tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post7714371326522621975..comments2024-03-29T16:34:01.380+10:00Comments on down to earth: How to make bread in a bread machineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37157851453829280512017-01-04T10:10:09.632+10:002017-01-04T10:10:09.632+10:00Hi Rhonda - tried your recipe today and it worked ...Hi Rhonda - tried your recipe today and it worked fine. I only needed 280mls of water and used by Sunbeam breadmaker for the making of the dough. Use the hot water cupboard for the rising of the dough before baking and that always works out well. Thanks!Anthony Swaninkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171258011395935484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28372586780254949322016-05-07T15:15:38.187+10:002016-05-07T15:15:38.187+10:00Welcome Trudy. I hope you try the other bread reci...Welcome Trudy. I hope you try the other bread recipes too. :- )rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-904923998392402912016-05-07T14:15:05.222+10:002016-05-07T14:15:05.222+10:00I only found your blog yesterday and loved what I ...I only found your blog yesterday and loved what I read. I have ordered your books to assist with our simplification when we retire to Tassie in 2018. <br />I made this recipe today for lunch. It was very easy and turned out to be the perfect size for lunch for 3 hungry adults. <br />I have made potato and leek soup for dinner tonight, and I will try out your other bread recipe to see how that one turns out. I have told my husband that he is going to get sick of hearing your name. LOL. He is prepared, bless his heart. Thank you Rhonda.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588687053218614219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36762515116759764512013-08-19T22:10:00.862+10:002013-08-19T22:10:00.862+10:00I've both baked bread with a bread machine and...I've both baked bread with a bread machine and without, and although the shape is nicer if you bake bread in the oven, I must confess that I'm too lazy to bake bread frequently, if I don't use a bread machine.<br /><br />So at the moment we buy sandwich bread (whole wheat) during the week, and I make special bread for the weekend.<br /><br />I hope that I can get a bread machine soon, though, because I prefer home made bread. It's also healthier.<br /><br />I was actually shocked to see your "recipe" at the top, until I read that this is what to expect when you buy bread at the supermarket. You're so right.Britt Malkahttp://thekitchenappliancereviews.com/bread-machine-reviews-gluten-free-bread-machine-zojirushi-bbpac20/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69434361471426193742013-08-14T15:13:17.297+10:002013-08-14T15:13:17.297+10:00You're right too Anne. I just checked 481 and ...You're right too Anne. I just checked 481 and it's fine. I must have looked at another number. I think the ancestor bread was much coarser bread and probably a lot of rye too. That lasts as a good loaf better than the wheat breads do. Happy baking!rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7142830885505755072013-08-14T13:52:14.369+10:002013-08-14T13:52:14.369+10:00Eek, you're right, I thought it was just glute...Eek, you're right, I thought it was just gluten. It also contains emulsifier 481 which you say is banned in Europe? My Additive Alert book (by Julie Eady) says that 481 has no known adverse effects. A quick google search led me to the European Commission's consumer food safety page and 481 is listed in their database of additives as approved for use. Do you have a source for the banning of it in Europe? I don't want to eat it if possible but I also don't want to spoil my lovely bread recipe because of a potentially harmless substance! How DID our ancestors make their daily bread? I guess it was coarser/denser/drier. We have been "spoiled" by the modern manufacturing of food and its a long, hard road back to simpler times I'm finding. Thanks for pointing me to my bread improver ingredients list.Anne At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625308384316178431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-57321746822606818712013-08-14T12:07:09.911+10:002013-08-14T12:07:09.911+10:00anne, if you're adding bread improver then you...anne, if you're adding bread improver then you're adding a few extra ingredients. Bread improver, if you're using the commercially available one and not vit c, contains quite a few ingredients.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14562412327846859412013-08-14T11:38:08.550+10:002013-08-14T11:38:08.550+10:00Hi Rhonda, my bread recipe is similar to yours. I ...Hi Rhonda, my bread recipe is similar to yours. I started baking my own bread in an effort to give up sugar and seed (vegetable) oils. I got this recipe from Sandra Reynolds at the $120 food challenge and it costs about $1.20 per loaf to make. Her secret is to use ordinary plain flour and add 1 tspn bread improver per 500g. This works out cheaper than using strong (bakers) flour and yet amounts to the same thing. 280 mls water 2 room temp, 500 g plain flour, 1 tspn salt, 2 tspns dried yeast and 1 tspn bread improver. Put them in the bread maker in the order listed, select large size and that's it. I haven't had a fail in daily breadmaking using this recipe for 12 months. The ingredients list on the breadmaker mixes reads the same as a supermarket pkt of bread, long lists of numbers! My bread has 5 ingredients, one of which is tap water and all of which my great-grandmothers would recognise. A good rule of thumb I think! Anne At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625308384316178431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-30540456021901582222013-08-13T19:51:00.545+10:002013-08-13T19:51:00.545+10:00My husband and I made the bread a few days ago - a...My husband and I made the bread a few days ago - and it turned out great! The baker's flour was the magic ingredient! We didn't need to worry about a bread maker, thank goodness. I think the positive experience this time renews our inspiration in bread making!Dayamitranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16798625714990444202013-08-12T23:36:42.632+10:002013-08-12T23:36:42.632+10:00Hi Rhonda, I made your white bread recipe using my...Hi Rhonda, I made your white bread recipe using my KitchenAid mixer with a dough hook and baked it in the oven, the crumb and crust were great but I found it a little tasteless, I guess I am used to commercial bread with way more sugar. Perhaps a bit of olive oil would liven it up?origa-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628501262873862887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77423953513552758852013-08-12T23:19:39.535+10:002013-08-12T23:19:39.535+10:00Do you add the herbs in the bread dough before bak...Do you add the herbs in the bread dough before baking.<br />Would love it if you posted how you make this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-38205791841794371352013-08-12T15:47:43.169+10:002013-08-12T15:47:43.169+10:00Aimee, if you look at that 2007 link, there are in...Aimee, if you look at that 2007 link, there are instructions and photos for kneading.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17521640450375175622013-08-12T14:23:44.830+10:002013-08-12T14:23:44.830+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I was wondering if you could do a post ...Hi Rhonda,<br />I was wondering if you could do a post on how to knead. I've found that most books say knead the dough in the same way they say chop the vegetables. there seems to be a lot of assumed knowledge in them.<br /><br />thanks,<br />Aimee Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84483528716599787822013-08-12T13:41:54.495+10:002013-08-12T13:41:54.495+10:00I tried Dan leopards sour cream loaf a few weeks a...I tried Dan leopards sour cream loaf a few weeks ago (found via your link on weekend reading) and it was fantastic. I will definitely make it again - the minimal kneading is great and the crumb had a good bite. My standard recipe is similar to yours, though I often add a splash of olive oil to the mix. I wish I made bread more often, though sometimes when I'm not going anywhere I decide to make bread rather than try to get 3 kids out of the house and to the bakery. Bread making is way simpler than that! When we settle in to our new place (we move in 1 month), I'd like to try to get into a bread making rhythm. Maybe? Hopefully the oven is decent.<br /><br />Annadillpicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167045189440606367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81603278822024123662013-08-11T15:29:06.589+10:002013-08-11T15:29:06.589+10:00I used to make bread fresh in my bread machine eve...I used to make bread fresh in my bread machine every other day back home in New Zealand, and I could buy ingredients by the bulk - MUCH harder to find here in Australia, all the packages seem tiny! That said - I add sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and - when I can find it - kibbled grain or spelt. I also add one egg, a 1/2 tablespoon of virgin olive oil (not too much, or the bread has a bitter olive oil taste), and a good dollop of organic live Greek yoghurt; that just seems to give the bread more density without compromising softness. It also means you don't need to add sugar, plenty of goodies for the yeast to feast on. You do have to adjust the ingredients, particularly the water, but once you get a rhythm going, it's clockwork. Lovely, delicious, hot clockwork. <br /><br />We have a three year old Breville Baker's Oven breadmaker, hardest working gadget in the kitchen. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60947211955571915392013-08-09T17:48:41.790+10:002013-08-09T17:48:41.790+10:00Can anyone recommend a good bread maker? Which bra...Can anyone recommend a good bread maker? Which brand is best? Can I do this recipe the old fashioned way without a bread maker?Dayamitranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88006432306948312002013-08-09T11:54:33.040+10:002013-08-09T11:54:33.040+10:00Save the unused bread, let it go stale and make br...Save the unused bread, let it go stale and make bread crumbs. That wad what my grandmother always did, and I do it, too. <br /><br /><br /><br />EmmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14141113746129599312013-08-09T06:49:50.970+10:002013-08-09T06:49:50.970+10:00That garlic bread spiral looks like something I MU...That garlic bread spiral looks like something I MUST make. Must! I quite enjoy baking bread and am so glad to have picked it up. Beats supermarket bread any day. BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24628598964047979732013-08-09T03:58:34.800+10:002013-08-09T03:58:34.800+10:00The bread maker has been a welcome tool in our bus...The bread maker has been a welcome tool in our busy home. A tip is to take out the paddle after the second rise. We would always have a large hole in the bottom of our loaves which was tough to deal with for sandwiches. <br /><br />- Annemarie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86955258272919642422013-08-09T03:31:50.812+10:002013-08-09T03:31:50.812+10:00lana, either make smaller loaves or make a hightop...lana, either make smaller loaves or make a hightop loaf like the one above (it's just two separate loaves baked in the same tin together) and freeze one half. :- )rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-693233358546937862013-08-09T03:28:23.649+10:002013-08-09T03:28:23.649+10:00Ali, I bake the bread first, then pour in the garl...Ali, I bake the bread first, then pour in the garlic butter along the cut and brush the top of the bread. I also have some butter left over so we can add a splodge to each slice.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91637747655761326002013-08-09T02:42:56.470+10:002013-08-09T02:42:56.470+10:00Your garlic bread looks amazing, I think I will ha...Your garlic bread looks amazing, I think I will have to put some on tomorrow evenings menu! I always use my bread machine like you, to knead and rise the dough but then cook it in the oven. My husband won't eat bread cooked in the bread machine, he says it looks like a house brick.EMMAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900165967124695510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-6639954176312273042013-08-08T23:49:22.929+10:002013-08-08T23:49:22.929+10:00How beautiful! Such lovely loaves! I make mine by ...How beautiful! Such lovely loaves! I make mine by hand, however. And I need to make some soon; it has been awhile.hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-26059978059077267442013-08-08T21:57:50.398+10:002013-08-08T21:57:50.398+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Thanks for the post, I have been failin...Hi Rhonda,<br />Thanks for the post, I have been failing at my kneading and will use the bread machine. I have been wanting to make garlic/cheese bread but again failed.<br />I read your post and you don't say when do add the garlic..are you adding it on top of the spiral dough?? sorry its late and I am confused. ta :)Ali Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00560677062910628127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66960068977981752422013-08-08T21:29:18.025+10:002013-08-08T21:29:18.025+10:00As empty nesters too, I struggle with keeping fre...As empty nesters too, I struggle with keeping fresh bread on hand. It takes us 3 days to finish a loaf and by then it is dried out. If I made bread daily I would be throwing the remainder away daily. I have yet to find a good solution.momma-lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975411711120382015noreply@blogger.com