OT bread making

oli · Dec 29, 2014

swmbo bought me a bread maker for Christmas, we had been talking about one for a while, anyway, was going try the machine (have to get some yeast from the store today), but that made me think, i grow wheat anyway on the farm, anybody grind their own?? I have a soft white wheat and hard red here, was planning to experiment a little it with different mixes (and a neighbour grows rye)...

Anybody else make their own bread? And favourite recipes??

Bryce Frazier · Dec 29, 2014

My mom makes some bada$$ French bread, and then also a Beer Bread in this little bread machine...

We buy Hard Red, and grind it ourselves in an electric grinder. I will see if she will let go of the recipe...

Cory Schmidt · Dec 29, 2014

Blender works good for grinding grain. Tried it just to see what would happen. Have a manual grinder around too. My brother usually makes bread and rolls. Tried the electric bread makers, didn't like it(Now have two that don't get used). We do it by hand (maybe use the manual bread mixer) and loaves turn out better, in our opinion. I think the recipes that get used most are out of the "Taste of Home" books

jimg.allentown · Dec 29, 2014

One secret to success that I have found with using a bread machine is to use it ONLY to mix, knead, and rise the dough. I use mine on the "dough only" setting, and then turn the dough out into a loaf pan, and bake it in a conventional oven. This makes a more conventional shaped loaf, eliminates a lot of tedious kneading, and solves the problem of finding a place that is the right temperature for raising the dough.

ih_bug · Dec 29, 2014

when making raisin bread substitute crasins for raisons.
(dryed cranberries)

rusty6 · Dec 29, 2014

I've been using a bread machine to make bread for over ten years now. Wore out the first one and on my second. It makes a fine loaf of bread. We do occasionally use home ground wheat flour but I found it did not seem to rise quite as well as the store bought flour.
The machines are great. Throw in the ingredients and go off to work somewhere. 3 hours later come back to a fresh loaf of bread.

RickieBlue · Dec 29, 2014

I agree...only use the machine to mix it....it should have a dough setting..here is the recipe I use for 2 loaves...and I strongly recommend using bread flour if you are buying it...Good Luck!!

Bread Machine Bread for 2 loaves

4 Cups bread flour
8 teaspoons sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
1 1/3 Cup milk
¼ Cup warm water
6 teaspoons butter
1 package yeast

Use the machine to process your dough, punch it down, cut it into 2 pieces and put into loaf pans…let rise until about 1 inch above the sides of the pan
Cook for 350° for approximately 30 minutes

retired farmer · Dec 29, 2014

The neighbor lady where I grew up always used to grind her own wheat and make bread. Good stuff.

Goose · Dec 29, 2014

My wife wanted a bread machine once, years ago, so I bought her one for Christmas.

She used it one time, then it sat in a closet for several years till we put it on an auction we had.

Seems I recall we have a large George Foreman grill somewhere that she wanted that we've used one time.

Just sayin'.

Mark-Ia · Dec 29, 2014

Swedish Rye-Bread maker recipe
1 cup water
2 tablespoons sorghum
2 1/2 cups of flour
i/2 cup of Rye flour
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons of brown sugar
2 tablespoons of soft butter
2 tablespoons of yeast
use the dough cycle-take out and knead for about 1 minute. Put in pan, let it rise until double. Bake 350 for 35 minutes.

Nebraska Cowman · Dec 29, 2014

I started baking bread 40 years ago, A little this, a little that. Sometimes it's better than others. I used to bake in a wood stove. I could come in the house at 6 pm, build a fire in the stove and have fresh bread out of the oven by 9 pm. But I don't spend much time kneading. I make crumby bread. Right now I'm baking cookies. oatmeal raisin with no eggs and no white sugar. I added a little applesauce that was kicking around in the fridge.

Mike (WA) · Dec 29, 2014

Was wondering if I was mis-remembering, but I thought ours did the whole thing, start to finish, with no assistance from us. Was great when we had 3 kids at home, but now Mrs. (WA) and I aren't big bread eaters, so gave it to son, who doesn't use it.

We also have a George Foreman grill, and use it for salmon and hamburgers- beats about any other way of cooking those two items.

Bret4207 · Dec 29, 2014

I like bread machines. They simply work. The things I've found is that you need to remember to put some grease (Crisco) on the shaft of the little paddle int he bottom. If you don't, it sticks on and no amount of soaking will let you remove it without resorting to pliers, which isn't good for the finish on the paddle. Use bread flour. All purpose flour makes bread with no texture or chewyness to it. Try a lot of different recipes because many of them turn out what amounts to store bought tasting bread. If you're like me and like hearty bread with some body to it, it will pay off.

That being said, I still like oven baked bread better.

Cory Schmidt · Dec 29, 2014

Many baked the bread too but its a pain to get the loaf out of the pan(especially if not greased)in a single piece

Paul from MI · Dec 29, 2014

I've been making my own cornmeal for many years with a burr mill that's been passed down in my family. I also grind wheat to make an oatmeal-like cereal like mom used to make by grinding wheat in a hand crank coffee grinder. Tried to make some flour for a buddy that makes his own bread, but not successful. Burr mill ground it too coarse.

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