I'm getting a breadmaker!!

skyelark

cooking-mama wrote: »

Hello Skyelark...im hoping to get another Kenwood BM450 in October too(im still waiting on the price to drop)
What i do remember from when i had one(returned because the big sticker accross the front and side wouldnt come off...machine worked perfectly),anyway I remember the Kenwood coped realy well with cheaper supermarket brand bread flour....an earlier cheaper breadmaker i had only made good loaves when i used the more expensive Allinsons/Hovis flour etc.,so from that point of view i found it even more money saving..HTH.

Good stuff, thanks. I cant wait for it to be delivered! Keep your eyes peeled for my problem/need advice posts. You have been so useful and informative so far. :T

zippychick

I hadn't seen your other thread asking about the cost of bread so here's another link or two

The cost of home made bread

Energy cost of a bread machine

Zip

skyelark

zippychick wrote: »

I hadn't seen your other thread asking about the cost of bread so here's another link or two

The cost of home made bread

Energy cost of a bread machine

Zip

I must be rubbish at searching, I didn't find any of these. Thanks zippychick
:T:T:T

diddly74

I brought a breadmaker today. Its only a cheap one http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002451&langId=-1&productId=1500774607 but I haven't even opened the box yet! To scared.

YOu see I used to have a BM but got really !!!!!! off with the fact that the paddle would be stuck in the bottom on the loaf and ruin it basically - who wants bread with a whacking great big hole in it.

Anyway I sold it on ebay - but I really would love to make my own bread so I have taken the plunge again.

Can anyone give me some tips please? I read something earlier that one person just used the BM to knead and prove the bread and baked in the oven. That appeals to me - no big paddle hole!

msb5262

If you haven't even opened the box, take it back! You can easily make bread without even using a mixer - takes less than 10 minutes effort on your part.
1. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Stir in water/milk and oil - just enough to make a dough.
3. Knead bread for about 5 minutes. Cover and leave to rise.
4. Come back to dough when doubled in size - knead again. Shape and leave to rise.
5. Come back when dough has doubled in size.
6. Bake it.
That's it! I did it this way with my entire class (24 children) last week and they found it dead easy and delicious.
The joke is, I have a breadmaker at home but what's the point? Made this way, bread is easier and better.
If you want amounts etc, let me know!
HTH
MsB

zippychick

Hi Diddly

Did you try hand baking before you bought your second machine? Just wondered. You can get specific machines that don't make the hole in the bread....

Hole in bread - BM may help as may handmade bread

Also some other links

I'm getting a breadmaker!!!!!!

Got the BM now need the ingredients

Breadmaking recipes hints tips and questions

Pizza dough in a breadmaker

What yeast and flour works for you in a BM?

Milk powder in the BM

Problems with my BM

Can i use oil instead of butter in a BM?

calling all BM pros

Good luck - let us know how you geton and i will merge this later on

thanks
Zip :j

Penelope_Penguin

diddly74 wrote: »

YOu see I used to have a BM but got really !!!!!! off with the fact that the paddle would be stuck in the bottom on the loaf and ruin it basically - who wants bread with a whacking great big hole in it.

I read something earlier that one person just used the BM to knead and prove the bread and baked in the oven. That appeals to me - no big paddle hole!

In that case, why did you bother to buy a BM You'd be better off making the dough by hand, or in a multi-purpose mixer, and baking in the oven. If it's not out of its box you can take it back for a full refund :T

msb5262

By the way, my parents bake their bread every day in an earthenware plant pot - and when I did this at school, I didn't have any loaf tins to use so I just got the kids to make round loaves and we put them on baking sheets. They looked beautiful and tasted really good; we'll be doing it again in a week to give every class in the school a loaf for our harvest festival!
MsB

diddly74

MsB that was just the sort of reply I knew I would get lol. No offence.
I always thought bread making was "hard" work and there is a lot more kneading involved!

Maybe I should try making a batch up before I get "another" machine. I do worry about the time tho. I am a student nurse, so not a lot of free time to be OS or a good mum.


Edit: OOOOOO that sounds like I am afraid of a little hard work. I'm not, but the hand baking I tried a long time ago didn't really come out well, so I tried the BM, that was annoying so I went trumping back off to the supermarket and back to mass produced bread

Bobbykins

Hi Diddly

can I just add to what others have said, no need for the BM.

I use a standard food processor to mix up the dough and do the initial kneading for me (weak wrists these days so can't hand knead much any more).

It only takes 60-90 seconds in the mixer and then I do a tiny bit of hand kneading, say about 2 mins, bung it in a bowl to double in size, then another quick hand knead, about 1 mionute, then into the tins to double again and whack it in the oven. Perfick!