Instructions: I was torn between two desires when it came to what I would be doing at the stroke of midnight New Years Eve. I wanted to be baking and I also wanted to be chatting with a friend online. (There were practical reasons for this, not just a desire to catch up on gossip...yeah, yeah, thats an excuse....(grin)) Since there is a flight of stairs between the kitchen and the computer, I decided to do both by letting my bread machine help.

I then decided to declare the bread in the machine (my first bread of the millennium) an omen of the coming century. I made up the recipe on the spot and Im glad to say it rose just perfectly, turned just the right shade of beige, and while some might find the strong herb and cheese flavoring annoying in a sandwich bread, as the basis for toasted provolone cheese it is superb!

Blessings and happy new year to all!

Use regular white setting.

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