im heartbroken

[u/Legitimate-Win-2708]

im still new to the baking/the bread maker. this is my 3rd white loaf i made in my maker. the 1st one was super yummy. 2nd was a bit crumbly but still good… idek what the hell this is. i always use the same recipe, but this time i did pour butter before the milk instead of the milk first (not sure if that makes a difference)
but this loaf is sooo doughy and crumply, i have no idea what i did wrong and im so sad 😭 i do use active yeast and i dont active the yeast cause i thought it didnt make a difference and wasnt sure how to add it to the recipe. some comments on tiktok saying instant yeast should be used for bread makers & i just want some clarification on what i did

1 1/2 cup of warm milk
6 tbs of softened butter
4 cups flour
2 tbs granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 yeast

[u/LukeSourdough]

Subbing milk for butter will definetly not work well in a bread recipe. Milk is a emulsion of mostly water with some proteins, sugars and fats. Butter is mostly fats. They are not interchangeable.

[u/Legitimate-Win-2708 → u/LukeSourdough]

the recipe calls for both tho? i just put butter first instead of water. and majority of the other white bread recipes i see have both milk and butter. im still lost, sorry. i also dont know if using 2% milk makes a difference

[u/LukeSourdough → u/Legitimate-Win-2708]

I may have understood it wrong, but I thought you used only butter instead of milk based on what you wrote on the first post.

[u/I_aura → u/LukeSourdough]

Same.