Here are the most popular bread machine recipes and tips on the Bread Machine Diva site. The top 5 recipes include Hawaiian Bread, Pound Cake and more.

Updated January 10, 2026 – Originally published January 6, 2010

Here’s a list of the most popular bread machine recipes and troubleshooting articles on the Bread Machine Diva website.

Periodically, I like to look back and see which bread machine recipes and troubleshooting articles were the most popular with you. What you baked, what helped you, and what you loved the most.

So here are the most popular bread machine recipes and tips for the second half of 2025.

Most Popular Bread Machine Recipes

This site is all about bread machine recipes!  It features over 55 traditional bread machine recipes.  We don’t stop there though!  You’ll find 20 recipes for the dough setting of your machine, 3 incredible recipes for the cake setting and we’ve even got a few recipes for the home made (programmable) bread machine course.  We don’t leave the jam setting out either!

For a list of ALL the recipes on the site, see the bread machine recipes index page.  In the meantime, here are the most popular recipes for the second half of 2025…

#1 – Hawaiian Bread Recipe

I think this recipe has been at the top spot ever since I started the website.  You’ll love this bread! We found the crust to be extra flaky and the bread had a cake-like texture. Yum!!

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O-M-G this bread is soooo good, especially warm. I followed the recipe exactly, didn’t make any changes and it was gorgeous to look at and scrumptious to eat – YUM! Thanks for this recipe! ~ Sharon

#2 – Bread Machine Pound Cake

We love this bread machine pound cake recipe. It’s so easy to make and so delicious! It’s made with ingredients you probably have in your kitchen right now.

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Turned out perfectly and is such a blessing to be able to have this on hand to use in shortcakes and quick desserts all summer long without having to heat up the kitchen with the oven! ~ Rebekah

#3 – Bread Machine Challah

Check out this bread machine challah bread recipe. Talk about a crowd-pleaser!  This beautiful braided bread makes a statement.  As an extra bonus, using your bread machine makes it easy to make this classic recipe.

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Unbelievable! I’m actually shocked at how good it came out. I’m a total baking amateur and got tagged to bring the challah to a Hanukkah party tomorrow. I tried a similar recipe with the mixer, total fail. Then, I remembered I had a bread maker! I dusted it off and used the similar recipe. It was better, but not great. So, I found your bread machine recipe, and it came out amazing. My family actually can’t believe I made it, and it was really easy. Thank you so much! ~ Hannah

#4 – Homemade Egg Bread Recipe

I had a few extra eggs in the refrigerator so I decided to give this recipe a try. I’m glad I did. The bread is a winner! The crust is soft and had a lovely flakiness on the top. The bread texture is soft, but has a solidity that makes it a natural for sandwiches. Your sandwich will not fall apart with this bread!

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OK, Diva, so I made this bread, question, when are you going to post a recipe that doesn’t make me want to eat the whole loaf in one sitting? This is some fantastic bread. ~ John

#5 – Bread Machine Bagel Recipe

I’d wanted to make bagels for a long time.  However, I was reluctant to try it.  Why?  One of the steps of making bagels is to boil them.  

But, like a lot of other things, once I’d done it I thought, “Well, that wasn’t such a big deal!”

The bagels are chewy and delicious.  They’re so much better than store-bought bagels.  

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I have never rated a recipe before but I HAD to rate this after trying it! By far the best bagels I’ve ever had, and I was so sure I’d mess it up having 0 experience, but the instructions were so easy to follow I don’t think it’s possible to mess it up! Never buying bagels again. ~ Chelsea

Most Popular Bread Machine Tips

Most bread machine problems really can be solved and you don’t have to figure them out alone. My site has articles to help with the most common challenges. Here are the top five topics that readers turned to most in the last six months . . .

#1 – What Yeast to Use in Your Bread Machine

In 2020 I spent a couple of days making a dozen loaves of bread with different types of yeast.  I experimented with active dry yeast, instant yeast, bread machine yeast and quick dry yeast.

The article talks about the difference between different types of yeast, based on my experiments. I’ll also tell you what kind of yeast I use in the bread machine.

#2 – Bread Troubleshooting – Bread That Rises and Then Falls

This happens to everyone from time to time.

The bread is in the machine and smells great. You looked at it earlier and the dough looked fine. However, when the final beep goes off, you open the lid and discover that the bread has fallen or collapsed.

Talk about disappointing!

I call this The Big Valley, because of the sunken area in the middle of the loaf.

This article has tips that will help with bread that collapses during baking.

#3 – The Missing Bread Machine Manual

I’m a big believer in instruction manuals.  In fact, one piece of advice that I give to people who just got their first bread machine is to read the documentation that came with their machine. 

But what if you don’t have one? Here’s a list of links to some online bread machine manuals.

#4 – Bread Flour Versus All-Purpose Flour

What’s the difference between these types of flour? Gluten! Wondering about cake flour, self-rising flour, and pastry flour? I’ve got information about those too.

#5 – Bread Troubleshooting – Bread That Doesn’t Rise

Check out the above photo.  That’s what happens when you forget to add the yeast.  The bread doesn’t rise at all.  So yes, we’ve all been there.

However, forgetting the yeast isn’t the only thing that can cause your bread not to rise.  This article has a bunch of hints and tips to help you when your bread doesn’t rise.