FabSwingers.com forum: Breadmakers

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

For years I have held back, I am a qualified baker and never felt that the machines recreate what you can do in a proper bakery.

Last night we relented and bought one. I am so sick of shite sliced bread with no taste. We dont have an artisan bakery for miles around, so no decent stuff there.

So in a day or so, the smells of sun dried tomato bread, black olive bread, raisin bread and good old fashioned white bread, will be wafting through the house. Nom Nom Nom

Anyone got a breadmaker or decent recipes for one?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Would never use a breadmaker, but did make some lovely bread yesterday

I think personally they are a waste of money

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

I've got one. I don't use it often as I live alone and don't eat much bread.

But when I do it makes the house smell fabbo!

Also, the fact that my house is cool makes it tricky to prove bread and its great for kneading and proving before baking in the oven.

Enjoy!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I think personally they are a waste of money

Thats why I never bought one before. But I cant be arsed to make dough from scratch. In the meantime, I do miss the smell of fresh bread, I have not worked in a bakery for over 10 years and I do miss the smell.

I also miss having flavoured breads, i live on the Moors in Devon and the most fancy thing the local bakeries do is large or small bread

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

I want to make nice bread!!

I usually buy those pre mixed flour things with different flavours but the never turn out right....very heavy

Have set myself a challenge of making an 8 braid plaited loaf lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I reluctantly brought a bread maker when I moved years ago to the stix lol. No artisan bread maker around me so thought I would make my life easy and do my own bread. Defo made it easier and tastier as I knew what was going in. I've made all kinds of bread in it and found my best bread was sultana and raisin bread mainly used for bread and butter puddings love it

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By *uffinCouple
over a year ago

Chichester

I have been using a bread machine for years...I started off being quite adventureous, but now mainly stick to 50% wholemeal.

I have just had to buy a new paddle...for the machine! As mine had started to stick.

Today's loaf is almost ready and there is a delicious aroma floating through the house,

Mmmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes, I have one and use it for all manner of breads and even for proving dough before I finish it off by hand (such as with pizza bases).

Its so nice to have bread that doesn't coat the roof of your mouth like the shop-bought stuff tends to do.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Why would a qualified baker need to wait to get a bread making machine to rekindle their love of artisan bread?...further to that why would a qualified baker care if local bakeries only did run of the mill boring breads if they could knock up an artisan loaf themselves at anytime with their own skills?

A bit like me relying on Thorntons to supply me with artisan chocolate...

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

"Why would a qualified baker need to wait to get a bread making machine to rekindle their love of artisan bread?...further to that why would a qualified baker care if local bakeries only did run of the mill boring breads if they could knock up an artisan loaf themselves at anytime with their own skills?

A bit like me relying on Thorntons to supply me with artisan chocolate...

Because he can't be arsed to make dough from scratch....he did explain in his second post

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a bread maker, however, not used it for years, as a small sliced loaf will last me a whole week when stored in the fridge.

I love the smell of freshly baked bread though.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

I don't make bread as a rule when I'm over here because I don't have the time and there are loads of great bakeries in South Devon, but when I am over in Spain I do knock up a loaf two or three times a week as we have an old bread oven....

I'm not an experienced baker but it takes no time at all.

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon

I think personally they are a waste of money

I also miss having flavoured breads, i live on the Moors in Devon and the most fancy thing the local bakeries do is large or small bread

There's a fantastic artisan bakery in Ashburton..on the edge of the moor, got to get there early though, they sell out.

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

try soda bread,no yeast so no proving,quick easy and delicious,and you can add flavours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Use mine for making enriched dough for my Chelsea buns, and a fab cinnamon raisin bread, or iced cinnamon buns for coffee mornings, Can't beat waking up to the smell of warm bread

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I think personally they are a waste of money

I also miss having flavoured breads, i live on the Moors in Devon and the most fancy thing the local bakeries do is large or small bread

There's a fantastic artisan bakery in Ashburton..on the edge of the moor, got to get there early though, they sell out."

Ashburtons a bugger for me to get to.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Use mine for making enriched dough for my Chelsea buns, and a fab cinnamon raisin bread, or iced cinnamon buns for coffee mornings, Can't beat waking up to the smell of warm bread"

Can you PM me the recipes? X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"For years I have held back, I am a qualified baker and never felt that the machines recreate what you can do in a proper bakery.

Last night we relented and bought one. I am so sick of shite sliced bread with no taste. We dont have an artisan bakery for miles around, so no decent stuff there.

So in a day or so, the smells of sun dried tomato bread, black olive bread, raisin bread and good old fashioned white bread, will be wafting through the house. Nom Nom Nom

Anyone got a breadmaker or decent recipes for one?

So thats what they all meant when they said you were a master baker!

I must have misheard them

Whats the difference between an oven and bread maker, when baking bread? Apart from the cost.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"try soda bread,no yeast so no proving,quick easy and delicious,and you can add flavours"

My nan did the best soda bread, great with a nice bowl soup

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"For years I have held back, I am a qualified baker and never felt that the machines recreate what you can do in a proper bakery.

Last night we relented and bought one. I am so sick of shite sliced bread with no taste. We dont have an artisan bakery for miles around, so no decent stuff there.

So in a day or so, the smells of sun dried tomato bread, black olive bread, raisin bread and good old fashioned white bread, will be wafting through the house. Nom Nom Nom

Anyone got a breadmaker or decent recipes for one?

So thats what they all meant when they said you were a master baker!

I must have misheard them

Whats the difference between an oven and bread maker, when baking bread? Apart from the cost."

A bread maker does the whole process for you. If you do it from scratch you need to mix, prove and bake separately.... which I don't have the time for!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a breadmaker and use mine a lot ............ cant beat the smell of fresh bread, only problem is that it doesnt last, one slice here - nother slice there and before u know it its all gone ........

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

"try soda bread,no yeast so no proving,quick easy and delicious,and you can add flavours

My nan did the best soda bread, great with a nice bowl soup "
Hugh Fearnley wittering at, did a lovely one with chunks of cheese and apple,ready made ploughmans was delicious

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wouldn't dare own a breadmaker. I'd be one of those women who need to be lifted out of bed with a crane!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Has anyone got anything they want to add or update?

I've been thinking about this for a while and, possibly prompted by David Cameron, I reckon it's time to take the plunge.

Two loaves a week will do me I guess but it'd be good to have some toys -timer etc to play with. Will it be worth the extra?

Thanks for any thoughts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can fairly decent cakes but I tried to make bread rolls once...

Well, they could have been used as a murder weapon

Not sure a bread maker would help me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I make home made and hand made bread 2 times a week and its so easy .. I make a Easy Bake Bread Recipe with Easy Bake Yeast and my family love it . Takes me 10 mins to make 2 big loafs and 45 mins its doubled in size and I don't knock back I just bake for 30 mins until it sounds hollow .. And I make all sorts of bread with different flour and from this I make pizza and make fruit loafs .. Rolls and plaiting it at times I add all sorts too. I love making it and its come out well each time .. its not hard to make .. xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am also an X baker, I make bread twice a week, living on a farm, people always coming and going, usually make 6 lge loaves, Chelsea buns and 6 coburg loaves, having an aga helps with the proving, and the 3 ovens get used.

I wish I had time to make and sell bread, everyone loves it, with my home churned butter, home made cheese and jams..mmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Asda and other supermarkets will give you some fresh yeast, if you ask the baker nicely,

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"I've got one. I don't use it often as I live alone and don't eat much bread.

But when I do it makes the house smell fabbo!

Also, the fact that my house is cool makes it tricky to prove bread and its great for kneading and proving before baking in the oven.

Enjoy!

You can but proving boxes or even make your own.

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"I want to make nice bread!!

I usually buy those pre mixed flour things with different flavours but the never turn out right....very heavy

Have set myself a challenge of making an 8 braid plaited loaf lol "

There's a small bakery in Walsall that does the courses on bread making

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

I have owned a bread maker and even used it a few times. I prefer hand made bread plus you can make more than one loaf at a time. If you are Going to buy one everyone says Panasonic is the best.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I bought a Panasonic in the end. Its superb. I use it 2-3 times a week. As well as normal seeded wholesale, favourites are apricot bread, chili bread and onion bread.

Best £120 I have spent on a gadget

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

I must say after making beer, wine and cider probably the best thing you can do with yeast is make bread

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By *rummagemMan
over a year ago

Bedworth/Nuneaton

Here's the one I use on the timer setting.

500g (1lbs) strong whole meal bread flour

250g (.5lbs) strong white bread flour

2 tsp salt

25g (1 oz) butter

1 x 7 g sachet yeast

1 tsp sugar

450ml (3/4 pint) warm water

1 tbs mixed seeds (optional)

Either put the ingredients in as recommended by your instruction manual or put in water, sugar, yeast, flour, butter, salt, (seeds) in that order, and bake on wholemeal (1.5lb) setting.

I love the smell of napalm, I mean fresh bread in the morning!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate the fact mine leaves a huge hole or the paddle gets stuck inside so i started mixing and needing the dough by hand, then putting it in the bread maker without the paddle in. Lovely bread....no hole

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I hate the fact mine leaves a huge hole or the paddle gets stuck inside so i started mixing and needing the dough by hand, then putting it in the bread maker without the paddle in. Lovely bread....no hole

Holes are great

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Holes are great

Lol

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

Holes are great

Lol"

Ben you mean holes in something's are great, holes in other things i.e boats, bread not so good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have a bread maker but havnt used it for many years because it only makes a small loaf so we would have to bake twice a day which simply isnt possible

I do love the smell of freshly baked bread thou

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I must say after making beer, wine and cider probably the best thing you can do with yeast is make bread

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You can make beer bread its very easy to make , lol And go really well with cheese. xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I am also an X baker, I make bread twice a week, living on a farm, people always coming and going, usually make 6 lge loaves, Chelsea buns and 6 coburg loaves, having an aga helps with the proving, and the 3 ovens get used.

I wish I had time to make and sell bread, everyone loves it, with my home churned butter, home made cheese and jams..mmmm

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Yes I have a Aga and fan oven I find fan oven on 230 good too for breads ...... Aga is on all year. I just can get just the right temp for cakes and stuff in fan oven . I love making it .. so easy and doing some today ,

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Thanks folks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours "
Hours my hand made bread takes just over the hour and ready to eat .. 1 hour 10 and hot bread . Yumm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OMG, I would put on so much weight if I had one.

I am so glad I don't!!!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours "

I was planning on having it on overnight.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours

I was planning on having it on overnight."

Mine takes 2 hours and has a delay timer so its ready when you want it to be

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours

I was planning on having it on overnight.

Mine takes 2 hours and has a delay timer so its ready when you want it to be

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Never had a bread maker I love getting my hands working it ... Its like a 10 in arm work out to me . lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours

I was planning on having it on overnight.

Mine takes 2 hours and has a delay timer so its ready when you want it to be

Never had a bread maker I love getting my hands working it ... Its like a 10 in arm work out to me . lol"

I get the same from wanking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours

I was planning on having it on overnight.

Mine takes 2 hours and has a delay timer so its ready when you want it to be

Never had a bread maker I love getting my hands working it ... Its like a 10 in arm work out to me . lol

I get the same from wanking

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lol never looked at it like that..

love getting my hands in .

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I have one and it's so easy to use, only problem is it takes hours

I was planning on having it on overnight.

Mine takes 2 hours and has a delay timer so its ready when you want it to be

Never had a bread maker I love getting my hands working it ... Its like a 10 in arm work out to me . lol

I get the same from wanking

lol never looked at it like that..

love getting my hands in .

I get the same from fisting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

After shopping around for ages, I consider myself very lucky to get a Morphy Richards Icon breadmaker - Best 10 euro I ever spent!!

There was no manual with it - but I got one online - with great recipes and tips to get the best out of it.

I will say that I never add the butter, sugar or milk powder that the recipes call for - after I tried it once and didn't like the 'cakey' consistency it made - and always get a lovely light, soft loaf that keeps for three days usually - if it's lucky to survive that long .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And remember, you cant freeze homemade bread......not that you would if you can make fresh every day.

But my mate tried and it was a disaster.

I tried to explain its all the additives they add , that allow you to freeze.

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"And remember, you cant freeze homemade bread......not that you would if you can make fresh every day.

But my mate tried and it was a disaster.

I tried to explain its all the additives they add , that allow you to freeze.

This made me laugh I need to put bread in the safe to cool in my house or you turn around and it is gone.

As a matter of interest as anyone got their own flour mill or is it just me

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