-pops- Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Watch the waistline!!!Home made bread is very addictive - as you seem to be finding out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted May 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Watch the waistline!!!Home made bread is very addictive - as you seem to be finding out :)Too true, -pops- :D The house is smelling scruptious at the moment...Only 20 minutes to the end of the cooking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 how long does it take to clean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted May 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 how long does it take to clean ?No time at all....It appears to be non-stick.BTW: I've not tried the new loaf yet, but it looks delicious. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 By the way Irene. Whatever you do DON'T immerse the bread pan in water. Only clean the inside by hand using a washing up solution. I immersed ours in water, and where the paddle spindle comes through from the bottom, pretty soon broke down. The manufacturers replaced it free of charge, because the instructions at that time did not warn not to.P.S. I have just realised that ours is Morphy Richards Fast bake machine, not a Panasonic. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 New question for the breadmaker users....Do you have a favourite method of covering the bread after it has cooled?I have been using lightweight plastic bags.Any suggestions? Experiments are still underway... The present one is Malt Loaf - malt extract and sultanas etc. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 A small plastic bread bin with a hinged lid is our method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I put it into a large plastic bag in the fridge, it is never there for more than one day. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I never put bread in the fridge, it seems to accelerate the staling process considerably.Plastic bag in a cool place - we are lucky to have an old fashioned pantry that faces north and which has a "slab" (if you remember them) for keeping things cool - ideal.Like andsome, though, my bread is never around long enough to need much looking after.All this discussion is inspiring me to get one of these machines. I'm getting a bit antique now to be bashing bread dough around and as my local shop no longer gets real bread from the local bakery, we can be a bit stuck sometimes. I refuse to eat that polyurethane foam stuff that they try to persuade us is bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Plastic bag in a cool place - we are lucky to have an old fashioned pantry that faces north and which has a "slab" (if you remember them) for keeping things cool - ideal.I remember them well. As a matter of fact Mike and I were talking about that very thing yesterday. Unfortunately, we don't have one of those very useful places - a pantry - how I wish we did.... and if we did, there would definitely be a 'slab' in there. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Plastic bag in a cool place - we are lucky to have an old fashioned pantry that faces north and which has a "slab" (if you remember them) for keeping things cool - ideal.I remember them well. As a matter of fact Mike and I were talking about that very thing yesterday. Unfortunately, we don't have one of those very useful places - a pantry - how I wish we did.... and if we did, there would definitely be a 'slab' in there. :D Our house was built in the mid sixties, it was built with a pantry. One of my first jobs was to remove this and make the kitchen larger. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Bread? What is bread? I am diabetic and rarely (special occasions) eat bread.It is indeed tasty and I miss it.Not to rain on your party and I hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I haven't got a bread-maker, as we don't eat much bread, but I have got a pantry! :D This house was built in 1856. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I haven't got a bread-maker, as we don't eat much bread, but I have got a pantry! :D This house was built in 1856.It's nearly as old as me then. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I haven't got a bread-maker, as we don't eat much bread, but I have got a pantry! :DLucky you. :D This house was built in 1856. What a wonderful age for a property.Are there any/many of the original features remaining?I'll bet that there has been lots of bread made in there in years gone by...... and not in the easy way of automatic breadmakers. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchful Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I haven't got a bread-maker, as we don't eat much bread, but I have got a pantry! :DLucky you. :D This house was built in 1856. What a wonderful age for a property.Are there any/many of the original features remaining?I'll bet that there has been lots of bread made in there in years gone by...... and not in the easy way of automatic breadmakers. :D There aren't many original features left except the flag floors which have been covered with asphalt and the beamed ceilings. The roof timbers and slates are original too and have never been replaced.They don't build 'em like that anymore :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 I know I'm resurrecting an old thread but, I want to report on the excellent results I've had with machine bread making.I bought a machine on eBay on 22nd May and it arrived 23rd. I've not bought a commercial loaf since. ALL bread in this household is homemade now - I did make bread by hand before but only a part of our bread requirements were met like that.Ones of the best purchases I've made for many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artist Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 The only drawback is that all that lovely bread can make you fat(ter). We don't use ours so much these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 I know I'm resurrecting an old thread but, I want to report on the excellent results I've had with machine bread making.I bought a machine on eBay on 22nd May and it arrived 23rd. I've not bought a commercial loaf since. ALL bread in this household is homemade now - I did make bread by hand before but only a part of our bread requirements were met like that.Ones of the best purchases I've made for many years.Do you add seeds to the mix? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Yes, caraway, toasted sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, linseed also mixed herbs, sundried tomatoes and others.One of the best is cheese & onion: one cup of extra strong cheddar and one & half tablespoons of onion granules (Tesco or Sainsbury's) in a one and a half pound basic white recipe. Omit any added salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Yes, caraway, toasted sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, linseed also mixed herbs, sundried tomatoes and others.One of the best is cheese & onion: one cup of extra strong cheddar and one & half tablespoons of onion granules (Tesco or Sainsbury's) in a one and a half pound basic white recipe. Omit any added salt.Sounds good. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Yes, caraway, toasted sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, linseed also mixed herbs, sundried tomatoes and others.One of the best is cheese & onion: one cup of extra strong cheddar and one & half tablespoons of onion granules (Tesco or Sainsbury's) in a one and a half pound basic white recipe. Omit any added salt.Sounds good. :DI have done similar ones to -pops-. It's so easy! On average, I would say that I make bread every second or third day... It brings the Lord's Prayer, "Give us our daily bread" into reality. :D We have very rarely purchased the ready made stuff since I bought the Bread Maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Yes, caraway, toasted sesame, sunflower, pumpkin, linseed also mixed herbs, sundried tomatoes and others.One of the best is cheese & onion: one cup of extra strong cheddar and one & half tablespoons of onion granules (Tesco or Sainsbury's) in a one and a half pound basic white recipe. Omit any added salt.Sounds good. :D I have done similar ones to -pops-. It's so easy! On average, I would say that I make bread every second or third day... It brings the Lord's Prayer, "Give us our daily bread" into reality. :D We have very rarely purchased the ready made stuff since I bought the Bread Maker.I keep one in the freezer. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I keep one in the freezer. :DSnap!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 I've dug this thread up as I've noticed that I've had my bread machine for a whole year and in that time, I've not bought any commercially made bread of any kind.I'm still extremely pleased with the machine and I now have one in reserve in case the current one wears out!When eating commercial bread (if I'm out or visiting friends) it always tastes so plastic and unpleasant - even that at my local pub where they bake their own.How are you getting on Irene? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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