New Breadmaker User

jessie-jane

Hi, just about to pick up new breadmaker when i finish work tonight at 10 and would like to know what ingrdiants i will need to get started in the morning?

I keep reading about oil and dried milk, also which flour... not sure which to get ,

thanks

by the way its the Morphy richards fastbake machine, hope its ok.

Lorian

Strong flour (start with white) - must be strong
Fast acting yeast (must say fast acting)
A small amount of butter or oil
Water (tap)
Small amount of salt

inamess200

Make sure you have some table salt in the house - when i got mine all I had was a salt grinder which wasn't very good anyway and I was soo desperate to make a loaf i spent half an hour twisting a salt mill to get the amount needed!!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

JAZ63

Hi
make sure you buy strong bread flour that is suitable for breadmakers ,I often use a supermarkets own breadmaker brand which always works well. I never use dried milk (it is always an optional extra on my breadmakers recipes though.)
make sure you buy butter or oil , granulated sugar (even for regular bread !!) sachets of special yeast suitable for breadmakers , and salt (normal table salt)
good luck with your first effort
regards Jazz

ascot64

I dont bother with dried milk for mine - prefer the bread without it.

jessie-jane

Thanks for the replies, how many loaves does 1 bag of flour produce and which type of oil?

Lorian

Pretty much any type of oil, I like nutty ones.

Not sure how much flour per load the MR model requires, thats what dictates how many loafs per bag. You'll get at least one and some left over.

jessie-jane

Thanks Lorian for that.

Does that mean you have to buy in a large amount of flour though ready for the next loaves you need to bake for the family?

funkycat

Try your local bakers.....they will often sell you the strong bread flour they use. In Chesterfield there is a chain of bakers called Oven Door, they will sell you yeast and the flour that they use. Its really cheap and excellent for making beautiful bread. They will literally fill up one of those large clear plastic handled containers (for dog food, soap powder etc) for about £1.00.

Also there is a really good book of recipes - the complete bread machine cookbook by Sonia Allison (isbn 9780091879570) which does loads of variations, like cheddar cheese & pale ale bread (which is gorg). Also it does a few gluten free breads, which I'm supposed to stick to and rarely do, to my own detriment, however they are nice :rotfl:. Theres nothing like the smell of fresh bread - recession or not. GOOD LUCK!!

Butterfly_Brain

Strong Bread flour (I use either Tesco or Asda just as good as the branded flours)
Yeast
Sugar
Salt
Thats a basic recipe
Try the library they have lots of books on breadmaking it might help

Lorian

jessie-jane wrote: »

Thanks Lorian for that.

Does that mean you have to buy in a large amount of flour though ready for the next loaves you need to bake for the family?

I walk past ASDA evey day, I find its usually easier for them to keep the stuff on their shelves until I need it.