new bread maker needs help please?

homealone_2

i have just received my first morphy richards bread maker, not sure of make but its the black shiny one (will hunt out if necessary, not on booklet it comes with). been keen stalker on the thread where i have seen many nice things being made and could no longer be a by stander i had to jump in. well have a scout through the manufacturers guide but still have a few questions i hope someone can help me with. my bought bought me a packet bread mix yesterday which is supposed to have all the necessary ingredients inside. are these any good? does it work out cheaper than buying all ingredients seperately? how much of a hammering does your electricity take? how does it compare in cost to buying a loaf of bread be it fruited or plain? and lastly noticed it can also make jam and cake has anyone tried anything different in it and how has it come out? thanks ???

northern_star

Welcome to the world of breadmaking In my experience it really is a case of trial and error as machines seem to vary enormously and so do peoples tastes. It can be more costly initially as you try different recipes (particularly if the results aren't that good) but once you find recipes that you like it becomes cheaper. We use flour, salt, yeast, sugar oil and water to make our 'standard' loaf which costs out (including electricity) around 50p. I haven't much experience of bread mixes but they appear more expensive and seem to make a smaller loaf. We had a Morphy Richards BM which was OK but not great and our friends have exactly the same model which is the greatest and simplest producer of consistently good bread ever :question:. We currently have a Tesco BM and had to source alternative recipes from the internet as we couldn't get a decent loaf from the book supplied. I haven't tried cake or jam making (plan to try jam later this year) but I'm sure someone will be along with advice soon. Good luck and enjoy!

cooking-mama

Breadmaker bread isnt cheaper than everyday sliced bread in supermarkets,but it is cheaper than the unsliced "homebaked" type from supermarket bakery section.iykwim.
regarding cake reicpes,this one was posted for the panasonic BM,but people have tried it in different machines and i made a lovely banana bread in my kenwood Bm450 using the panasonic recipe on cake cycle
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/199668
...good luck
ps,I find with the bread mix packs its handy to have one on standby,but its much cheaper and tastier to make your own.

homealone_2

homealone wrote: »

i have just received my first morphy richards bread maker, not sure of make but its the black shiny one (will hunt out if necessary, not on booklet it comes with). been keen stalker on the thread where i have seen many nice things being made and could no longer be a by stander i had to jump in. well have a scout through the manufacturers guide but still have a few questions i hope someone can help me with. my bought bought me a packet bread mix yesterday which is supposed to have all the necessary ingredients inside. are these any good? does it work out cheaper than buying all ingredients seperately? how much of a hammering does your electricity take? how does it compare in cost to buying a loaf of bread be it fruited or plain? and lastly noticed it can also make jam and cake has anyone tried anything different in it and how has it come out? thanks ???

after 3 hours i have removed my first loaf which only comes half way up the tin. i used the packet mix as it was all i had to hand, trouble was the bread maker said to follow instructions on the packet if using a mix and the mix said use instructions on the bread maker if using a machine. all i did gather was not to put more than 3 cup fulls of dry mix as mix trend to go over top but now am thinking could have used whole pack. didnt hasve a good start as i put 3 cups of mix and one and a half mix of water as it said but then remembered had not put the mixer bit on the bottom so had to turn it all out put attachment in then pour it all back in so was not mix first was bit over the place. well have to wait 15 mins before i take it out of pan then to put on wire tray to cool. it looks funny being only half way up tin not going tto get many slices out of it, thats if its edible in the first place. do they always take 3 hours and are all recipes only to be used in specific models. are the amounts you use really have to be exact to the last drop. are there any recipes that are fail proof that perhaps i could try next please am anxious to make next one now but need to wait till supermarket tomorrow

quintwins

i've had a few packet mixes and the they all said use the whole bag it worked out very expensive and i ended up putting my BM away, i got it out again 2 weeks ago and bought everything seperate and i haven't looked back since i only make small half sized loafs so i can make them daily but there working out about 30p each not including elec

Money_maker

I quite often use packet mixes. Just put the liquid in then tip in the whole packet and let it get on with it. Had a disaster the other day when I put it on a super quick setting but tasted ok. Packet mixes are not very cost effective but extremely time effective.

lapis_lazuli

homealone wrote: »

how does it compare in cost to buying a loaf of bread be it fruited or plain?

By using a breadmaker you can get more loaves for your money. I don't have one, I do it by hand, but a bag of flour will do 3-4 loaves of bread for the cost of one shop-bought loaf. It is better food value and more filling as well. The only problem is that homemade bread is very addictive to eat. My brother found that one loaf would last him about two days, and he had the loaf all to himself!! :eek: