Kenwood Breadmaker questions tips etc

cooking-mama

been very busy today and just lifted my 3rd loaf from the breadmaker...as planned,i started with a Tesco crusty packet mix,baked well,but looked very pale and tasted odd(that was more to do with the breadmix than the breadmaker),next up was a 1kg basic white...cooked perfectly with a lovely crunchy dark crust,just the way we like them,and just out is a 50/50 white n brown,1kg cooked on basic,looks brilliant,very well risen,wont be slicing it until tomorrow,hope it tastes as good as it looks.
PS,got a question,on the display panel under the triangles for weight(and beside the "rise" sign),are the numbers 1 2 3 what are these indicating...I havent noticed any of them highlighting yet.

Swan_2

you sound like you're making up for lost time

I can't imagine what possessed them to put that huge unremovable sticker on the machines after they'd obviously spent a lot of time & money on its design
I'll bet yours wasn't the only one returned



I'd never noticed those numbers before, so I've had a quick look in the dreaded instruction book, but can't (at first glance anyway) see any reference to them, strange :huh:

unless some of the other owners know, perhaps a call to Kenwood customer services would solve the mystery?

Swan_2

cooking-mama wrote:

PS,got a question,on the display panel under the triangles for weight(and beside the "rise" sign),are the numbers 1 2 3 what are these indicating...I havent noticed any of them highlighting yet.

hi cooking-mama
I called Kenwood, & it indicates which of the 3 rises the machine is currently doing, so there will be times during the cycle when none of the numbers are lit up

it makes perfect sense now that I know, but I couldn't for the life of me figure it out earlier

spirit

Morning all,

Last night when I got in from work I chucked some ingredients in and voila I now have a deliciously smelling gingerbread. Don't know if i'm going to manage to not touch it for the recommended 24 hours though :eek:

This morning I've put another one in. This time I added a few sultanas. Think I've had them before and are nicer with them in. Still, the proof will be in the tasting tomorrow

Swan_2

spirit wrote: »

Morning all,

Last night when I got in from work I chucked some ingredients in and voila I now have a deliciously smelling gingerbread. Don't know if i'm going to manage to not touch it for the recommended 24 hours though :eek:

This morning I've put another one in. This time I added a few sultanas. Think I've had them before and are nicer with them in. Still, the proof will be in the tasting tomorrow

hi spirit
I've never made cake in my BM, but I love the sound of gingerbread with sultanas :drool:

you've inspired me to check & see if I have the ingredients in to make some today

skyelark

Hey there! I am back! Just been catching up on the tips etc from when I was away......fab! Can't wait till I can try out my new cornbread recipe later this week! Hope you all well! :):):)

skyelark

Swan wrote: »

hi spirit
I've never made cake in my BM, but I love the sound of gingerbread with sultanas :drool:

you've inspired me to check & see if I have the ingredients in to make some today

Can't wait to try the gingerbread, sounds fab!:)

Swan_2

spirit wrote: »

This morning I've put another one in. This time I added a few sultanas. Think I've had them before and are nicer with them in. Still, the proof will be in the tasting tomorrow

I didn't have everything I needed yesterday, so I'm going to try it out today

skyelark wrote: »

Hey there! I am back! Just been catching up on the tips etc from when I was away......fab! Can't wait till I can try out my new cornbread recipe later this week! Hope you all well! :):):)

hope you had a good weekend

are you going to make the cornbread in your oven or in the BM?

I wanted to try it but I've only got fine cornmeal in, I'm sure it'd work, but I like the sound of the rough texture, so I'll have to wait till I can get to the big shops or an ethnic grocer

I think I'll try it in the oven first

skyelark

Swan wrote: »

I didn't have everything I needed yesterday, so I'm going to try it out today


hope you had a good weekend

are you going to make the cornbread in your oven or in the BM?

I wanted to try it but I've only got fine cornmeal in, I'm sure it'd work, but I like the sound of the rough texture, so I'll have to wait till I can get to the big shops or an ethnic grocer

I think I'll try it in the oven first

I dont quite know yet, maybe in oven. You have inspired me to try the hand made route too! Will also need to wait a couple of days to make to get ingred. I have not been well either, so will have to see how I feel in next couple of days. Weekend was fab though, thanks. Cant wait to get back on track again! :T

Swan_2

skyelark wrote: »

I dont quite know yet, maybe in oven. You have inspired me to try the hand made route too! Will also need to wait a couple of days to make to get ingred. I have not been well either, so will have to see how I feel in next couple of days. Weekend was fab though, thanks. Cant wait to get back on track again! :T

it's a baking powder raised bread, so no real kneading involved, you'll spend more time frying onions & preparing the other stuff to go in it

I guess if you were to do it in the BM it'd be best to use the Quick Bread programme, as it's more like a cake, might have to fiddle with the timings though :think:

once I get some of the coarse cornmeal, I'll try it in the oven first so I can see what it's meant to be like before I start experimenting