2.75lb Bread Maker from Thursday 22nd March £24.99

BigDonut

HOw much is normal loaf these days?
60-70p for a ok one over £1 for a decent one.

I reckon the cost of ingredients for making a 1lb loaf for me is under 25p

However, it is the quality of the loafs that wins hands down for me.
I recently brought in some bread to work and everyone of my colleagues said it was better than any supermarket bread.

for anyone who eats bread regularly I would say its a no brainer
Saves money and tastes so much better

hibees1875_2

"HOw much is normal loaf these days?
60-70p for a ok one over £1 for a decent one."

Erm, the supermarkets sell freshly baked crusty loaves for 45-85p the branded sliced loaves generally cost a bit more. Ive never personally paid over £1 for bread on sheer principle at the ridiculousness of it.

Although i do like breadmakers in general, for it to be cost efficient you have to use the base ingrediaetns rather than the fancier packets with a few exotic extras in for it to be more cost effective. For me, the main benefit of a breadmaker is consistently good quality bread and.... the fantastic aroma in the house of freshly baked bread mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Galstonian

hibees1875 wrote: »

for it to be cost efficient you have to use the base ingrediaetns rather than the fancier packets

But the fancier packets more often than not just contain the base ingredients and charge a premium. Breadmaker mixes are (IMO) a complete waste of money. Lidl even sell some good quality bread flour, ask at the supermarket for some fresh yeast and the rest is stuff that you probably have around the house anyway.

Personally I find using fresh yeast makes a huge difference to the end product, the fact that it is free is a bonus.

I also find that its another way to use up things that might otherwise go to waste (banana bread made with the blackest of bananas is delicious)

zippythelippy

Looking for a breadmaker so thanks for info. Having looked on the Morphy Richards site for drop down paddle I see there is a Morphy Richards breadmaker for £25 anyone know if its any good?

jdpoole

I'm thinking about getting one of these for my sister-in-laws birthday as she wants to make her own bread. Trouble is she has a yeast intolerance, and spends a fortune on yeast-free bread. Does anyone know if this is OK for yeast-free bread, and have any recipes that work well in one. I can't seem to find any recipes anywhere that don't use yeast.

Any help much appreciated.
Thanks

Ken-Dodds-Hairy-Knodule

hibees1875 wrote: »

"HOw much is normal loaf these days?
60-70p for a ok one over £1 for a decent one."

Erm, the supermarkets sell freshly baked crusty loaves for 45-85p the branded sliced loaves generally cost a bit more.

S/he said over a £1 for a decent loaf - I doubt anyone would claim that supermarket prebaked/defrosted bread is decent.


For gluten free bread you'll want a machine with a rapid/fast/express bake setting (60-80min bake time). Also quick-rise yeast will work best.

see http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=115217

Yorkie_lass_2

My friend gave me a bread maker last year that she bought from Lidl's but it was pretty useless to me as I hadn't used one before and all the receipies were in 'cup' measurements and 'weird' breads. There were no 'bog' standard white/brown/granary receipes. Is this the same or are the instructions/receipies easy to follow?

twelve_string

We make pizza dough in breadmaker every week and a couple of months ago I though I would be lazy so I tried the "Asda" mix on the dough program...its GOOD much better than the "Tesco" one. Especially if you strain and use the juice from your home made tomato passata instead of water in the mix and a little chilli oil if you like it!
The basic pizza dough recipe I have is:-
Water (room temp) 1+1/2 cups
Olive oil 2+1/2 tbsp
White flour 4+1/2 cups
Sugar 2+1/2 tbsp
Salt 1+1/2 tsp
Yeast 2+1/4 tsp
Don't forget to add your own special touches!!
p.s. Will be at Lidl tomorrow morning...my breadmaker is on its way out (overworked)!

YoBear

hibees1875 wrote: »

"HOw much is normal loaf these days?
60-70p for a ok one over £1 for a decent one."

Erm, the supermarkets sell freshly baked crusty loaves for 45-85p the branded sliced loaves generally cost a bit more. Ive never personally paid over £1 for bread on sheer principle at the ridiculousness of it.

Although i do like breadmakers in general, for it to be cost efficient you have to use the base ingrediaetns rather than the fancier packets with a few exotic extras in for it to be more cost effective. For me, the main benefit of a breadmaker is consistently good quality bread and.... the fantastic aroma in the house of freshly baked bread mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Remember all these supermarket loaves are made by the CBP process. Double the yeast, flour improvers, additives other nasties just so they don't have to have the bread lying around 'proving'. The double yeast can be why some people think they are wheat intolerant.

Have a look at the bread ingredients and you'll find out of all that choice only 2/3 manufacturers who stick with the basics: Flour, water, yeast, salt and vegetable oil.

susy_2

zippythelippy wrote: »

Looking for a breadmaker so thanks for info. Having looked on the Morphy Richards site for drop down paddle I see there is a Morphy Richards breadmaker for £25 anyone know if its any good?

And delivery is included in the price!