Price of a loaf of bread!

Pink.

izoomzoom wrote: »

Can I ask a really silly question ?

When making bread, with a breadmaker, how much labour is involved ? Do you have to do lots of kneading etc. I am keen to explore this option, but have to confess I am lazy .....

Hi izoomzoom,

Making bread in a breadmaker takes about five minutes of measuring out the ingredients in the correct order, switch it on and leave it until it's ready. There is no skill required at all and it tastes much better than shop bought.

The basic ingredients are, water, milk powder, oil, salt, sugar, flour, and dried yeast which are all readily available in most supermarkets.

Pink

ravylesley

I'm on my 3rd BM and wouldnt be without one.My poor old BM is used at least twice a day and with 6 of us in the household it would need to be.I dont think HM bread is expensive or time consuming.A lot of my bread is baked in a normal oven and I use the BM to knead the dough for me.My kids love chocolate bread and fruit bread for breakfast and I make cheese and onion bread,sticky buns,doughnuts and chelsea buns with it.So all in all I'd say it earns its keep

Lesleyxx

navig8r

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

Think i'm going to have to invest in a bread maker and a timer so I can have a fresh loaf done for the morning (use my cheap night time lecky).

You should not need a timer, most bread makers have an option to delay the start time.
Dave

navig8r

Kantankrus_Mare wrote: »

but the thing that puts me off is the fact I know I will not be able to get nice thin slices. How does everyone get round this?

Cut it thick, put in twice as much filling in and have two sarnies in one

Dave

navig8r

Judi wrote: »

I would love to have a go at making my own but i know my slices will be more like doorstops and from what i have heard, homemade bread doesnt stay fresh very long.

hm bread does not stay fresh for as long as shop bread because it does not contain the rubbish that keeps the latter soft for weeks.
anyway no one I know who makes bread has a problem as there is nothing left to go stale

Dave

kethry

navig8r wrote: »

hm bread does not stay fresh for as long as shop bread because it does not contain the rubbish that keeps the latter soft for weeks.

absolutely - it rarely goes off in this household either. In addition, bread here goes in stages. fresh-from-oven-dripping-with-butter / sandwiches -or-soup-dunking / too-hard-for-sandwiches-but-okay-for-toast / breadcrumbs in freezer. I can't tell you how little we get to the breadcrumbs stage.. i think its only happened once or twice!!

keth
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Bear_family

I only buy bread that's reduced, same with bagels, muffins, crumpets etc. If there isn't any reduced bread going I make a loaf in my breadmaker. Bread is too expensive to pay full price for.

BFx

lisap4123

I think I have just found a bargain breadmaker - Morphy Richards Fastbake 48268 (the most recent one available). Found it on a internet shop called Giddy Aunt reduced from £79.99 to £28.99 - P&P is only £3.50. Link is
http://www.giddyaunt.com/product_info.php?products_id=11141
Atlantic shop also do the same model for £34.04 but delivery is £7.88
Comet is £49.99 reduced at present and available in store. I really dont think you can beat the offer on the Giddy Aunt website though of £28.99 !! Bargain !! Just bought one.

Churchmouse

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi izoomzoom,

Making bread in a breadmaker takes about five minutes of measuring out the ingredients in the correct order, switch it on and leave it until it's ready. There is no skill required at all and it tastes much better than shop bought.

The basic ingredients are, water, milk powder, oil, salt, sugar, flour, and dried yeast which are all readily available in most supermarkets.

Pink

Pink, how could you do this to me:eek: Hush your mouth!!!! DS4 thinks I'm the cleverest mummy in the land:rotfl: He thinks my homemade bread is the best he has ever tasted. He thinks it's down to my skill, not the breadmaker. Do you really have to disillusion him;) I shall just have to disable t'internet for a couple of days until this thread sinks a bit;) I never knew that £39.99 could earn me such brownie points:rotfl:

I thought you were on *my side* sigh.

Guess board guide duties take precendence, big sighs!!!!