Kitchen

[Sooner]

I just posted about the Cuisinart bread maker I have in a separate topic in the Kitchen area.

I had a bunch of coupons and cash back rewards from Williams-Sonoma last year and on a whim bought this light weight bread maker.  We've used it quite a bit and it makes really great bread.  It isn't made as well as the Zo's and I don't know how long it will last, but it does work well.

It has a very good little cookbook too!  So just FYI!   I mostly use the ZO's but this one is really light weight and easy to get out of the pantry! LOL!!

[CLEM]

@tiny 2  That herbed cheese bread sounds great.  What kind of herbs and cheese did you use?  I would love to make that.

[Icegoddess]

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@Sooner wrote:

My husband reminded me our first bread machine in 1992 was a Hitachi!  It was the best next to to the Zo's we've had!  It lasted a pretty long time.

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@Sooner, I don't remember the year, but the only bread machine I ever had was soemthing called a DAK.  You ordered it directly from the company.  It looked like a white R2D2 and made a huge round loaf, the diameter of which resembled a Schlotzky's sandwich if you're familiar with those.  The one thing it didn't do was whole grain.  That was before whole grain became popular.  I never had a bit of a problem with it, but pulled it out a few years ago to make pizza dough with it and it did kinda walk the countertop.  It had never done that before so I have to guess the pizza dough must be heavier than bread dough.  It was a heavy machine too, so I don't think machine weight is the only thing that keeps these things from walking.  I sold it on a yard sale group a couple of years ago.

[Sooner]

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@Icegoddess wrote:

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@Sooner wrote:

My husband reminded me our first bread machine in 1992 was a Hitachi!  It was the best next to to the Zo's we've had!  It lasted a pretty long time.

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@Sooner, I don't remember the year, but the only bread machine I ever had was soemthing called a DAK.  You ordered it directly from the company.  It looked like a white R2D2 and made a huge round loaf, the diameter of which resembled a Schlotzky's sandwich if you're familiar with those.  The one thing it didn't do was whole grain.  That was before whole grain became popular.  I never had a bit of a problem with it, but pulled it out a few years ago to make pizza dough with it and it did kinda walk the countertop.  It had never done that before so I have to guess the pizza dough must be heavier than bread dough.  It was a heavy machine too, so I don't think machine weight is the only thing that keeps these things from walking.  I sold it on a yard sale group a couple of years ago.

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@Icegoddess  Oh yes I remember those!  They were so cute!  I always wanted one!  A friend had one and made the best orange bread from the instruction book.  They should bring those back.  A Star Wars version!  LOL!!

[tiny 2]

@CLEM, I am out of town but driving home late tomorrow. I have a couple of appointments Tues plus need to vote. I will post the recipe for you after that here on this thread. If I am able to get to it before I will.

[CLEM]

@tiny 2  Thanks so much for responding even though you are traveling.  This certainly can wait a few days.

And by all means go and vote.  I plan doing the same.

[tiny 2]

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@CLEM wrote:

@tiny 2  That herbed cheese bread sounds great.  What kind of herbs and cheese did you use?  I would love to make that.

@CLEM,  This is from the book Bread Machine Baking  Perfect Every Time by Lora Brody & Millie Apter (very old book) The recipes are tweaked for different machines. I am including the larger that I use and the one for the small Zo. There is also a 4 cup version if you google the name of the recipe.

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Rita Fried’s Garlic Herb Bread

2 2/3 cups unbleached white flour

1/3 cup nonfat dry milk

1 teaspoon salt

¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon oregano

¼ teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt) (It will stall the yeast)

1 cup plus one tablespoon water

1/4 cup olive oil

21/2 teaspoons yeast

Place all the ingredients except the yeast in the machine.

Place yeast in the dispenser. Program for Basic Bread and press Start

This is the one she tweaks for the Small Zojirushi

Rita Fried’s Garlic Herb Bread

¼ cup olive oil

½ cup plus 2 tablespoons water

¼ cup grated Parmesan

½ teaspoon oregano

¼ teaspoon dried basil

½ teaspoon garlic powder (not salt)

2 cups unbleached white flour

3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons yeast

Place all ingredients in the machine. Program for Standard, Basic, White, Basic Bread, or Bread. Press start.

[CLEM]

@tiny 2  Thank you so much for the recipe for the Garlic Herb Bread.  Will try it out after I get some unbleached white flour.  It sounds delicious.

[SharkE]

Think I'll make it too. Sounds like the bread (sticks) they have at Fazolli's, Olive Garden, etc.

Thanks !