Last Updated on June 19, 2020 by MakeThingsReal
Buying a bread maker may seem like a luxury if you are confining its use to your kitchen, but if you do invest in a bread maker, it becomes easy to make bread.
Bread is not difficult to bake, and when you get into, you may find that you enjoy it and you may start to bake your bread very soon. There are several reasons to bake your bread yourself other than for the pleasure of it, baking your bread will save you the cost of buying bread at a store and you can all those dodgy ingredients in some brands of store-bought bread. Since it is easy to make bread, having a bread machine makes it more of a past time.
The baking results you get from bread makers may differ from one to another especially with the texture. Rather than creating a light or airy texture, a bread machine can produce bread that is heavier and dense. Breadmaker manufacturers often don’t recommend using bread machine flour. It is easy to make bread and achieve some good results with regular flour, sometimes, experimenting with ingredients can help you improve on your baking results.
If you are new to baking bread, using a breadmaker may seem like a chore, but it is not, it’s easy to make bread with a bread maker
Prep your ingredients
The volume of ingredients you use will largely depend on the size of your bread machine.
For a large bread maker, you will need;
a cup of tepid water
1/3 cup of lukewarm milk
three tablespoons of butter
three 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
three tablespoons sugar
one 1/2 teaspoons salt
one 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
For a small machine, you will need;
2/3 cup tepid water
1/4 tepid milk
two tablespoons of butter
two 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
five teaspoons sugar
one 1/4 teaspoons salt
one teaspoon instant yeast
Steps of easy to make bread
place all the baking ingredients in your machine according to the instructions set out in the owner’s manual Internal Program makes it easy to make bread and hit the start button.
When the bread is baked, take the pan out of the bread maker and leave it to cool for about five minutes. Then turn the pan over onto a rack to dislodge the bread, so it continues to cool
wrap and store the bread or freeze it.
It is easy to make bread with this steps. If you want to make whole wheat bread, here’s how to do it;
Prep your ingredients
one 1/4 cups tepid water
two tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
1/4 cup honey
three 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (white or organic)
1/4 cup sunflower or flax seeds
one tablespoon wheat gluten
one 1/2 teaspoons salt
one 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
Steps of easy to make bread
Place all the baking ingredients in the bread machine in the order above.
If your bread maker has a whole wheat setting, program the machine for whole wheat bread and hit start
when the loaf is baked, take it out of the bread maker and turn over onto a rack to allow it to cool for some time.
you can experiment with different types of bread in your bread maker. Here’s how to make honey, buttermilk bread in a bread machine
Prep your ingredients
two teaspoons of yeast
three cups of bread flour and not all-purpose flour
one 1/2 teaspoons of salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
three teaspoons softened butter
three tablespoons honey
1/2 cup lukewarm water.
Steps of easy to make bread
place all your ingredients in the bread maker in the order listed in the instruction manual
choose your setting; basic white bread and medium or light crust setting
if you plan to make rolls, you can make use of the dough cycle, knead the dough and then shape it into the rolls. Allow the dough to rise until it doubles.
bake the loaf at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until it is slightly browned
Sprinkle seeds on the bread.
There are many more recipes you can try with your bread maker, here’s a recipe for making garlic bread with your bread machine
Prep your ingredients
a cup of warm water
a tablespoon of melted butter
one tablespoon of milk powder
one teaspoon of salt
one tablespoon of sugar
two teaspoons of active dry yeast
two teaspoons of garlic powder
three cups of bread flour and not all-purpose flour
four teaspoons of dried parsley
Steps of easy to make bread
Place all the ingredients in the machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer, pick a setting and choose the loaf size and crust color.
Hit the start button and bake bread according to the instructions set out in the manual.
Another recipe you can try is the vegetable pull-apart bread.
prep your ingredients
Half a cup of water
Half a cup of sour cream
one tablespoon of butter
three tablespoons of sugar
one teaspoon of salt
three cups of all-purpose flour
one teaspoon of active dry yeast
For the vegetable
half a cup of cubed butter
one cup of chopped celery
one cup chopped green pepper
one cup chopped green onions
cooked and chopped bacon strips
one cup shredded cheddar cheese
Steps of easy to make bread
Put the first seven ingredients in the machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the bread setting, check the dough after a few minutes of mixing, add water and flour as needed.
Pound the dough and cover it for about twelve minutes. In a big pan, heat up the cubed butter on medium heat, add the pepper and celery and cook until tender and crisp. Add the onions basic and cheese and transfer all to a medium-sized bowl.
Divide the dough into a dozen or more balls, add the vegetable mix and place everything in an oiled pan
Cover the mixture and leave it for about fifty minutes until it rises and doubles. preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Bake the bread until it is golden brown and let it cool in a pan for a few more minutes before serving.