Name: Softest Soft Bread with Air Pockets Using Bread Machine
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1 cup warm water (105 to115 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C); 4 teaspoons honey; 2 teaspoons active dry yeast; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Softest Soft Bread with Air Pockets Using Bread Machine

"I played around with basic white bread recipes quite a bit and finally have come up with the perfect soft, fluffy, white bread with air pockets. Maybe a little too soft to slice right away. But if you let it cool a bit, it shouldn't be a problem. Toasted with a little butter and jam, it is a slice of heaven!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients

Why it works: Honey and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,792 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Softest Soft Bread with Air Pockets Using Bread Machine

1 loaf

Prep10 min

Cook3 hr

Ingredients

1 cup warm water (105 to115 degrees F/40 to 45 degrees C)
4 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

638Calories

13 gProtein

15 gFat

112 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Honey + olivetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,792 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Flour + olivetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together16,871 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Honey + flourtop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,637 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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