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Bread Making Machines

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On 12/10/2009 10:10pm, AskCy wrote:

Something I've thought about getting myself as an easy way to make our daily bread (while at work, while asleep etc)

However we bought my parents one for their golden wedding ! (that and a digital camera as they were the only things that they might possibly need that they don't have etc etc..... yes I know they aren't gold.... !)

anyway they adverts/packaging/display etc for all of them go on about baking times and the fastest we could see was 58mins (the one we bought was 60min) but some went upto 115mins... this to me sounded pretty good... very good really...

However my mum has just rung telling me about it as she reads the instructions and it takes more like 3 hours ! There is a setting for 60minutes but its not recommended for most types of bread mixes (the packets that are designed for breadmakers !) and says it won't give the same results, plus you have to be really accurate about water temperature or it won't work !

has anyone any experience with these machines?.. any tips ?... any advice? (bought because my dad likes his bread but only certain type, not too doughy etc and his hands won't allow him to kneed his own etc...)

thanks

Steve

On 13/10/2009 05:10am, Mamta wrote:

I have had a bread machine for years. The success was not dependable in my case and I got fed up of wasting breads. Sometimes they were excellent, prompting me to make bread in it again, and then the next one would be a total disaster, leading to me abandoning it for months! I think different flours need slightly different amount of water yeast etc. I am not too keen on carrying out the whole process in the bread machine these days.

Eventually, I learnt to make the bread the proper way and now use my machine only to make dough for pizza, rolls etc or when I am in a hurry. Baking is much better in an oven.

I now make my bread using the now popular 'Easy Bread' method, where you make the dough and leave it to rise for about 10-12 hours No kneading is involved, just bringing the flour together with water and making a sloppy dough. The bread comes out good 100% of the time. It has better flavour because it uses so much less yeast and rises over a longer period of time.

On 13/10/2009 02:10pm, AskCy wrote:

Thanks for that... looks like they will have to get used to it....(dad has bad arthritis which restricts him in may operations including things like twisting and gripping etc...)

Steve

On 15/10/2009 10:10pm, AskCy wrote:

Mamta -

Sorry to hear about your dad's arthritis. I will recommend that he makes the dough in bread machine, but cook it in the oven. Bread is much better this way. Before you rush out to buy it, try showing him how to make Easy bread, which requires no kneading at all. There are videos on the U tube. I use this method almost exclusively now, it is very easy. I do however cook it in bread tin or as 'free form' on a tray, not in a casserole, as suggested on the U tube. I also have a couple of easy bread recipe on site,

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