Congrats, Heather! What fun.

I love my bread machine... my favorite recipe is for 'County Line
Bread', a sweet, moist, honey-tasting bread (although there's no honey
in it) that's served at a popular restaurant here in Austin. In fact,
it's probably the only bread I ever make anymore. I love to do the
overnight setting and wake up to the smell wafting through the house.
The only thing is, I have to lock the machine into the laundry room,
because it's so noisy that the thumping wakes up the whole house if I
leave it in the kitchen!

Bread Machine County Line Bread

1 c + 2 T warm water
1/4 c shortening (I use the Smart Balance stuff, which works fine)
3 1/2 c bread flour
1/2 c sugar
1 t salt
1 1/2 t salt

Dump ingredients in in order, then use the light crust setting.
Although it's probably a 1 3/4 lb. loaf, I use the 2 lb. setting, and
it works fine. I also sometimes substitute half wheat flour for the
flour. In fact, I think I'm going to set the machine up tonight...

Karen MacInerney
Kitchen experimenter, family chauffeur, and culinary mystery author
www.karenmacinerney.com