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Farm Kitchen:  Do you have a bread machine?  |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 07:51:41 AM
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I use mine all the time. I have had two kinds, a Funai I got on Ebay and now a Breadman that bakes a horizontal loaf.
What do you have and do you like the way it bakes?
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 07:58:39 AM
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| I have a Breadman and use it at least a couple of times a week. Love it! I have been making 100% whole wheat bread and buns. It does a great job. I had a bread machine about 15 years ago, don't remember the brand. Anyway, I almost never got a good loaf of bread. It always sank in the middle. Gave up on breadmachines until about 3 years ago and decided to try again. Have had excellent results with the Breadman. |
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okiequilter
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Cathy
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 08:22:10 AM
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I have a Toastmaster bread machine now (inexpensive) that I mainly use for the mixing/kneading part when I'm rushed, then I bake the bread in the oven. I did actually use it for baking a few times when my oven was broke. It was OK (not great), but I would definitely agree that the Breadman is a much better way to go. I've gone through TWO Breadman bread machines over the last twenty or so years. They work GREAT, I just wore them out because I was not only making bread for my family of 5, but baking more for bartering and giving away. Now, there is just my husband and I at home, I don't bake so much. I still use my Breadman Healthy Bread Book by George Burnett ~ love that book! My Magic Mill flour mill is still going strong! (over 20 yrs. old)
Who else has a flour mill and what kind?
Cathy (okiequilter)
www.AuntDaisysCottage.blogspot.com
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 09:01:03 AM
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I don't even know the brand of mine-I have had it about 12 years and it was a refurbished one when I bought it. I am pretty much the same as Cathy, only use mine once in a while for kneading/mixing when pressed on time. No one here really cares for it baked in a bread machine (crust not crispy enough). When it dies I probably won't replace it.
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 09:02:11 AM
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Oh forgot to mention-Cathy I have a Country Living Grain Mill and LOVE it.
Lillian |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 10:08:49 AM
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Cathy, I have the Breadman's book also. I use the recipe for 100% whole wheat bread on page 67. When the machine starts it's 2nd rise, I take out the dough and make 8 Hamburger buns. Let them rise on a baking sheet and bake in the oven. That has become our favorite bread. makes wonderful toast too.
I would probably have a grain mill if I had access to wheat. Hey I am in Kansas, I bet you thought we all raised wheat. The closest I can buy KS milled flour is Joplin MO. We live closer to Joplin than we do Wichita. |
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keeperofthehome
True Blue Farmgirl
154 Posts
Suzanne
Atlanta
Georgia
USA
154 Posts |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 12:11:25 PM
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I had the same thing happen to me. When I got the first bread machine, all my bread was not turning out (caved in and tough). Even the first few loaves with the Breadman did not turn out. Then I got the Red Star Yeast the recipes call for, and every loaf is turning out good. I was beginning to get frustrated, so I am glad they are baking up nicely now. I use a recipe that has 2 cups whole wheat and 2 cups bread flour, honey, salt, water, one egg and yeast. It makes a 2 lb loaf. I wold like to try a grain mill.. My daughter has one and really likes it a lot. The wheat from it is so beuatiful!!!
Farrah, you may be able to find extra recipes for your bread machine online. I found some for the breadman brand.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 3:02:33 PM
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I don't have one. Never have. Maybe when all the kids are grown. Right now when I bake bread I bake 3 or 4 loaves..to last 2 days. They would eat the loaf from a bread machine for a snack. sigh. maybe someday.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 5:11:04 PM
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If you had a bread machine, Jenny, you would have to run it at least once a day or more! I have a friend who has two and uses both at once. But when I read the recipes about making your own and doing all the keading and rising, it seems it would take the whole day to do it. How long does it take you?
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2247 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2247 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 5:21:30 PM
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I don't have one and don't want one. I've been making our bread for 40 years and enjoy the mixing and kneading :-)
Happiness is Homemade |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
890 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 8:19:06 PM
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I have one I just tried again on Sunday. I baked a white bread recipe, but substituted half the flour for whole wheat flour.
I have a bad rotator cuff, so I used the dough setting, for the kneading aspect. I then baked the loaves in the oven.
I had originally tried it nine years ago when I received it for a gift. I was naive and baked the loaf in the machine. I thought it resembled a bread brick and it tasted awful. It was way too dense.
Glad I gave it another on Sunday. I may try another type this weekend if I have time.
I am just tired of paying $3.50 for a loaf of bread. What is that saying? Necessity is the mother of invention...
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
Edited by - kissmekate on Oct 22 2008 8:23:34 PM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2008 : 9:24:46 PM
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The mixing and kneading and all dosn't take all that long really, and I do use my kitchen aid mixer for some of the first part of the mixing..then knead in the flour more by hand and all. It is alot more time waiting than working for sure!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 08:08:37 AM
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Ohhh, I do not have a mixer except for a hand held one that is over 30 years old. It works great for potatoes and mixes, etc. I got my daughter a kitchen-aid for her birthday.
I really want to try and make a loaf all by hand one of these days, but I baked another loaf in the machine yesterday, and it came out light and good...yippee! I am tired of paying so much for store bought bread, too, and I know mine has no preservatives in it.
Judith - how often do you make your bread? I just might enjoy the kneading too if I try it, huh?
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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barnagainkristin
True Blue Farmgirl
465 Posts
Kristin
Utah
USA
465 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 08:42:44 AM
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Hi Aunt Jenny,
I too have a kitchen aid and would love to make bread in it. Would you care to share your recipe with another Utah farmgirl :)
barnagainkristin
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." John Muir |
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okiequilter
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Cathy
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 09:30:05 AM
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Belle,
I'll have to try out that recipe for hamburger buns. I haven't found a good source for wheat berries here, either. I'm still using my supply I had before I moved to OK. It's too pricey at the health food store. There doesn't seam to be any real "natural foods co-ops" here, so I will be in a bind pretty soon. I love the difference in whole wheat bread made from fresh ground wheat, esp. winter white wheat ~ it's so light, hard to believe it's whole wheat! A few weeks ago I was able to go "home" (Wisconsin) to visit family and my daughter took me to 2 of the co-ops she belongs to and I did do some socking up. One thing I got was rye berries. I really have missed making rye bread!
Lillian,
Where did you get your grain mill?
Farrah,
Can you told me more about your machine? ~ the sourdough starter sounds interesting.
Yes, Jenny - I usually use my Kitchenaid to start the bread dough and then knead by hand ~ I think kneading is destressing, love the smell of the dough and you learn by feel to know when the dough is ready. It really does make a much better loaf the old fashion way - now if we'd just have the time...
Cathy (okiequilter)
www.AuntDaisysCottage.blogspot.com
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 09:38:21 AM
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If you knead and bake by hand, do you all have a bigger pan than a loaf pan for the bread?
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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okiequilter
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Cathy
USA
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clux64
True Blue Farmgirl
162 Posts
Celeste
Blair
NE
USA
162 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 3:14:22 PM
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I had a bread machine my MIL gave us about 16 years ago. It made round loaves and my DH just couldn't get 'into' the round loaves (he's really, wierdly picky). So I donated it a few years ago. Been thinking about getting another one...my BF has a Zojirushi and loves it, so I'd probably look at that one. In the meantime, does anyone have a decent recipe for plain old sandwich bread that you make the old fashioned way? I'd like to just make a couple loaves using the dough hook on my kitchen aid.
Celeste
"No matter where you go, there you are"
--Confucious
www.urbanprairiehome.blogspot.com
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rhondacate
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Rhonda
Janesville
CA
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2008 : 9:15:49 PM
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I have a Breadman Plus that I love. (Well, my husband had it when we got married. :))
I use it 2 or 3 times a week and I love the way it bakes. And it's so easy. Start it before I go to bed or go to work...and voila!...fresh bread when I wake up or get home. I don't feel like I have time to bake it myself. And it tastes so yummy from the machine, that I don't feel the need to bake it myself.
I have a recipe called "good whole wheat bread" that is delicious when baked on the wheat setting.
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2008 : 05:02:19 AM
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One of my bread machines, the first one I had, made round loaves, Celeste. It was kind of weird, but I found this turkey that was round, and they matched up and my hubby was happy then. The Breadman does a horizontal loaf that is more like the shape we are used to.
I usually take the loaf out soon after is is done....have never left it in overnight because I thought it might get a little soggy. The kneading blade, though, does get stuck in the loaf, and when it comes out leaves a hugh hole in the bottom. I wish that didn't happen. Does that happen with all bread machines?
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
1319 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2008 : 08:22:42 AM
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The kneading blade making a whole in the bottom was my pet peeve about the bread machine I had. And I just didn't care for the bread it did make. Figuring how much room it took up on my limited counter space, I decided it wasn't worth the effort so I sent mine to the Goodwill and went back to "store bought". Now however, since the price of cheap bread has gone up so much, I'm thinking of making more of my own, but I'll just use my Kitchen Aid for the kneeding since I still don't have any more counter space.
Audrey
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2008 : 09:04:06 AM
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| I've never used my kitchenaid for kneading, have the dough hooks just haven't tried it. I've been making my bread in the bread machine for a few months now but I think I'll try the kitchenaid this weekend. What kind of yeast do you all use? I'd like to buy in bulk but not sure how, what is available, how to store...tips? |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2247 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2247 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2008 : 10:56:16 AM
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I get bulk yeast at our local (30 miles) natural food co-op. Smart and final might also have it, if you have one near you. Whole foods, too.
I used the dough hook on my KitchenAid once when I made a heavy dark pumpernickle.
Happiness is Homemade |
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okiequilter
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Cathy
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2008 : 1:23:11 PM
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Yes, buy bulk yeast from a health food store or your co-op (if you are lucky enough to have one). My choice is SAF Yeast, been using it for 30 years and never had a problem. I keep mine in a glass jar in the freezer and use it straight from there. It keeps for a long time. I've heard that's not a good way to keep it, but it have aways worked great for me.
Celeste,
There are tons of bread recipes on the SAF website, some traditional and some for bread machines. Maybe you can find a good one there ~
www.safyeast.com
Cathy (okiequilter)
www.AuntDaisysCottage.blogspot.com
www.CathysPincushions.etsy.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2008 : 2:27:53 PM
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I do have one long loaf pan...regular size but about 1/2 again as long...that I just love...perfect for sandwich bread..like a loaf and 1/2!! It was given to me and is very old so I don't know where to find one. I use standard size pans for the most part. I like dark metal best..the glass ones seem to cook the loaves faster on the outside and the inside isn't done as quick.
I will post the recipe for my everyday bread Kristin.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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