I have a recipe for sweet bread. The recipe calls for the use of a bread machine. Does anyone know how to convert the recipe to a regular oven recipe? I don’t have a bread machine.

Most bread-machine recipes just have you dump in the ingredients, and then the bread machine does the mixing, kneading, and baking. Certainly you can do this by hand. Use lukewarm water or other liquid to encourage your yeast. Mix everything well and knead until smooth and elastic; you may need a little more flour so that the dough won’t be sticky. Let rise for about an hour in a warm place. Shape into loaves in appropriate pans and let rise again until doubled in volume. Then bake at about 375 F for 35-40 minutes.

Here’s a link to a primer if you have never baked bread before: http://busycooks.about.com/od/howtobake/a/bread101.htm