I am in love with my Panasonic breadmaker

princess_leia_3

Ok, I have put on another sandwich loaf with new yeast so will see how that goes, thanks guys

Andy_Hamilton

You can use any size with the sandwich setting. I use the quantities for a medium loaf but my machine is about 6 years old and the recipies have changed since to cut down on sugar and salt and fat.
My fool proof recipie (from the recipie book) for me is:
4g of fresh yeast
425g flour (lidl is best for consitancy)
4g salt
one table spoon sugar
15g of butter - (i prefer ground nut oil)
310ml of water
1.5 table spoons of milk if it's not on the timer.

princess_leia_3

thanks, I will note that recipe down, mine should be ready soon so will let you know how its turned out

edit - Its a bit bigger but not very much so it must be the flour! I am off to try Andy's recipe for the base of a fruit bread so fingers crossed!

zappomatic

vwcampervan72 wrote: »

Ive had my panny for about 4 weeks now still only made white loafs, i NEED to experiment and make more bread cakes etc

Please if your in the midlands dont go to John Lewis for a panny as my mom and sister brought the last two last week LOL

Wish i had shares in Panasonic bet they've gone up lately

Now in stock at all John Lewis branches except Liverpool and Watford.

JennyW_2

princess_leia wrote: »

WOW thats huge - mine was half the heightof that! Did you use the quantities for M\L\XL to make that?

this is my standard L size (wholemeal). I haven't attempted an XL yet, doubt it will fit in my toaster :rotfl:

JennyW_2

kittie wrote: »

I agree re the sandwich setting. Even the wholemeal loaf turns out wonderfully big and moist and lasts for days without drying.

I made a white malt loaf last night as per the recipe and it is cool now having been placed upside down on a rck so the top is a little bit squashed. It is a good 6" tall and my dh keeps eyeing it up

how do you buy malt? I only know that it comes in ovaline What does a malt loaf taste like?

princess_leia_3

Oh I am so jealous of the gorgeous loaves, I used Andy's recipe to make a fruit bread and it got alot bigger then the top collapsed so I either had too much yeast/water or poor flour

Aaarrggghhhhh!!!!!!

[Deleted User]

malt extract. I bought from goodness direct but you can get it in lots of places eg wholefood shops. No fat in it and by golly it is lovely, sweet and moist with the sultanas. It is in the panny book. Def one I will make again esp when I have visitors as it is a very economical `tea type` loaf

JennyW_2

princess_leia wrote: »

Oh I am so jealous of the gorgeous loaves, I used Andy's recipe to make a fruit bread and it got alot bigger then the top collapsed so I either had too much yeast/water or poor flour

Aaarrggghhhhh!!!!!!

when things collapse, it's usually too much water. Try 20ml less next time. For your bread, what flour are you using?

Peckedhen

Visited Asda today...

Hovis bread mix white 34p
Hovis granary mix 39p
Dove white flour...........63p .....found in the organic baking section.:j