Recipes

[ladynona]

wanted to know if anyone has recipes for it. i would like to make a sour dough don;t have a sour dough mix, and cinnamon or raisin bread

Thank all of you who send a recpies

[Poodlepet2]

King Arthur has tons of recipes-some are specifically for the bread machine. Just about any recipe can be adapted, but you need to know your machine's capacity. If you are totally new to baking- and using a bread machine, start off by following the recipes in the book so that you get a feel for it. There are also a few things you will want to have. Yes, the grocery store does have yeast for the bread machine- but I have had some bad batches. SAF ( red label) is carried by King Arthur and is totally reliable. It can also be kept on your counter in an airtight container. You will see many recipes calling for Vital Wheat Gluten. This is something you should be able to find in your grocery or natural food store. It enhances gluten formation, but it also has vitamin C in it which gives your bread a longer shelf life. You don't need whole lot: I usually use 1tablespoon per three cups of flour. Another really important ingredient to have on hand is powdered skim milk. There is a whole milk powder made by Nestle called Nido. I don't drink milk anymore, but this is a great pantry ingredient to have. Certain breads-such as French sandwich bread uses whole milk to give the bread a fine crumb or cake texture. The order in which you add ingredients is very important: check your manual. In general, liquids-water, eggs, oil, etc go in first. When loading the machine, keep the yeast and the sugar away from each other. Be sure to check your machine in its various cycles so that you can get an idea of what to look for. If you live at a high altitude, that's going to be important. Many books don't give high altitude directions in individual recipes, so you really want to know what the dough looks like in various stages. I have quite a few bread machine cookbooks but I recently bought "Bread Machine Magic" by Linda Rehberg and Lois Conway. They have two books out related to the bread machine and they are excellent. Finally, you might want to read about sour dough starters: you can make your own, many people do, but for the actual starter from scratch, it's an eight day process. You can also buy cultures. Congratulations on your appliance! Poodlepet

[Poodlepet2]

I know you are probably new to the marvelous world of bread machines, but when you are requesting a recipe, you need to specify the size of the loaf you want to make. That can range from 1-3 lbs. I also forgot to mention another ingredient you might want to have on hand: xanthum gum. If you want to delve into 100% whole wheat or add other grains or legumes, they don't absorb liquid as well as white flours. Xanthum gum is used to improve moisture absorption. Poodlepet

[ValuSkr]

There was another thread recently - the OP found a website that sold mixes for bread makers. I didn't try any but she loved it.

[Nightowlz]

Here are a few links with some recipes. Also one of the links talks about a Bread Machine Magic Book that's very good. It has recipes listed for 1, 1 1/2 & 2 lb loaves.

http://community.qvc.com/forums/recipe/topic/103185/bread-recipes-for-bread-machine.aspx

http://community.qvc.com/forums/recipe/topic/357907/bread-machine-recipes-tried-true.aspx

http://community.qvc.com/forums/recipe/topic/469516/ahh-i-love-breads-baking.aspx