilk Bread using the bread machine:

1 1/4 c.buttermilk
1 c. water
1 Tbsp.butter
11/2 tsp.salt
2 Tbsp. sugar
6 c. flour (I use unbleached, no chemical white flour)
2 tsp. yeast

Add all ingredients in the order of what your bread machine instructs. Set to dough cycle, and let it go!  When the cycle is finished, remove bread from machine pan and divide into 2 equal sized balls. Grease 2 loaf pans. Pull each dough ball into a loaf shape and place into greased pans. Place in a warm place to rise. I set my oven on 180, until I'm ready to place the dough in the oven. As soon as I put the pans in the oven, I turn the oven off. I also keep the oven light on, it adds a little bit of heat. Let it rise for 30 min. When finished, turn oven on 375, and start baking the bread for 30 min. Don't preheat the oven, just start cooking! After the 30 min, remove the bread from the oven. You'll know when it's done, the tops will be golden brown and it will make a hollow sound when thumped. Flip it upside down onto a cooling rack. Right side the bread and let cool. The cooler the bread, the easier it is to slice. Enjoy!