I forgot the dry milk in my bread maker recipe

Question

I forgot the dry milk in my 2 lb loaf; it completed the first kneed cycle, do I start over?

Answer 1

Neither panic nor start over.

It will be different, but it will be bread.

Milk is entirely optional in making bread. The differences between bread made with it and without it are relatively small, on the whole. The crust may brown somewhat less due to not having the lactose, and the crumb may be somewhat coarser. But it will be fairly similar to your normal result.