Ingredients:                                   
For large  2-pound loaf:
•  1 cup lukewarm water
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp, cut into ½-inch pieces
• 2 large eggs, room temp
• 1¼ teaspoons  salt
• 3½ tablespoons  sugar
• 3¾ cups  bread flour
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast or instant yeast
For medium 1 1/2- pound loaf
•  1  cup lukewarm water
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temp, cut into ½-inch pieces
• 1 large egg, room temp
• 1 teaspoon  salt
• 3 tablespoons  sugar
• 3 cups  bread flour
• 1 ¾  teaspoons active dry yeast or instant yeast
For small 1- pound loaf
•  ¾ cup lukewarm water
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, room temp, cut into ½-inch pieces
• 1 large egg, room temp
• ¾ teaspoon  salt
• 2¼ tablespoons  sugar
• 2¼ cups  bread flour
• 1½  teaspoons active dry yeast or instant yeast

Directions:
• Place all ingredients, in the order listed, in the bread pan fitted with the kneading paddle. Secure the bread pan in the Automatic Bread Maker.
• Press loaf size and dark crust color buttons to select both size and crust preference.
• Press the menu button to select the Sweet program.
• Press Start/Stop to mix, knead, rise, and bake.
• If desired, when paddle signal sounds remove dough and kneading paddle, reshape dough and
replace in bread pan.
• When the cycle is complete, remove the bread pan from the machine and transfer bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.|
• Store, well-wrapped, on the counter for 4 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

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