I have tried about 15 different bread recipes. Almost all had flaws. Some were inedible. This recipe is a keeper. This resulted in a soft, fluffy, light inside with a just perfect French bread like crust. I spread a little Nutella on it when it had cooled and what a great treat! The recipe does not specify, but the water should be warm, the butter (I used margarine) should be partially melted/very soft, and I used bread machine yeast. I plan to experiment with other extracts beyond vanilla. I set my Cuisinart (upright model) bread machine on medium crust on the white bread setting number 1. It is for 1 1/2 lb. loaf. This will now be my go to recipe for my bread maker. The crust actually crackled when you bit into it, revealing a so soft inside. Oh, and the result looked just like the photo. Perfect. I have attached my own photos. The design on the top is from dumping the bread onto a wire rack fresh out of the bread maker.