When bread makers first came out years back people felt that all
you could use them for was plain white bread. Well that is not
even close to being true any more. There are now dozens of
fantastic recipes available for all kinds of bread. What you
will find is that the ingredients you use in a bread machine
will be a little different than if you were baking bread
normally. The results are just as good however.
Below is a selection of recipes that are very simple to make,
very affordable, and most of all, deliciously healthy. They only
take a few minutes to prepare and the results will make everyone
happy. So go ahead and try them out. Crack open your breadmaker
and give one of these yummy recipes a try.
Basic White Bread
1 1/4 cups water 2 tablespoons powdered milk 2 TBSP oil (l
usually use canola) 1 tsp salt 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1
1/4 tsp yeast
Just use the standard wet on the bottom dry on top mixing
process. This is delicious with butter and honey while it is
still hot.
--- Grain & Honey Bread
3/4 cup warm water 2 TBSP honey (liquid or melted) 2 TBSP olive
oil 1 tsp salt 2 TBSP lemon juice 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
(mixed grain flower is OK too) 1/2 cup rolled oats 2 tsps
granulated yeast
Put the salt in the breadmaker first, then add all other
ingredients except the yeast, oats and flour. Add the oats and
flour. Make a small hole at the top of the dry ingredients for
the yeast. Bake as usual.
--- Cheesy Buttermilk Bread
This yields a moist and tasty loaf. It also stores very well,
but you'll probably finish it before that even matters!
1 and 1/8 cups buttermilk 1 tsp salt 2 TBSP sugar .75 cup extra
sharp chedder (grated) 3 cups bread flour 1.5 tsps bread machine
yeast
Prepare as usual. All wet ingredients first, then the cheese,
then dry ingredients, and the yeast on top.
-------- Oat Bread
Use natural rolled oats. Just put them in a pot with boiling
water, and then let them soak until they cool off. Then add the
other ingredients and proceed as usual.
1 cup rolled oats 11 fl.oz. water 1/2 tsp salt 3 Tbsp brown
sugar 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 cups flour 1 tsp yeast
Baking bread is a wonderfully delicious way to add great
nutrition to you family's diet. Give the recipes a try and add
some flavour to your meals.
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