The rapid setting is ok but the normal setting is loads better. Looks like you've done a decent job at slicing it but I'm rubbish so use a dangerously sharp knife and a loaf slicing guide.
See if you can get a free recipe book
Also
http://theideaskitchen.co.uk/bakery/
Only had time for the rapid setting if I wanted bread with dinner so wasn't expecting much really but still well impressed.
Used an electric knife for slicing.
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By Hand - how exactly do you spray the crust in a bread maker?
Lol at the photos, for the proper artisan look they need to be in a basket lined with unbleached cotton.
Take the dough out of the machine if you need to shape it and spray it otherwise wait for the beeps and tip it out, daily fresh bread doesn't have to be pretentious.
Bread makers are a convenient way of reproducing mass produced pap. If that's what you like just buy it, it is identical to the stuff in the supermarket, it just happens to be warm and make your house smell nice!
Making good bread properly is not that hard, just takes practice. Some nice stuff above!
Bread makers are a convenient way of reproducing mass produced pap. If that's what you like just buy it, it is identical to the stuff in the supermarket, it just happens to be warm and make your house smell nice!
Well, not [i]really[/i]. I mean, you control what ingredients you put in it.
Happy with my Panasonic, too. Not tried anything else, though.
Bread makers are a convenient way of reproducing mass produced pap. If that's what you like just buy it, it is identical to the stuff in the supermarket,
I have to disagree wi you on that point, mass market prepackaged bread is most likely made using the Chorleywood method, and i use the term "bread" in it's most loose descriptive fashion, anything in a supermarket that comes out of a plastic bag is not bread, no matter how they try and tart it up as it's full of preservatives/salt/sugar and fats. if you make it yourself in a breadmaker or by hand then it will be vastly superior to the plastic fantastic stuff you buy in the shops.
I buy bread from our local baker, i only use a couple of slices a day for toast in the morning and i occasionally make the odd loaf or two by hand when i've got the time. I do make a lot of ciabiatta n' olive rolls and nan,chapatis,pizza dough by hand as anything else just tastes wrong.
Another supporter for Panasonic. I have had a few bread machines, all failed and could not be repaired (can't get spares) until I got a Panasonic. Much more reliable and if it does fail you can get spares. And makes very good bread - nearly as good as hand made but with much less hassle so can fit in with a busy life.
Bread makers are a convenient way of reproducing mass produced pap. If that's what you like just buy it, it is identical to the stuff in the supermarket, it just happens to be warm and make your house smell nice!
So what do you [b]not[/b] put in your hand-made bread then? I only put bread, water, yeast, sugar and salt in my machine-made bread.
Why did the baker have smelly fingers?
He kneeded a poo.
Take the dough out of the machine if you need to shape it and spray it otherwise wait for the beeps and tip it out, daily fresh bread doesn't have to be pretentious.
So you care enough to spend a hundred quid on a machine but 10 minutes kneading and 5 minutes shaping is beyond you?
So you care enough to spend a hundred quid on a machine but 10 minutes kneading and 5 minutes shaping is beyond you?
It was £70 and yes I'm far to busy internetting to knead dough and wait for it to prove
I normally do something else whilst the breadmaker is makingbread. Last night I was making a curry and drinking Pilsner.
