Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (frances) — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:23:37 GMT

I have made bread in a Panasonic bread maker for nearly 10 years. I make a loaf most days and have tried lots of different bread flour and yeast.
I have never warmed the water it has always come straight from the tap. This may make a difference how you add the ingredients according to your machines instructions. I add yeast first then flour followed by other dry ingredients and lastly water. My water doesn't touch the yeast until the machine has warmed all the ingredients before...

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (bobiesgirl) — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:05:32 GMT

Adele do you have any nice cake recipes please
Marian x

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (Recioy) — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:07:46 GMT

Please remember that a bread maker is not just for bread, you can make yummy cakes in it too.

Adele x

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (murchison) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:19:53 GMT

FionaBee wrote:
One thing I didn't mention - I'm sure you know to use what is called 'Strong flour' for bread making - it's plain flour that has a high gluten content which absorbs more water which in turn makes the bread lighter. If you are not very happy with your loaf, try changing the make of flour. I found that Waitrose Canadian strong flour gives a much better result than their ordinary...

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (bobiesgirl) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:37:01 GMT

Hi wiggybear, i would like a copy of the cake recipe please
Marian x

Yuyu would that be cake flour as in a box?
marian x

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (oldbee) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:11:37 GMT

Also the higher the protein value on the strong bread flour the better the flour for breadmaking.
I've dusted mine off and it's lovely to have fresh bread again.
oldbee

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (YuYu2008) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:41:23 GMT

My husband bought this as a gift for me since I LOVE CUPCAKES! I have never baked anything that didn't come from a box, so I was excited to try it. We have tried a few of the recipes and the only suggestion I have is to use cake flour instead of the flours they recommend. When we followed the recipes exactly, the cupcakes didn't seem to be as fluffy as boxed cakes. However, once someone told me to try the cake flour, it made a huge difference. I recommend

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (FionaBee) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:56:03 GMT

One thing I didn't mention - I'm sure you know to use what is called 'Strong flour' for bread making - it's plain flour that has a high gluten content which absorbs more water which in turn makes the bread lighter. If you are not very happy with your loaf, try changing the make of flour. I found that Waitrose Canadian strong flour gives a much better result than their ordinary strong flour, and the ordinary is better than McDougalls.

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (Wiggybear) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:44:18 GMT

I've got a breadmaker haven't used it for ages ......I'll dust it off and give it another go.
I have made a nice cake in it, if you want the recipe let me know and i'll be happy to share it with you.(the recipe came with the breadmaker)

Good luck Marian thanks for posting this
Luv
Wiggybear xx

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (bobiesgirl) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:53:54 GMT

Thank you everyone,i did my 1st loaf yesterday and i was pleased with it,as i wasn't able to get a thermometer i put some cold water from the cold tap into a container and left it overnight to get it to room temp,which doesn't take long in my flat because i have no kitchen window it gets warm in there,i have a little temp thing on my fridge door that tells me it's between 60 and 70.Anyway i thought,"lets give it a try" and it seemed to work,so no more getting stressed...

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (FionaBee) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:36:03 GMT

My bread recipe calls for 1½ cups water. I use water from the kettle : when it starts to 'sing' (not boil) I use it for the ½ cup, then add 1 cup of cold.

Honestly, the exact temperature isn't critical! Too hot will kill the yeast, too cold means it won't rise as much, but if you can put your finger in comfortably it's OK. I don't bother to use warm water in the summer because the air temp is warm enough. Keep the yeast and salt apart when you add them to...

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (pew) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:45:03 GMT

tepid water. if you can put fingers in and it feels just warm, you will be fine.
Good luck with the machine. I used to have one but couldn't get on with it.
Now make it by hand, and get good results.
Pauline [North Yorks]

Re: homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (pauline penfold) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:56:05 GMT

Marian, good luck with the bread machine, a cheap thermometer for testing sweets will do the job, put the machine on a timer so that u wake up in the morning to the beautiful smell of home baked bread, watch the calories as u will be eating a lot more of it ha ha

Pauline

homemade bread

feeds@yuku.com (bobiesgirl) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:27:02 GMT

I have just recently bought a breadmaker but it says i have to use tepid water,it's very important i get everything right as i dont want to spoil the bread,does anyone know where i can get a thermometer from to make sure the water is not too cold and not too hot...please,will one of the thermometer's people use for testing beer or home made wine be ok to use?
Or should i just leave some water out overnight to reach the room temp of 21'C
Any help...