bread cooker recipes

[Dr Frook]

I've got a brand spanking new bread cooker, something like this:



anyone use one of these before? does anyone know any good reliable recipes for bread?

[Sylvia]

Right, before I start, important tips:

Always keep proof of purchase and the manual close by - when mine broke down, I had to search around the house for 6 hours to find the recipt...
ALWAYS, ALWAYS unplug it when it's not being used, this is really important.

You'll need to use bread flour when making bread (obvious) not all-purpose - you can buy this stuff from any local store (you've got a tescos in beijing, I get mine from there )

Make sure you've always got flour, salt, sugar, oil, and yeast in stock.

I have alot of airtight containers that I label, to keep all the flours seperate. If they aren't kept in airtight containers, you'll find that you might get an infestation of small black bugs that are scary.

You can get some really great bread mixes, look in the shop for some, they're really good when you don't want to do much work. They're reliable and you'll certainly find they taste like fresh bread (especially after living off horrible shop bread).

Now I don't know the model, so there's only so much I can tell you, which is the generic button pressing and whatnot.

So basically breadmakers do exactly what hands would do. They mix it, let it rise, bake it, etc. They're really simple to use.

1. There's a little bucket (in the picture, it's got the bread in it) which is what you need to take out. Now, look at the instruction manual - it'll tell you how to put in the blade, unless there's already one in.
2. Get all the ingredients for your bread and pop them in.
3. Then put the bucket back in and well, turn it on.
4. This is where I can't really guide you, but it'll tell you everything in the manual on what to press.
5. Once your bread is done, the machine will beep and you can take the bucket out.
6. Be patient - leave for 2 minutes before trying to tip it out. Then leave it to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before attempting to slice/nibble the sides.

Any kind of bread recipe is fine in a breadmaker I'd say - I mean, apart from the obvious. It's easy to experiment, and there are tons of books full of recipes just for breadmakers. Here are some really lovely ones:

BACON AND BEER BREAD! (mans best friend)

30g Butter
Half an onion, chopped and peeled.
3 slices Bacon, diced
320ml Beer, flat
1/2 kg of strong brown flour
1 1/2 teaspoons of Fast Action Dried Yeast (baking aisle of a supermarket)
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 teaspoons Sugar
1 tablespoons Milk Powder
1 tablespoon Mustard

1. Fry up the bacon and onion in a pan with the butter.
2. Pop everything in the bread bucket (the manual will tell you what order things should be thrown in)
3. It's a basic setting, with a medium crust.

DONE!

[Connor]

Good way to cook bread...


Use a toaster. (: