Italian Herb Bread

I will eventually remember to take a picture of this bread.  We've had it probably four times since I originally wrote this entry, and I keep waiting until I remember the photo to post it, but that may never happen.

1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup dry nonfat milk
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp shortening or vegetable oil
3 1/2 cups bread flour
1/4 cup snipped parsley
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried marjoram
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp bread machine yeast

1. Place ingredients in bread maker's loaf pan in the order above or the order prescribed by the machine's manual, except for yeast, which should go in the yeast dispenser.
2. Set machine to regular (basic) cycle.

Recipe from 250 Best American Bread Machine Baking Recipes.

WHAT I CHANGED:

• I didn't have many of the spices, so I used a combination of Italian seasoning and Rosemary and Herb seasoning.  I also didn't have parsley, so I just omitted that.  I'm sure the bread is even better as written, but it works out well with my substitutions.

WHAT I LEARNED

• Not much, other than reasonable substitutions taste just fine.  Bread machine bread is easy, so there isn't much to learn.

OPINIONS:

Everyone liked this bread.  We had it the first time with an alfredo pasta dish, and the second time we had it with lasagna.  Really, really good either way.  Love it.