Old Fashion Molasses Bread

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon active yeast dry
• 4 cups bread flour 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 2 tablespoons milk powder dry
• 0.3 cup blackstrap molasses 
• 2 teaspoons salt 
• 1.6 cups water 

Equipment

• oven
• loaf pan
• bread machine

Directions

1. Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Dough or White Bread setting, and then Start.
2. If the dough does not form a ball on the paddle, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until the ball forms. Allow machine to complete selected cycle.
3. To bake conventionally, remove the dough from the bread machine pan after the Dough cycle has completed. Shape into a loaf, and place in a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
4. Let rise until doubled.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 40 minutes.