Why didn't anyone tell me????

[krystals]

Great idea MIA, I'm only a week into it, so I may be a little behind!

Tali mine will do a 750g or a 1kg loaf. I know you can get bigger ones =)

[*Belle*]

ours I think is 750g cause when we use the 1kg flour it overflows! so what we do now is wait for the 2nd rise to start then take out some dough and make rolls with that and the loaf with the rest

[MrsBexie]

Oh I want one!!!!
Prob is now, Bubs can't handle wheat in my milk, I could make my own gluten free bread instead of paying $6 per TINY crappy loaf! Maybe I should get a breadmaker...

[KalinaJane]

Yep, you can definately make gluten free bread. My DS is wheat intolerant (can't spell the proper name for it) and we make all his bread at home, it's so much cheaper and nicer because it's fresher

[krystals]

yup, i have a recipe for gluten free! It came with the instruction book for the breadmaker!

[toomanyshoes]

Are they really that good? I've always thought about getting one then change my mind!

[CinderToriella]

I use mine every couple of days.love mine

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[aussienic]

Where's the like button

I haven't used my breadmaker for ages but I want to start again. (ours was holding up a shelf in our old icky kitchen but now I have new kitchen I can start doing this stuff again)

oh and try and ?? and linseed bread.. I can't remember if it is soy and linseed or something else.. Its so delicious

[entreat]

I LOOOOVE home made sourdough. I killed my starter, so I need to start from scratch again. Do knead it for a long time: more keading, you get more 'bread-like' loaf. less kneading, you get a more open crumb with lots of holes (depending on preference!).

[RhiChiChi]

Are they still noisy when kneeding the dough? I remember my mum had one but it used to wake us up in the middle of the night when it was kneeding or doing something (our kitchen is close to DD bedroom)

[Little Chicken]

Yeah still noisy, but i don't make bread overnight so doesn't bother me.

[Netix]

Krystals, I used to make sourdough from scratch. They don't always work so well in a bread maker, as they are always different. I'll help you if you want.

Entreat, You need to knead the dough for at least ten minutes. This is necessary for any dough made with plain flour. You can feel when the dough 'changes' in its consistency.

Maybe I need to resurrect George?

[Jewel]

I loveeeee my bread maker!!! I love the smell going through the house when it's cooking too. Mmmmm.

I want to get a bit more adventurous with different types this year. I mostly just make wholemeal loaves, and a mixed fruit one. As well as pizza dough, etc.

[entreat]

Netix - I got my best loaf from a long conversation lost in time. I think I kneaded for about 30mins or more! I had a lovely soft loaf, though. I also experimented with different kneading techniques, but am yet to decide 'the best'. Do you just plain wheat flour? I chop/change/mix my flours depending on what's in the cupboard: plain, wholemeal, spelt. All good fun!

[Swoop]

I love ours, but seem to go through stages of using it then not. We've had it forever, it's come with us from the UK to the US to Australia. And it is a bit old and noisy, but it still does the trick. I haven't ventured past the packet mixes, but always think i should give it a go. Now we know DD has a peanut allergy and possibly other nuts too I definitely think it'd be wise to start using it more again. Thanks for this thread... I'm going to add the ingredients to the shopping list for tomorrow morning now

[Netix]

Entreat, I can imagine that would have been the softest loaf! Yes, I just use plain nasty old wheat flour. Generally the cheapest no-name brand too! I keep meaning to try wholemeal flour, or even just add a little bit of wheat bran(wheat germ? ), but haven't done so yet.

I think I'm going to get the jar out tonight and bring back my George. That's what I called my sourdough starter. Not sure why, it just sort of happened.

[Swoop]

Netix my MIL had a George too.., it was a cake batter though.

[Miss.September]

We have one but hardly use it but I think that's because we rely on the mixes. Where do you find your recipes where you make the bread and rolls from scratch?