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OK! I have also been entertaining the idea of getting one, BUT:
Do YOU make the dough in one bowl, and then use the machine to bake it? OR do you pour everything in the machine and the machine mixes everything and bakes it? or you have to take it OUT of the machine and use an oven to bake it!?? and does the bread (considering there's yest involved), still has to sit and grow before is baked?
I don't understand how this works exactly....sorry for the totally silly questions...TX.
You can do everything in the machine start to finish - pour the ingredients in the pan (as per the order in the instructions or recipe), set the proper baking course, and let it bake. Or, you can take the dough out after it has risen and bake it in the oven for a crisper crust. I have done both. The biggest problem for me about baking bread with or without the machine is slicing it - can't get the right thickness or even-ness. Guess I need a different or better knife.
Inspired by this yummy thread, I bought me a breadmaker today, but I am still confused...
You get the bread machine, put all the right ingredients in, and start the machine. After a while your dough is ready and risen... OK... I think I am understanding it so far... but what happen after that?
You have to take the dough out the bucket and put into a bread form ( or just form it with your hands, or make rolls ) and put into your oven and bake? no??
You just said (above) don't let it bake...
Ok folk''s. This video will take all the mystery out of machine bread making.............
You can do everything in the machine start to finish - pour the ingredients in the pan (as per the order in the instructions or recipe), set the proper baking course, and let it bake. Or, you can take the dough out after it has risen and bake it in the oven for a crisper crust. I have done both. The biggest problem for me about baking bread with or without the machine is slicing it - can't get the right thickness or even-ness. Guess I need a different or better knife.
Not only a better knife but a proper "bread slicer" is REALLY helpful. My grandma used one that my dad made for her when he was a boy always cutting nice even slices.
I never had any bread machines but I thought they are just a dough mixers, then you can take the dough out and make it to shape you want... even rolls. No?
No, they're AWESOME. You can use it to simply make the dough, or get the machine to do the baking as well. I too was a "scratch" bread maker, but it was such a pain. The rising, kneading...and worst of all...the Cleanup.
The machine I have makes a small loaf of delicious bread in about 4 hours. It kneads, rises AND bakes the bread. No messy boards to clean and no sticky pan to wash. I guess it is not a money saver, but it sure saves time. I also know exactly what I'm putting in my bread.
No, they're AWESOME. You can use it to simply make the dough, or get the machine to do the baking as well. I too was a "scratch" bread maker, but it was such a pain. The rising, kneading...and worst of all...the Cleanup.
The machine I have makes a small loaf of delicious bread in about 4 hours. It kneads, rises AND bakes the bread. No messy boards to clean and no sticky pan to wash. I guess it is not a money saver, but it sure saves time. I also know exactly what I'm putting in my bread.
As far as calculating down to the penny the cost to make your own bread I don't think that's worth doing. Sure, at $3>4+ per loaf in the store there WILL be a nice savings.
However, I believe the real benefit to making your own bread is that there will be NO other ingredients other than the flour,yeast,water to make the loaves. ALL of the other non-food ingredients will be avoided and THAT can't be a bad thing !!!
Oh yes, I really DO get that clean up thing from traditional bread making!!!!!
The only thing I find annoying is that all models sold in the US are made with a non-stick or Teflon bowl surface.
Why not use ceramic bowls like in Europe? I do not cook with Teflon, why bake with it? It's too bad that we don't have any choices...
What does a bread making machine do that a bread pan doesnt..
One has to remember that there's those of us who for a myriad of reasons can't make bread by hand so a machine is the next logical step if you want to have control over what's in your breads.
Think of people with Arthritis,severe Carpal Tunnel,nerve damage to name just a few.
I get the people who want to do it by hand as my wife went to culinary school and specialized in baking and "I" think (as did her teacher) that hand made tastes better. Maybe it's the "love" that's pushed into it?
I'd like a bread machine and love to bake so my wife got me Grit magazine http://www.grit.com (instead) that has some very simple,easy bread recipes and one of them allows you to make multiple batches and store the dough in the refer to pull out when needed. It even has a full article on how to convert hand made bread recipes for use in a machine.
King Arthur (mentioned above) has some good products, especially their yeast. When it comes to wheat flour we use Wheat Montana only as it's in our opinion superior to any other.
Ha! Every time I think about making bread etc this saying that my wife's baking teacher kept repeating pops into my head "there's no purpose for all purpose".
We'll see if I get a machine or if I get to start my new hobby of Coffee roasting.
got my wife a cuisinart she still can't bake bread lol
Be a love and bake your own bread. LOL
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Originally Posted by Grandpa Pipes
However, I believe the real benefit to making your own bread is that there will be NO other ingredients other than the flour,yeast,water to make the loaves. ALL of the other non-food ingredients will be avoided and THAT can't be a bad thing !!!
Agreed. Also, when you bake your own, you can tweak the recipe to suit your own tastes or a specific menu or occasion. For instance, a recipe for apple walnut bread is easily transformed into cranberry bread, or raisin bread. Etc.
Mmmmm - think I need to start using my Zo again.....
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Be a love and bake your own bread. LOL
