The Complete Guide to Bread Machine Baking

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First up for #Mtcookbook 🏔️

This book was a surprise. I didn‘t expect to like it as much as I do. I love the variety of breads and how it‘s laid out - user friendly!

P.S. My Cuisinart bit the dust in under two years, whereas my former machine lived to serve for probably a decade or more. 😒 I scored a brand spanking new Hamilton for $20 at a thrift store. I don‘t have to make many loaves for it to pay for itself even if it craps out.

mabell Finding a bread machine secondhand is definitely the way to go! And they seem to show up in the shops pretty often 😄 4mo

Tamra @mabell for sure! I really don‘t enjoy commercial bread, so it‘s worth it. 4mo

mabell I have said that exact quote!! 4mo

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Tamra @mabell 🙌🏾 4mo

quietlycuriouskate Homemade bread! 👌🍞 4mo

janeycanuck Oh, I think I had this book when I had my bread maker! Is there a buttermilk whole wheat & honey loaf in there? 4mo

Tamra @janeycanuck I don‘t see that one, but buttermilk would be good in any of the whole wheat recipes! 4mo

janeycanuck @Tamra oh, maybe I had a different one. The format looks so familiar, though!! How was the bread? 4mo

Tamra @janeycanuck it was/is terrific! We‘re just about to finish it. 😋 4mo

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Another winner from this book - Pumpkin Spice! 🎃

I can‘t believe I let this book sit so long on my shelf without trying the recipes. Sadly, the discovery coincides with what appears to be my daughter‘s gluten sensitivity. 😩 Poor thing.

Anyone have experience with gluten issues? I am wondering if it may be she‘s more sensitive when it‘s in processed foods. (School lunch experience.) We‘re in the early stage of the process of elimination.

TheSpineView Yum! 7mo

Larkken Ooo yum. In my experience, the preservatives and the sugar in off-the-shelf loaves make them infinitely worse, but not if it's an allergy! Glad you're trying the elimination approach, that's the best way to do it. Happily, there are some great gluten free flour mixes pretty widely available nowadays or you can experiment with your own mixes that might work better in your bread machine. Good luck! 7mo

Tamra @Larkken thank you for the input! 2 weeks gluten free now & no pain except the day she ate chicken nuggets at school. I am curious to see whether homemade items are problematic. We‘ll try in about a month. Thankfully we‘re finding GF products as substitutes. 7mo

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Aimeesue Gluten is pretty much gluten, unfortunately. Gluten intolerance runs in my family & we all experience it differently. My daughter just gets stomachaches, I don‘t have symptoms unless I WAY overdo it (or eat Triscuits, oddly) and my mother gets really bad GI issues if she even looks at regular pasta. Even if you‘re asymptomatic, you‘re damaging your GI tract. The lining replaces itself every 7 days though, so I can eat it 1X a week. Good luck! 6mo

Cathythoughts Yes I have gluten intolerance, there are some great gluten free foods available. I find spelt bread is ok , as it‘s very low in gluten, also I make porridge bread and that‘s gluten free too. It‘s great you have discovered your daughters intolerance.. X 6mo

Tamra @Aimeesue from your experience it sounds like we‘re going to have to discover triggers by trial & error. Part of the journey - thank you! 6mo

Tamra @Cathythoughts good to know! I am guessing “porridge” is oatmeal? I have plans today to grind some up to make her own pumpkin bread. 🤞🏾🤞🏾 She is indeed lucky there are now so many other products on the market! Last night she had GF pizza. 😊 6mo

Cathythoughts Yes porridge is oatmeal .. and makes a lovely bread. If you look up Mary Flahavans Porridge Bread… it‘s a simple delicious recipe 😊 6mo

Tamra @Cathythoughts thank you much! Heading right over there…… 6mo

Tamra @TheSpineView @Larkken @Aimeesue @Cathythoughts I wanted to share this banana bread/muffin recipe. I made muffins & added chocolate chips - kids & husband loved them! GF! https://minimalistbaker.com/one-bowl-gluten-free-banana-bread/ 6mo

Cathythoughts Thankyou !! I‘ll be giving that a go ❤️ 6mo

Aimeesue Mmmmmmmm! 6mo

Larkken @Tamra yum, thanks! I'm due to use some very black bananas, even, good timing! 6mo

Tamra @Larkken ha! The riper the better 6mo

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