Cookworks Bread Maker

jexygirl

The recipe is usually on the box of dried yeasts. From memory (I use fresh now) to make 4 loaves I use:
5lb 12oz Flour
8 teaspoons salt
4 teaspoons sugar
4 sachets of dried yeast
4 tablespoons of olive oil or 2 oz butter
let that mix then add 1450 ml water.
(I dont have a bread maker, this is using a dough hook on a mixer)
I let it mix for 10 mins then hand knead into shape and let it prove for 45 mins before baking in oven for about 20 mins.
The sugar gives a crisper crust I think, never tried it without, but might tomorrow! When I forgot the salt though, it did taste quite bland as I recall.
Cheers
Jex

Michtaylor09

Auntie-Dolly wrote: »

Isn't the sugar a 'must'? What feeds the yeast otherwise?

No, if you use strong bread flour, the gluten content in the flour is enough to feed the yeast.

I have the Cookworks breadmaker. My usual recipie is

500g strong white bread flour (from Lidl)
3g milk powder
9g salt
285ml cold water
12g fresh yeast

The above recipe is for when I use the timer so that we wake up to fresh bread.
If I was starting the machine straight away, I would use warn water instead of cold.

zippychick

Hi D2BDF

I've added your thread to the existing one on Cookworks Breadmaker, so you can readback and find out other information about it and ask other relevant questions.

Also - basic bread recipe in BM might offer some other suggestions. There was a thread discussing milk powder in the BM too so read and see what others think as well. Good luck with it!

Also - the complete breadmaking collection is a very useful resource

thanks
Zip

Determined_2b_Debt_Free

Just wanted to come back and say I've done 2 loaves so far and they've both been really lovely. I'm still experimenting but happy with the new BM so far! :-)

Strangie

If anyone's still looking for the manual for the Cookworks XBM-128, I found it here... FOR FREE!!

rsandthefaces,pwp,blueyonder,co,uk/xbm128,pdf

Replace the commas with dots.

Strangie.

vixmix

Found this guy as a source for manuals and recipe books for the Cookworks (which is the same as the Hinari model)

http://www.uglybloke.co.uk/userguides.html