19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
So I've bought myself a breadmaker. Some hints and tips please.
£20 from lidl.
£20 from lidl.
So I've bought myself a breadmaker.
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Make two loaves then never use it again. That's standard practise.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
I thought that but my friends who live together make bread before they go to bed every few days or so, they constantly have fresh bread.
I think if you get in the habit it's good.
fractionMan
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If you use it as a doorstop it won't take up precious sideboard room.
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
geminisnake
a complex mass of conflicting ideas
I never managed to make a 'light' wholemeal loaf(they were more brick) so just started mixing some of the Lidl Rustic wholemeal mix in with white(1/2 & 1/2). That works well.
I chuck seeds and nuts in mine most of the time. Herb/garlic bread, just add herbs and garlic to the mix.
I used mine to make cakes quite a lot a few yrs ago and found it was better to mix the mixture before putting it in to the maker coz the machine never mixed it right imo.
I chuck seeds and nuts in mine most of the time. Herb/garlic bread, just add herbs and garlic to the mix.
I used mine to make cakes quite a lot a few yrs ago and found it was better to mix the mixture before putting it in to the maker coz the machine never mixed it right imo.
aqua
made of cheese and gin
I love our machine 
going out for a few pints on a saturday night and putting it on the timer before bed (put all the ingredients in together bar the water before you go out then just tip in water when drunk 
) to then wake up with a hangover to fresh bread that took absolutely no effort is a wonderous thing
going out for a few pints on a saturday night and putting it on the timer before bed (put all the ingredients in together bar the water before you go out then just tip in water when drunk ) to then wake up with a hangover to fresh bread that took absolutely no effort is a wonderous thing
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
I love our machine
I'm thinking post nightshift this could be a winner. I bought it as I never seem to have bread when I need it. How long does a quick loaf take. Can you do small loaves/rolls?
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
eating the loaf still hot from the machine with lashings of butter is one of our favourite things in this house
mmmmmmm
aqua
made of cheese and gin
I can't stand wholemeal bread so do the 50/50 thing too with and it's lovely
and pizza dough too, although we haven't yet made rolls with it, no idea why I just forget
aqua
made of cheese and gin
you can use pre-mixes or just the flours and make them different yourself (which is what we dohow do they work then? do you just tip a bag of bread mix in it with some water and let it get on with it? I quite fancy making my own bread; as aqua says, nothing better than warm home baked bread with huge dollops of butter
) things like oregano and oil make for a lovely bread, as does chopped up peppers and some parmesan you can use pre-mixes or just the flours and make them different yourself (which is what we do
mmmmmm......
That's why i'd quite to get one, my uncle's partner makes lush home made bread, her sun dried tomato and herb bread is to die for
especially when eaten warm with huge amounts of butter, of course
mr steev
magic thought wizard
oh, I also use doves organic flour, it's by far and away the best flour I've used
Quality flour is the key
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
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Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
Probably not, but less time and effort is an excellent thing. Two mins weighing flour and chucking in other ingredients, set the timer and you're done.
I've been through two Lidl breadmakers. I've lost one of the paddles, so I'm going to buy a Panasonic next. I really miss having one , not just for loaves but also for making pizza dough. Has anyone made jam in one?
mr steev
magic thought wizard
Not really.
I'm sure you could make better loaves by hand if you had the knack and the time, and you're a bit limited to what the finished loaf looks like with a machine... you can't plait it or anything.
But the convenience of a machine is great
Blimey - there was a bloke sitting on the same bus as me tonight who'd got a brand new breadmaker on the floor. You aren't in Brighton are you ?
Blimey - there was someone sitting on the same bus as me earlier this evening who'd got a brand new breadmaker on the floor. You aren't in Brighton are you ?
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
Blimey - there was a bloke sitting on the same bus as me tonight who'd got a brand new breadmaker on the floor. You aren't in Brighton are you ?
Nope I'm having a weekend up in Glasgow. I am wondering about transporting back on the train. I bought it cause I doubted the sydenham store will have any left when i get back. £20 was a bargain.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
3 times a week before I go to bed, I put the pan on my digital scales and weigh in the water, chuck in half a bag of H&B's seed mix, then a pack of Tesco wholemeal mix.. into the machine and push the button. I have a bad habit of actually doing this at the very last moment - at 2.30 am.
Once I get my finger out I'll weigh up some mixes of my own. I used to use 400g of wholemeal and 100g of strong white
I like to take the loaf straight out of the machine and into a cereal box in my bicycle saddlebag - leaving a chimney .. half an hour later I walk into the building and stink the place out with freshly made bread.
Once I get my finger out I'll weigh up some mixes of my own. I used to use 400g of wholemeal and 100g of strong white
I like to take the loaf straight out of the machine and into a cereal box in my bicycle saddlebag - leaving a chimney .. half an hour later I walk into the building and stink the place out with freshly made bread.
Chairman Meow
Perth, WA
This thread might just made me bend my credit card on a new Panasonic. Are they really that good?
Are they really that good?
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
This thread might just made me bend my credit card on a new Panasonic.
They're very good - though who knows if they'll outlive several cheap ones ... I killed the bearing and non-stick surface on my Morphy Richards after 2 years.
my one annoyance is it takes ages to reset if you push the wrong button by mistake. I only used the raisin tray once. The second time I forgot to set the option and I woke up to seedless bread and a bulging tray of steamed seeds.
.. ought to be handy for actual fruit though. I wish I could find all my old recipes - I'm gasping for some rye with caraway and some fruit bread ... and some PNB and coconut ...
