General Chat

I love my breadmaker.

I do sometimes make bread using flour and yeast etc but a lot of the time I buy readymix packets I get from Sainsbury's!
My favourite mix is the Ciabatta one. It doesn't taste exactly the same as ciabatta bought from a baker but it makes a lovely loaf. I tend to cook it in half batches so one packet does two small loaves and each one lasts the two of us about two days (unless daughters come visiting!). It's gorgeous with my homemade bramble jelly.

If making a loaf from my own ingredients I like making them from half white/half wholemeal strong plain flour.

Sue

Mrs Badcrumble
Can you let us have the recipe for porridge bread please?

Norah

muffy it should come with a recipe book but if not pm me and ill send you some :)

This will upset you all but here in South Australia we have a flour mill and they make a bread mix for bread makers !! 4 cups mix 450 mls water 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast put in bread mixer and four hours later beautifull loaf, phytosoy is my favourite, lasts for quite a while, but you do need an electric knife as well for cutting your home made bread !! Chris.

Ta Maddie Moo

I have platic type spatulas cos I have Circulon pans which are highly coated so with any luck they'll be ok.

I can't wait to get it and have a go now lol xx

Muffy one or two last things - cut the butter (if you use it) up real small so it folds easier and make sure yu have a plastic spatular (not metal) sometimes you need to help it in the corners - the Kenwood plastic ones cost about £3.00 but well worth having.

Right. Just ordered one. It's a Morphy Richards where you can add stuff later on in the cycle and also has the paddles which fold down. I shall be the next Kingsmill lolololol. Ta for the advice everyonexx

I hardely cook at all but the breadmaker is mine!!!!!

I have hidden the instructions so the chef of the house dosent know how to use it - its My Breadmaker lol.

I'm making notes !!! However please be prepared for some more daft questions once I actually have one!!! lol

Hubby is on other computer grumbling whilst looking at the prices lol.

He whinged about the George Foreman though but I use it more than I use my hob !!! Meanie he is !!! xx

Muffy, any bread has to be made with STRONG plain flour, not ordinary plain flour or self-raising flour.

Its the yeast that makes it rise.

Mine does bread and other things but I only do bread in it--I inherited it from my mum (my dad won it) it's a big hit with all the family and the hot bread lasts about 5 minutes--only bad thing is it takes so blinkin long! The fast "turbo" setting doesn't do the bread as nice!
Carol

I'm on my 2nd breadmaker. Beautiful for dough for breadcakes. Make fresh bread every other day. Yes we all are a set of greedy fat bugs but it's nice...Pamx

Strong Plain Flour - but experiment - I have been in my garden and added a dash of this and a dash of that from my herb garden. My other fave is to add some grated cheese and a teaspoon of marmite in the mix.

Well done Julie :))

See, now it's getting a bit technical for me, so I think I will perfect my sloww cooker cooking and pie baking before I get too adventurous. lol

xx

Nadine

Self raising or plain???

Sorry I'm a real non Nigella type but I'm trying to be more domestic lol xx

I got a middle of the range one its a Kenwood. I did a bit of research before buying one and spoke to a few people that have them.

Three things I looked for was to make sure it had:

1. A quick loaf (about an hour) as well as a standard one which can take up to three (fast loaves are good).

2. A setting where it beeps if you want to add nuts or dried fruit ( you shouldnt really add them at the start)

3. and finally a timer - cos if you want to do a fresh loaf for the mornign its easier to set the imer for a few hours before you get up.

My only other tip is to use powdered milk not fresh if using the timer.

flour, sugar, salt and milk

its ok kitty

i think it got another 5 mins yet,
gotta make sure chickens hot in middle!!!!!!!!!

flour

Brilliant. thanks everyone. I 'm definately going to get one then. I love bread but I hate the stuff you buy in the shops and as I said I'm way too lazy to go shopping for fresh everyday !!

Daft question time........ I know I'll need yeast but what else? lol.xx