Bread makers mix, knead, rise, and bake bread. They have become cheaper over time, and recipes specifically designed for them are essential. The machines have a drawback, as the paddle element can cause a hole in the bread. A recent addition is a tray that automatically adds ingredients during the kneading process. Bread makers have timers and are convenient, but fresh bread goes stale quickly and needs to be stored properly.
A bread maker is a small kitchen appliance that mixes, kneads, rises, and bakes bread. Most are very simple to use and have gotten cheaper and cheaper. The first bread maker models were such a novelty in the late 1980s, they often retailed for over 200 US dollars (USD). Today, you can find simple bread maker models for around $50, and over time, making your own bread can save you money, particularly if you can refrain from eating it right after it’s baked.
An essential element of any bread maker is having bread recipes specifically designed for the bread maker. Most models make a 3lb .68kg loaf. You can buy some machines that will make a bigger loaf, but these tend to be more expensive and a little harder to find. It is very important to follow bread machine recipes to the letter and not to overfill. Creating too much dough can cause the dough to overflow onto the baking element and break the machine.
The bread machine has one drawback. The paddle element that first mixes and then kneads the dough remains on the bottom, or actually one end of the loaf when removed. This can cause an unfortunate hole in one end of your bread as you remove the shovel and render some of the bread useless for things like sandwiches.
One way to solve this problem is to remove the bread after the dough has risen and bake it in a regular baking pan. You also need to do this if you’re making shaped loaves or rolls. It doesn’t actually take that long to bake bread like this, as a normal bread maker cycle takes about 3-4 hours.
A recent addition to the bread maker is a tray that will automatically add ingredients during the kneading process. This is especially useful when making bread with nuts or raisins. You can add raisins to your bread maker with other ingredients, but they tend to get chopped up by the mixing paddle. Adding raisins later, during the kneading process you’ll have raisin bread studded with beautiful whole raisins. For older models, you simply wait until the kneading process, pop the lid quickly, and add extra so they don’t get chopped.
Most styles of bread maker have timers, which means you can put ingredients in and time the machine to bake fresh bread for the morning. It can be a lovely thing to wake up to a fresh loaf of cinnamon bread. With the new Adding Tray, you won’t have to get up in the middle of the night to add raisins or nuts.
Many people find the bread maker to be a wonderfully convenient appliance. There’s nothing like baking fresh bread, but most people don’t have the time to make dough and knead it. This takes the work out of the process.
You should notice that fresh bread tends to go stale quickly. You can halt this process by making sure the bread is packed in plastic bags, which will extend its shelf life by a couple of days. You can also buy slicers made for slicing bread machine bread. These can help you get the even slices you would get if you bought the bread from the store.
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