I love fresh bread. But for some reason when I make it from scratch, it never really turns out like I want it to. I don't think that I fully understand the kneading and rising. I even took cooking classes in college and learned how. So, I was asking some of my email dietitian friends if anyone had a machine and what they thought of them. One of my friends, Jacqui told me that she prefers making bread and that she had a machine that she was willing to part with if I wanted it. She mailed the machine to me and it took me awhile to try and actually figure it out. But.. now I am in love.
The first loaves that I made were a simple wheat and a simple white. They turned out decent, so I figured I'd try something fancier so, I hit google for some ideas.
The first I tried was this Hearty Oat & Walnut Bread. I got the recipe from fp.enter.net . It was fabulous. It's Thursday and the bread is still moist. I've been bringing it to work to have for breakfast.
1 1/2 tsp of yeast
3 1/4 c bread flour
1/2 c Quick Oats
1/4 c Brown sugar
1 Tbsp salt
3/4 c walnuts
1 Tbsp margarine
1 1/4 c water ~ 100 degrees
1. Follow the manufacturer's directions.
I figured I should try a nice breakfast loaf for the week. So, the first thing that came into my mind was a Cinnamon Raisin Bread. The beauty of most of these recipes are that they are made with things I have in my pantry already. I found this recipe at the Betty Crocker site. This was the first loaf I actually had to use the "Add in" feature. Thankfully they tell you when this occurs (23 minutes after starting) so that you know when to be ready for it.
Cinnamon Raisin Bread
1 c water
2 Tbsp butter or margarine, softened
3 Tbsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 1/2 tsp yeast
3/4 c raisins
1. Follow the manufacturer's directions.
These breads are fantastic! I have an idea I'm going to try. I'll have to post the results from my experiment here. One more trick I learned from another blog was to add 1/2 c of potato flakes for bread that is moist.
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2 comments:
Ooooh, you're going to have so much fun with that machine. Here is a link that I came across that talks about the different dough enhancers. It has helped as I am trying to develop a less dense Whole wheat bread.
http://www.breadmachinedigest.com/tips/dough-enhancers-and-how-to-use-them.php
Another set of books that are fun are Electric Bread (there are several in the series).
I am so jealous of your bread machine. I would bake bread so just I could smell it every day. Thanks for coming to brownie week on my blog. Come back often!
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