The outside was pretty crunchy- and there's a lot of outside surface because it was so oddly shaped. I thought it might have been a little on the dry side, but totally not intolerably so. I spread some butter on it and was super happy.
This morning, the bread was entirely different. It is very possibly due to the fact that I put the bread back in the loaf pan, covered it with plastic wrap, put that back in the bread machine and covered it with a towel. (We have knats who really like food. I'm trying to discourage them.) This morning, the bread was much softer and much moister. It was a wonderful breakfast.
I think next time I use this recipe, I'll add a little more butter, and maybe a little more honey. When I was eating it this morning, I came across a sweet spot where there was just a very light drizzle of honey left. It was delicious.
I have good feelings about this bread machine.
