Chief Mogrifier
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October 28th, 2007, 12:25 PM
A couple or three years ago we bought ourselves a Black & Decker breadmaker for Christmas. We have hardly bought a loaf of bread since. The bread they turn out is great. The only criticism I can think of is the size and shape of the loaf.......Not a big problem since you can bake the bread in your own bread pans. The beauty is that you don't have to get up to your elbows in flour. Does anyone here make their own bread?
A couple or three years ago we bought ourselves a Black & Decker breadmaker for Christmas. We have hardly bought a loaf of bread since. The bread they turn out is great. The only criticism I can think of is the size and shape of the loaf.......Not a big problem since you can bake the bread in your own bread pans. The beauty is that you don't have to get up to your elbows in flour. Does anyone here make their own bread?
Chief Mogrifier
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October 28th, 2007, 12:38 PM
The following link has a pile of recipes for breadmakers..http://tinyurl.com/2e3nfg
Quoting triedit
I've never used a bread mix......maybe that's something I could try.
Yep! I can't find the mixes anymore though, so it has to be from real scratch
The following link has a pile of recipes for breadmakers..http://tinyurl.com/2e3nfg
Mighty Intellect
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October 28th, 2007, 12:41 PM
We've never used mixes, always use recipes in the manual or on the net....oatmeal brown bread is awesome, I like the 7 grain made with red river cereal, too....now i know what i'm going to do. oatmeal brown bread, put it on now, it'll be ready when i get back from my daughter's power skating clinic.
Quoting #juan
We actually wore out our first breadmaker, we used it so much. Don't use it as often these days, but now I'm hungry for a loaf.
A couple or three years ago we bought ourselves a Black & Decker breadmaker for Christmas. We have hardly bought a loaf of bread since. The bread they turn out is great. The only criticism I can think of is the size and shape of the loaf.......Not a big problem since you can bake the bread in your own bread pans. The beauty is that you don't have to get up to your elbows in flour. Does anyone here make their own bread?
We've never used mixes, always use recipes in the manual or on the net....oatmeal brown bread is awesome, I like the 7 grain made with red river cereal, too....now i know what i'm going to do. oatmeal brown bread, put it on now, it'll be ready when i get back from my daughter's power skating clinic.
Time Out
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October 28th, 2007, 01:35 PM
by the looks whats in commercial bread....china whey and milk solids....gonna have to learn to make our own
by the looks whats in commercial bread....china whey and milk solids....gonna have to learn to make our own
A Mad Mulligan
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October 28th, 2007, 01:55 PM
I do but I knead my own dough. I usually only make it for weekends or a special dinner, rolls and when I want garlic toast to go with Bruschetta or something like that. Otherwise I just look for some whole grain junk in the store.
There is something I'm mucking about with now though called Tannour bread. It's Lebanese or there abouts. It's a flat bread much like a Roti skin but without the chick peas. You warm it a bit after it's baked and then break pieces off to form a small scoop. Bits are layered on top of each other to make a small scoop. You then scoop whatever into it like a small edible spoon. Pop the whole thing in your mouth. Yellow rice, butter chicken, hummus, tabouli couscous anything like that.
I do but I knead my own dough. I usually only make it for weekends or a special dinner, rolls and when I want garlic toast to go with Bruschetta or something like that. Otherwise I just look for some whole grain junk in the store.
There is something I'm mucking about with now though called Tannour bread. It's Lebanese or there abouts. It's a flat bread much like a Roti skin but without the chick peas. You warm it a bit after it's baked and then break pieces off to form a small scoop. Bits are layered on top of each other to make a small scoop. You then scoop whatever into it like a small edible spoon. Pop the whole thing in your mouth. Yellow rice, butter chicken, hummus, tabouli couscous anything like that.
Chief Mogrifier
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October 28th, 2007, 03:06 PM
My only problem with breadmakers is the size and shape of the loaf. Quite often I will dump the dough out of the bread maker and shape it into the traditional long, skinny French bread shape and bake it on a cookie sheet. Either that or bake it in standard bread pan(s). Sometimes it's good to have your slice of bread fit in the toaster...
Unf that Tannour bread sounds interesting.
My only problem with breadmakers is the size and shape of the loaf. Quite often I will dump the dough out of the bread maker and shape it into the traditional long, skinny French bread shape and bake it on a cookie sheet. Either that or bake it in standard bread pan(s). Sometimes it's good to have your slice of bread fit in the toaster...
Unf that Tannour bread sounds interesting.
Super Genius
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Location: Ontario
October 28th, 2007, 03:28 PM
One of the huge mistakes I made at the beginning was deciding I needed to try every bread in the manual. I bought enough different flours to feed an army. Long story short, I got little bugs in one of the bags and they migrated. Holy geez I was cleaning for weeks and every black speck I saw freaked me out. Flour stores well in the freezer I have since learnt and even if there are eggs it won't hatch.
*shuddering just thinking of those little thingies*
I love the smell in the house...fresh bread... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm good.
Quoting #juan
I agree about the size and shape. I haven't used my bread maker since the spring. It's stew season now though so it's time. I was just looking at it yesterday and thinking it was time to dust it off.
My only problem with breadmakers is the size and shape of the loaf. Quite often I will dump the dough out of the bread maker and shape it into the traditional long, skinny French bread shape and bake it on a cookie sheet. Either that or bake it in standard bread pan(s). Sometimes it's good to have your slice of bread fit in the toaster...
Unf that Tannour bread sounds interesting.
Unf that Tannour bread sounds interesting.
One of the huge mistakes I made at the beginning was deciding I needed to try every bread in the manual. I bought enough different flours to feed an army. Long story short, I got little bugs in one of the bags and they migrated. Holy geez I was cleaning for weeks and every black speck I saw freaked me out. Flour stores well in the freezer I have since learnt and even if there are eggs it won't hatch.
*shuddering just thinking of those little thingies*
I love the smell in the house...fresh bread... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm good.
Chief Mogrifier
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October 28th, 2007, 03:49 PM
We have these big Rubbermaid containers....almost like Tupperware, to keep flour and sugar,etc., in. There are several sizes. The second largest one will hold ten kilograms of flour which is about as much as my wife wants to lift. Never had a problem with bugs.
Quoting Sal
Sal
I agree about the size and shape. I haven't used my bread maker since the spring. It's stew season now though so it's time. I was just looking at it yesterday and thinking it was time to dust it off.
One of the huge mistakes I made at the beginning was deciding I needed to try every bread in the manual. I bought enough different flours to feed an army. Long story short, I got little bugs in one of the bags and they migrated. Holy geez I was cleaning for weeks and every black speck I saw freaked me out. Flour stores well in the freezer I have since learnt and even if there are eggs it won't hatch.
*shuddering just thinking of those little thingies*
I love the smell in the house...fresh bread... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm good.
One of the huge mistakes I made at the beginning was deciding I needed to try every bread in the manual. I bought enough different flours to feed an army. Long story short, I got little bugs in one of the bags and they migrated. Holy geez I was cleaning for weeks and every black speck I saw freaked me out. Flour stores well in the freezer I have since learnt and even if there are eggs it won't hatch.
*shuddering just thinking of those little thingies*
I love the smell in the house...fresh bread... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm good.
We have these big Rubbermaid containers....almost like Tupperware, to keep flour and sugar,etc., in. There are several sizes. The second largest one will hold ten kilograms of flour which is about as much as my wife wants to lift. Never had a problem with bugs.
Ponderous Intellect
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Location: In the bush somewhere near Sudbury
October 28th, 2007, 04:46 PM
Ya get worms long before they turn into bugs
Protein....
Woof!
Quoting #juan
Not to worry.....
Sal
We have these big Rubbermaid containers....almost like Tupperware, to keep flour and sugar,etc., in. There are several sizes. The second largest one will hold ten kilograms of flour which is about as much as my wife wants to lift. Never had a problem with bugs.
We have these big Rubbermaid containers....almost like Tupperware, to keep flour and sugar,etc., in. There are several sizes. The second largest one will hold ten kilograms of flour which is about as much as my wife wants to lift. Never had a problem with bugs.
Ya get worms long before they turn into bugs
Protein....
Woof!
