The price of bread.

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by superbiatch

Thanks Kymmy, I think i'll have a go. Its a bit hard baking and cooking with 3 jobs and 2 homes but I reckon I'll be able to fit it in somwehere

The italian style bread sounds amazing, I brought back a kilo of sun dried tomatoes from Turkey a few weeks back to I will definitely be having a go at that!

I forgot to add oil to the initial mix (now added to both original and quote)

If doing an itallian stle bread you might find it better to bake outside of the breadmaker as a flatter style loaf and brush with a flavoured oil (perhaps oil with italian herbs added) just before you put it in the oven..

[alferret]

Originally Posted by blackthorn

I`m glad this topic has come up, I`ve been meaning to ask some other owners this.
Does it matter which type of butter is being used ? Atm I`m using Flora buttery but someone told me I should be using the solid types of butter.
I`ve got the 254.

You should use a normal hard butter (unsalted as you add salt in to the mix anyway) or exchange butter for a quality extra virgin olive oil & not the flora type stuff as this is refined trans fatty goop & that margarine is 1 (yes ONE) molecule away from being plastic.

[Halcyon]

At the moment I really like Warburtons seeded bread. Sooooo tasty.

I'd love a bread maker but her indoors would scoff the output of said bread maker in a flash - it would be fatal in our house!

I'm also scared that a) they are expensive b) it would only get used a few times and then put in the cupboard

Can you freeze the bread from a bread maker? And it so - what does it defrost like? - i.e. is it still fresh tasting?

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by blackthorn

I`m glad this topic has come up, I`ve been meaning to ask some other owners this.
Does it matter which type of butter is being used ? Atm I`m using Flora buttery but someone told me I should be using the solid types of butter.
I`ve got the 254.

Proper Butter is far better, than any of that crap that used to be called Margarine. The latter being closer to plastic than food.

[Pog66]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

I'm also scared that a) they are expensive b) it would only get used a few times and then put in the cupboard

Can you freeze the bread from a bread maker? And it so - what does it defrost like? - i.e. is it still fresh tasting?

Trick is to buy a decent one (another vote for the Panasonic here) which may be a bit more expensive but you'll make a saving in the long run.

Tend to make smaller loaves rather than freeze however they freeze well & taste just as good!!

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Pog66

Trick is to buy a decent one (another vote for the Panasonic here) which may be a bit more expensive but you'll make a saving in the long run.

Tend to make smaller loaves rather than freeze however they freeze well & taste just as good!!

+1

We bake a couple of loaves on the weekend and put them in the freezer. (Tip: slice them before freezing). Over the week we just take the slices we need. Works and tastes fine.

[Media Boy UK]

Been all eating up

[Pauls9]

We've had a Kenwood breadmaker for a number of years; I use it at least weekly for simple organic sandwich bread, plus pizza dough (Can anything get more sticky?) and other stuff on occasion. Sandwich bread used to be 90% wholemeal/10% white, now straight white for a low fibre diet. With a light crust, cut thick, it's delicious even before adding fillings!

To get you started, there should be a recipe book included with a newly bought machine.

Mind you, there was the first time I followed Kenwood's pizza recipe. Well, how would I know that you were meant to choose from their list of toppings? It ended up about four inches thick and really messy, but it tasted great

To add to the discussion: I've been told it's best to keep bread at room temperature, but to stop it going mouldy we always keep ours in the fridge. Any comments?

[Osem]

I'm just conjuring up an image of Kymmy and her large bloomers....

Crusty?

[Cobbydaler]

We've just bought a Morphy Richards 48323:

http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/Prod...?Product=48323

Reduced to £74.99 in Kendalls (House of Fraser) and I think it's this price on Amazon also.

Works really well...