Bread making machines

You could mix it in the machine, and let it rest in a bowl covered with cling film and then bake it in the oven?

 

Or, if your machine allows it, open the lid slightly half way through cooking and spray the inside with water using something like a plant sprayer??? (dunno if that would work tho, but, it's worth the chance, in fact, I'll try that on this one baking at the mo, and let you know the results??)

 

Freddy,
I always glaze the top of my loaf, just before it goes into "bake" mode. I mix a little dried egg yolk with milk and paint it on top of the loaf(which I slash diagonally for a posher effect). If you leave it in the machine for 5 -10 minutes, after the bleep, it should be very crusty ? What bread machine have you got please?

 

Hiya Jenny.

It's a Morphy Richards, model 48260

 

OK. Are you pleased with it? A good price - cheaper than a Panasonic. I went for the Panasonic following a Sainsbury's Magazine testing article back in 2005? It came out tops and was on offer a month later with a starter kit of flour and yeast in the box. I don't know how others perform...

 

Hiya Jenny.

At times, it turns out a really nice loaf, others....well...
It seems to do best with 'made up' packs. It seems that the general consensus is that the Panasonic machine works best. TBH, we don't use ours that much, as the bread (although nice) doesn't seem to last long, and needs using up asap.That might however change, as the price of flour goes up.

 

I find that a freshly baked loaf doesn't last long in our house... Nom nom nom.......

A mate of mine has got a panasonic, he loves it, and his fave loaf so far he's made is a maple syrup loaf. Mine upto now is the hazelnut and walnut. But, judging by the smell of this one in t'breadmaker, this one might top it!

 

Maths isn't my strongest attribute but :
1 x 16kg bag of white flour cost £9.50, divided by 400grams (flour for a Medium loaf) = 40 medium loaves. £9.50 divided by 40 = 24p per loaf. Is that how you other clever statistians work out how much a loaf costs flourwise? Can you get flour cheaper?
Jenny

 

Thing is, a loaf made in the bread maker, lasts maybe a day or so?(in terms of freshness). A 'bought' loaf can last maybe 3 or 4 days?

 

I did freeze one of mine once, didn't freeze very well. I do tend to get maybe 2 days out of mine if I've made a big loaf, but after that, if it goes a bit 'ard, it makes great toast.

 

But the taste just doesn't compare Freddie. And the morning after toast from a homemade white is like eating honeycomb..... And that smell of yeast - you cannot even smell it in an Ersatz Supermarket loaf.

 

Yes, you're quite right. It's just that if it was based on maths alone, it's not so clear cut...

 

I know Freddy and when you have many mouths to feed....£s and pennies matter

 

Hiya Jenny.

It's no big deal, really. It's just that when folks make the economic argument, there's more to it, that's all

 

Here she is, I'll wait til she's cooled then cut a slice!