| If you've tried all the recipes that came in your | | | | along with a cup of strong French coffee. The |
| bread machine recipe book you may want to be | | | | loaf is baked in the oven but the dough is |
| a little adventurous and try out some new ones. | | | | prepared in the bread machine. |
| To avoid baking disasters its best you start off | | | | Ingredients - this will make a 1.5lb loaf |
| with recipes that are simple and straightforward. | | | | 1/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees |
| But this doesn't mean you have to bake bland | | | | C) |
| bread; far from it. | | | | 3 eggs |
| If you've just been baking bread maybe you | | | | 2 egg yolks |
| should be a little more adventurous and try | | | | 3/4 cup softened butter |
| making dough for bagels, brioche and other | | | | 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
| delicious pastries. As well as the bread maker | | | | 1/4 cup white sugar |
| recipes that follow, there's some dough ones too, | | | | 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast |
| that will, hopefully, whet your appetite enough to | | | | Directions |
| try them out. | | | | Put all the other ingredients into the bread pan in |
| Autumn Seed Bread | | | | the order recommended by the manufacturer. |
| For me fall and the approach of winter signal the | | | | Select the dough cycle. While the dough is being |
| start of the home baking year. It's a time when | | | | nixed and kneaded you can preheat your oven to |
| the harvest is in and most ingredients that are | | | | 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Turn finished |
| used in baking are produced; things like wheat, | | | | dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead 5 |
| seeds and preserves. | | | | to 10 times. Separate into 2 or 3 pieces. Roll with |
| Ingredients - this will make a 1.5 to 2lb loaf | | | | hands into strips. Braid or twist strips together. |
| 1 cup warm water | | | | Place onto a parchment lined baking sheet and |
| 1 (.25 ounce) package yeast | | | | brush the top with egg wash. Bake for about 20 |
| 1/4 cup honey | | | | minutes or until medium browned. |
| 4 teaspoons vegetable oil | | | | Perfect Bagels |
| 3 cups whole wheat flour | | | | Bagels make great sandwiches. The heavy, dense |
| 1/4 cup wheat bran (optional) | | | | dough makes a bagel sandwich a meal in itself. |
| 1 teaspoon salt | | | | Ingredients |
| 1/3 cup sunflower seeds | | | | 4-4 1/2 cups flour |
| 1/3 cup shelled, toasted, chopped pumpkin seeds | | | | 2 x (.25 ounce) package yeast |
| Directions | | | | 1-1 /12 cups warm water |
| Apart from the seeds, put all the other | | | | 3 teaspoons sugar |
| ingredients into the bread pan in the order | | | | 1 teaspoon salt |
| recommended by the manufacturer. Select the | | | | 1 additional teaspoon sugar |
| whole wheat cycle and press start. If your | | | | 1 beaten egg white |
| machine has a signal for fruit or nuts, add the | | | | Directions |
| sunflower and pumpkin seeds at the beep. Just | | | | Put all the ingredients into the bread pan in the |
| before the bake part of the cycle you can brush | | | | order recommended by the manufacturer. Select |
| on some beaten eggs on top of the dough loaf | | | | the dough cycle. After the first kneading is |
| and sprinkle on some of the seeds. | | | | finished, turn the machine off and allow dough to |
| Blue Cheese And Port Bread | | | | rise in pan for about an hour. Then bring a large |
| This is delicious bread that I bake around | | | | pot of water to boil and add additional sugar; |
| Christmas time. I love to eat it while still warm in | | | | simmer, maintaining a slow steady boil. Turn on |
| front of the fire with a glass of rich red wine. | | | | oven to 350°F. Prepare baking sheet with |
| Ingredients - this will make a 1lb loaf | | | | non stick spray and cornmeal. Turn out dough on |
| 2/3 cup warm water | | | | a floured surface. Divide into 12 pieces. Shape |
| 2 cups bread flour | | | | bagels by making balls and punching a hole in the |
| 1 tablespoon sugar | | | | center. Put bagels, 3 or 4 at a time into water |
| 1 teaspoon salt | | | | and cook for 1 1/2 minutes on each side. |
| 2 teaspoons butter | | | | Transfer to baking sheet with slotted spoon and |
| 2 tablespoons port red wine | | | | brush with egg white. Add any toppings you wish |
| 1/4 cup Danish blue cheese | | | | to use. When all the bagels are on the baking |
| 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts | | | | sheet, bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden |
| 2 1/2 tablespoons applesauce | | | | brown. |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast | | | | The above bread machine recipes are just a few |
| Directions | | | | of my favorites. They're all delicious and easy to |
| Apart from the cheese and walnuts, put all the | | | | make. Experimenting with different recipes has |
| other ingredients into the bread pan in the order | | | | not only been rewarding for me but also great |
| recommended by the manufacturer. Select the | | | | fun and I hope you'll soon discover more recipes |
| basic bread cycle and press start. If your machine | | | | that you can call your own. |
| has a signal for fruit or nuts, add the cheese and | | | | Follow the links for more delicious bread machine |
| walnuts at the beep. | | | | recipes as well as bread machine reviews on |
| Brioche Dough | | | | leading brands like Oster, Cuisinart and the |
| Brioche is a sweet, eggy bread that is almost a | | | | Breadman bread machine. |
| cake. It's perfect to eat first thing in the morning | | | | |