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thesecondcircle

Bread Machine Bread that Doesn't Suck

Jul 15, 2009 14:31

So, I've been talking about my experiments with the HPI Bread Machine, but I don't think I ever described the actual techniques/recipes. Skip if you're not interested in making bread ( Read more... )

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owldaughter July 15 2009, 22:30:52 UTC

Brilliant! I stopped using my bread machine for that reason -- I prefer a longer rise -- unless I'm in a pinch and we need the bread ASAP. Thank you for the link and the idea!

thesecondcircle July 15 2009, 23:00:10 UTC

Yeah, I was completely excited when I found the formula. Let me know what you think if you try it!

ebonypearl July 15 2009, 22:46:04 UTC

I've always made a sponge in the bread machine several hours before I make the bread. The book that came with my first bread machine recommended it for tastier bread and as a long time bread baker, it made sense.

I have 4 bread machines now because I like making marbled vegetable breads and to get the different vegetable doughs ready at the same time, I need to run at least 3 machines at once. This bread requires folding to marble it and shaping to show off the color patterns. There's no way I could easily make this bread without a bread machine.

thesecondcircle July 15 2009, 23:02:36 UTC

It does make sense! I don't know why my instruction book doesn't suggest it. Once I read the idea I had a complete forehead slap moment.

I loved the picture you posted of your marbled buns. Do you use pureed veggies or juice to make the bread?

sunfell July 16 2009, 01:57:44 UTC

Thank you for this. I have a bread machine, but it gets exiled in the summer, as does my oven. (If my gas grill were bigger, I'd use a pizza stone on it for baking.)

Three months until Bread Season, and I can tell we're starting to lose the light in the evening. I hope I don't melt before then!

thesecondcircle July 16 2009, 15:03:34 UTC

My bread machine doesn't give off a lot of ambient heat, which is why I enjoy it so much for baking in the summer. Plus with my bread schedule, the actual baking is in the cool of early morning. That said, here in Portland there are quite cool patches in the middle of summer where we can run the oven and bake stuff and appreciate the warmth!

I love the idea of grill pizza, but like you our grill is too tiny.