Baked potato in the bread maker

tryingtobethrifty

Please could someone help? I read here a few days ago that someone made baked potatoes in the bread maker, I think on the bake cycle. I was just hoping someone could tell me if you put them in tinfoil first or just pop them in, and can you put in more than one at a time?

Thank you

I really need to read this thread with a notebook beside me....or a few (one for recipes, one for preparing for winter, etc etc...or those books that are subdivded would be better - just one book to look after then)

Thanks again

Skint_Catt

I 'believe' the person who mentioned this put theirs in tin foil and put 4 in - but I haven't heard of this before or tried it (yet!). I haven't been brave enough to try them in the SC either

I'm sure someone will confirm in a minute!

C xx

culpepper

LOL I did it in mine yesterday.
I tried 1 buttered then put in foil
1 foil no butter
1 buttered no foil
1 plain with small skewer through the middle
They all cooked through.
The ones that were buttered came out best coloured.
Foil didn't seem to have made any difference .
I took the paddle out and put a bit of foil around the post that holds the paddle just incase of condensation running into the machine but there didnt seem to be any,anyway.
The skins don't get thick but they are more like baked potatoes than when microwaving in the jackets.

caitybabes

Wow I had no idea you could bake potatoes in the bread maker... does anyone know if it does any damage at all? (by not having it full of ingredients touching the sides)

This would be great as I can put mine on timer to have the jackets done when I get home from work, and then the slow cooker could have chilli in it!

Thanks for sharing this

tryingtobethrifty

Thanks Culpepper, and you did all the experimenting for us too. I prefer mine without crispy skin so I think I will give it a go. I'm glad I waited though because I was going to put them in without the bread pan - seems silly thinking about it now, but I just didn't think.

I'll let you know how I get on after dinner

culpepper

caitybabes wrote: »

Wow I had no idea you could bake potatoes in the bread maker... does anyone know if it does any damage at all? (by not having it full of ingredients touching the sides)

This would be great as I can put mine on timer to have the jackets done when I get home from work, and then the slow cooker could have chilli in it!

Thanks for sharing this

Hmm don't know really.
Mine was fine yesterday. It didn't leave any marks or anything on the inside of the tin even on the not foil wrapped spuds.
Done on 'bake only ' setting, the paddle is not used and so I don't think it would matter about the contents not touching at the sides. Can't speak officially on that matter though of course it is entirely up to you if you try it.

Soapy955

How long do you bake them for?
I make bread, pizza dough and cakes in my Panny. I know you can make jam and now baked potatoes!!! WOW! So glad I bought my breadmaker!:T

maganan

Soapy955 wrote: »

How long do you bake them for?
I make bread, pizza dough and cakes in my Panny. I know you can make jam and now baked potatoes!!! WOW! So glad I bought my breadmaker!:T

Soapy don't worry I'll kill the thread for you!

I'm planning on taking my panny on holiday camping so to be able to cook jacket spuds is great, thanks all

kate x

culpepper

My bread maker has a 'bake' setting which lasts an hour and that is what I used but the keep warm facility( do they all have that?) will mean they are keeping hot for longer if you just don't remove them at once. Your manual will tell the timings.

Soapy955

Thanks so much for this idea, can't believe you just chuck them in and that's it... so easy! Do you need to p r i c k them with a fork first?

culpepper

Soapy955 wrote: »

Thanks so much for this idea, can't believe you just chuck them in and that's it... so easy! Do you need to p r i c k them with a fork first?

I always do anyway so I haven't tried to see what would happen if you don't.
In the microwave they burst and splat bits everywhere if you forget to poke them but that might just be the cooking method.