Advice on breadmaker

Skintmama

I have decided to take the plunge and order a Panasonic Breadmaker today from Amazon. :j

Although I am very familiar with hand made bread I don't have a clue with the BM. Do any of you have a fave book to recommend on it? I like to get complicated quite quickly so I need basic info followed by lots of great ideas.

Also would prefer an English one as I don't have all the measuring cups.
Hopefully I can then order the book with the BM and save delivery charges. Started to get quite excited about it now!

Dobie

I have a Morphy Richards breadmaker that I've had for at least 4 years & it has a beep partway through the programme if you want to add seeds or dried fruit or anything else. I think I paid about £50 for it?
I've only recently started experimenting with dough but it's fantastic & saves me loads. I've made ciabatta when we have Italian, naan when we have Indian & the best pizza base I've ever had.
I bought it originally because my friend had one & her bread was so yummy I wanted to make some too & now I wouldn't be without it & for specialitly breads it's definately a real saving.
The book I use is called 'The Complete Bread Machine Cookbook' by Sonia Allison. I've found it very good & use it for everything except my everyday eating bread. I don't know where it came from as it was a present from my DH who wouldn't know where to start making a loaf but loves the results!
Queenie is right - you WILL eat more bread. There's nothing nicer in my opinion than the smell of baking bread. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it.
I think I'll make sandwiches for lunch!

rchddap1

I actually find using the cups very easy. Some measuring bits & bobs (cup, teaspoon, tablespoon & 1/4 teaspoon) came with my breadmaker and I keep them right next to it. It saves me getting out the scales and I'm rapidly getting to the stage where I don't even need to look at the instructions.

Curry_Queen

Skintmama wrote:

Although I am very familiar with hand made bread I don't have a clue with the BM. Do any of you have a fave book to recommend on it? I like to get complicated quite quickly so I need basic info followed by lots of great ideas.

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I've got a couple of very good BM books, but unfortunately they're packed away somewhere along with the rest of my recipe books which I can't find yet :doh: ... sorry not much help, is it

I'm pretty sure I got them both from Amazon though, and one is orange, possibly called The Bread Machine Book? ... and the other one contains regional British recipes for bread, tea loaves, cakes etc. I'll have a quick look on Amazon and see if I can't find them for you




Edit: I've found one of them through searching my order history - The Complete Bread Machine Cookbook - but I must have got the other one elsewhere as there isn't another BM book listed, sorry! When I eventually find the box with them in I'll let you know

blue-kat

my brand new panny arrived today !:j

any tips on what to start with?
it seems a lot more complicated than my mum's MR, which I've had on loan for ages, now she can have it back

I'm reading through the manual, and bit confused. it says to put the yeast in 1st, then flour then water on top, is thsi correct?

this is reverse order to loading up the MR.

is the sandwich mode worth the wait as it's a 5 hr programme?!

incidentally, in case this helps other Mozilla users, the recipe site (http://www.cooking-corner.co.uk/cc/pages/breadmaker_recipes.asp) doesn't work in Firefox, had to look at it in IE.

thanks
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Katya

squeaky

For those who've not found it yet a handy extension lets you right click a page and choose to view it in IE.


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Whitefiver

Skintmama wrote:

I have decided to take the plunge and order a Panasonic Breadmaker today from Amazon. :j

Although I am very familiar with hand made bread I don't have a clue with the BM. Do any of you have a fave book to recommend on it? I like to get complicated quite quickly so I need basic info followed by lots of great ideas.

Also would prefer an English one as I don't have all the measuring cups.
Hopefully I can then order the book with the BM and save delivery charges. Started to get quite excited about it now!

Hi, the guide you get with the Panasonic BM is actually quite comprehensive, but after you exhaust that, I would try the internet. I have a couple of books, but I have yet to make a recipe out of any of them. I have experimented with the Panasonic book though, and can thoroughly recommend the oat and cheese bread. Makes lovely toast.

Like you, I cannot get on with cups, I have them, but I find the results variable depending on how packed the contents are. Much prefer to weigh.

Hope that helps,

Regards,

White.

powie69

Whilst everyone is talking about breadmakers, can anyone recommend a good one that will let you make jam etc as well as bread etc. I've got about £40 to £50 to spend on one. Any help would be great.

Skintmama

:j :j :j :j :j Tee hee hee! I have now ordered the Panasonic. I am ridiculously excited

Thank you for answering me about the books everyone. :A Because the Complete Bread Machine Cookbook that was recommended twice is quite pricy I am going to see if I can find it in a bargain bookshop and have a wee read of it. I'll see how I get along with the Panasonic manual as White suggests first and then invest in a book later.
Crikey it is so sad, I am dreaming about different types of bread here! Anyway, can't be accused of not enjoying spending my money. Or maybe I am just greedy :rotfl:

Swan_2

you'll love your breadmakers!

I've been very sucessfully handmaking bread (for more decades than I care to admit to here) & never considered getting a breadmaker. but was given one by a friend who didn't use it & am absolutely amazed at how much I like my machine, a MR Fastbake

now I'm thinking of ways to justify buying a Panasonic :rolleyes: