Kitchen

[Mustang Shar]

I'm glad I saw this thread! They make a mini bread machine that has rave reviews! I hate, HATE store bought bread....I need to make some room in my kitchen and order this one, soon!

[crenita]

Just my 2 cents... I have converted over to making my own bread for the last year.. looking for non gmo grains was a pain.. I found out the Bob's Red mill products are ALL non GMO.. so I first purchased a pre measure bag of bread mix that is 100% whole grains and Nothing else... and have never looked back.. the bread mixes they make are wonderful. I received as a gift a rather inexpensive Black and Deck 3 lbs bread machine.. and it works wonderfully... I to have a dry container for my vitamix but honestly the mix's work so well and are full of wonderful whole grains.. and not weird preservatives.. I haven't even started milling my own grains.

[knittybitty]

I think people are reading this thread, because they have the same question as you. I think people are generally interested in these sorts of things, whether they follow through or not. Yes, go with the Zoji, if you think you'll really use it. I don't do well with soy either, so I understand your frustration. Best wishes on your road to fresh bread!

[Rosehill_1]

On 2/5/2014 santorini said:

I recommend the Zojirushi brand. I have the small and the large, and they are excellent machines.

Santorini, I am wondering if you can give me some advice. I own a Zojirushi machine, and have used it just once. It has been sitting on the shelf in my basement for about 3 years now, and I would love to start using it. What recipe would you suggest for me? The first and only loaf I ever made came out as hard a a hockey puck. ( I am not sure why-maybe my yeast was bad). That is why I never tried it again-I always thought I would sell it on ebay-but never got around to listing it.

People rave about this machine- I feel that I should give it a second try. Do you have any recipes you love that you would be willing to share?

[Lacey1]

To the OP, I don't have a specific recipe BUT-check out the various YouTube videos for No-Knead bread recipes. These are truly breads that you do not have to knead. The yeast or sourdough starter will do the kneading for you. They have a wonderful Artisan flavor. The ONLY down side is that they take time for the yeast to work. They can even be mixed in a food processor-the actual hands on time is minimal.

I bake my bread in a cast iron Dutch oven. I don't need a stone, nor do I have to add ice cubes/water to create steam. The covered Dutch oven will create the steam.

The only reason I pass this info on is that you can control all the ingredients, you do not have to use a bread machine, or special equipment. Plus, it's a very wonderful hobby. Good luck!

[Bleuboo]

I've been wanting to get the zojirushi but get confused at which model is the best one to buy. I am not wanting to get a mini, so which one is the best to get?

[GrannyDea]

I'm not Santorini, but I have a recipe I use all the time in my Zoji bread machine. The recipe is below:

1 cup of water

2 T. butter

2 T. honey

3 cups flour (can use bread flour, whole wheat, or I would think whatever kind you want) We like 2 cups of white unbleached flour and 1 cup of white whole wheat (KAF) brand.

2/3 t. salt

package of yeast (I have the yeast measure from King Arthur Flour)

After putting the first ingredients in the pan in the order given here for the Zoji, make a little valley in the dry ingredients and put the yeast in the valley. It is not suppose to get wet until it starts mixing. Good luck. Oh, I use the rapid rise yeast so I use the quick bread cycle.

[Kachina624]

Granny, how much yeast do you estimate is in a "package"?

[santorini]

On 2/12/2014 Rosehill said:

On 2/5/2014 santorini said:

I recommend the Zojirushi brand. I have the small and the large, and they are excellent machines.

Santorini, I am wondering if you can give me some advice. I own a Zojirushi machine, and have used it just once. It has been sitting on the shelf in my basement for about 3 years now, and I would love to start using it. What recipe would you suggest for me? The first and only loaf I ever made came out as hard a a hockey puck. ( I am not sure why-maybe my yeast was bad). That is why I never tried it again-I always thought I would sell it on ebay-but never got around to listing it.

People rave about this machine- I feel that I should give it a second try. Do you have any recipes you love that you would be willing to share?

Hi, Rosehill. Sorry! Just now saw your note to me.

Did you save the booklet that came with the Zojirushi? There are some recipes in there and that's mainly all I've used. As far as your bread not turning out, I'm not sure why that happened. I've always read that the yeast isn't supposed to touch the liquids when you're putting ingredients in, so you should make a little well in the flour and put it there instead of dumping it near a wet section. Maybe you didn't do that the first time?

Anyway, this is my favorite. It's a raisin bread. I use it for toast in the morning, and (sounds awful) I toast it and make chicken sandwiches too. Try it!

1-1/3 cups water

4-1/4 cups bread flower

4 Tablespoons sugar

2 Tablespoons dry milk

1-1/2 teaspoon salt

3 Tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

When beep sounds, add 1 cup raisins.

This is meant to be baked on the "Basic" setting in the large Zojirushi.

[Rosehill_1]

On 2/13/2014 santorini said:

On 2/12/2014 Rosehill said:

On 2/5/2014 santorini said:

I recommend the Zojirushi brand. I have the small and the large, and they are excellent machines.

Santorini, I am wondering if you can give me some advice. I own a Zojirushi machine, and have used it just once. It has been sitting on the shelf in my basement for about 3 years now, and I would love to start using it. What recipe would you suggest for me? The first and only loaf I ever made came out as hard a a hockey puck. ( I am not sure why-maybe my yeast was bad). That is why I never tried it again-I always thought I would sell it on ebay-but never got around to listing it.

People rave about this machine- I feel that I should give it a second try. Do you have any recipes you love that you would be willing to share?

Hi, Rosehill. Sorry! Just now saw your note to me.

Did you save the booklet that came with the Zojirushi? There are some recipes in there and that's mainly all I've used. As far as your bread not turning out, I'm not sure why that happened. I've always read that the yeast isn't supposed to touch the liquids when you're putting ingredients in, so you should make a little well in the flour and put it there instead of dumping it near a wet section. Maybe you didn't do that the first time?

Anyway, this is my favorite. It's a raisin bread. I use it for toast in the morning, and (sounds awful) I toast it and make chicken sandwiches too. Try it!

1-1/3 cups water

4-1/4 cups bread flower

4 Tablespoons sugar

2 Tablespoons dry milk

1-1/2 teaspoon salt

3 Tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons active dry yeast

When beep sounds, add 1 cup raisins.

This is meant to be baked on the "Basic" setting in the large Zojirushi.

Santorini~ thank you for the recipe. I will look to see if the Zo recipe book is with the machine-I cannot imagine that I threw it away. Thank you for the recipe- on a day that I have some time to fool around with this- I will try again. I really want to love and use this beautiful machine. Thanks again.