Originally posted by: jlbenedict
Ok.. so I have this Welbilt breadmaker..with this little spinner thing in the bottom of the pan.
So, basically.. all I have to do is put the ingredients in the pan, in the order that is listed.. close the lid and push a button, and this machine will do everything??
I got this from my mother-in-law, and unfortunately there are no instructions with the machine.
Bread Flour is not necessary. It just drives up the cost of a loaf.Originally posted by: deimosponders
$10.39 for 50 lb. bag of Bread Flour
$3.25 for 2 lb. Red Star vacuum packed Active Dry Yeast
Practice makes perfect. Besides, when it is sliced the top will look fine.Originally posted by: iamme
just sliced up my first loaf of bread from this recipe. very nice
my only complaint: the top was "crumbly". it wasn't as dark as the sides and the surface was pretty "lumpy". definitely not smooth like in the pictures. did i not add enough water perhaps?
Hmmm... that sounds odd. It sounds like either too little water, or not enough gluten in the flour.Originally posted by: iamme
just sliced up my first loaf of bread from this recipe. very nice
my only complaint: the top was "crumbly". it wasn't as dark as the sides and the surface was pretty "lumpy". definitely not smooth like in the pictures. did i not add enough water perhaps?
Originally posted by: IksokChoy
Does anyone have a reccomendation on a decent economical bread machine??
Originally posted by: iamme
question: can you put in more whole wheat flour and less white flour to make it more "healthy"?
Originally posted by: iamme
Originally posted by: iamme
question: can you put in more whole wheat flour and less white flour to make it more "healthy"?
anyone?
Originally posted by: McPhreak
Originally posted by: iamme
Originally posted by: iamme
question: can you put in more whole wheat flour and less white flour to make it more "healthy"?
anyone?
yes you can although wheat flour doesn't rise as well as white flour. Therefore, the more wheat flour in the bread, the denser and more compact it will be. Try out different ratios and find one that's good for you.
Originally posted by: ttown
I tried a 'whole wheat' recipe from the book I bought from half-price-books.
1C milk
3T water
4t sugar (i used packed dark-brown sugar)
1T butter (i used 2T)
1 1/2 C bread flour (i used high-gluten flour)
1 1/2 C whole wheat flour
3/4t salt
1t yeast
This is for the 1.5lb size.
It doesn't fill my 1.5lb pan when it's done -- so I may try upping the ingredients just to get a larger loaf.
The ratio of regular/whole-wheat turns out very good, imo. The crust seems dry tasting for just plain sandwiches, but it makes good toast. The rest of the bread tastes great.
On a side note... I also want sour-dough. The recipe I have takes many many days to get the dough (10, iirc). Is there a shortcut?
Originally posted by: iamme
question: can you put in more whole wheat flour and less white flour to make it more "healthy"?
Originally posted by: nocturne
Since a bread maker is about as sensible as a rice cooker (ie, waste of counter/cupboard space), would this recipe work without too much major modification in a normal oven