Nickey's Favorite Buttertop Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons baking sugar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened

Recipe

• 1 place ingredients in bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. mix ingredients using the dough cycle. add a little water or flour if needed after a few minutes (dough should be moist but dry enough to pull away from the sides of the pan.).
• 2 when dough is ready, place on a lightly floured board and punch down. roll up from short end then place in a 10 inch loaf pan seam side down (you may need to grease the pan.) cover and let rise for another 30 minutes or until the rise is just over the top of the pan.
• 3 bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until done (i bake at about 340).
• 4 remove from pan and place on a cooling rack. rub top of loaf with butter. let completely cool before storing.