While going through the pantry the other day I saw our bread maker gathering dust in the corner. I've had it for years, but hadn't seen it since I moved to Phoenix over 5 years ago. A bread maker is that sort of gadget that rarely pays for itself for most people, I think, so when I first bought it I put a Post-it note on top so I could keep track of how many loaves I had made.
The Post-it is long gone, but I actually think I recouped my investment. It does a decent job, really, though I wish I had gotten the bigger model. Since I've had it out I've gotten away from the recipes that came with the machine, and I've been fooling around with my own.
Here's the recipe for the loaf in the picture:
1 1/2 C white bread flour
5/8 C wheat flour
3 T Tibvrtini Olio Extra Virgene di Olive
2t kosher salt
1 1/2t dry yeast.
That's it. Simple, but it makes a really good loaf, and I think the oil keeps it from getting stale too quickly. I keep it in the fridge in a one gallon Ziplock bag.
I'm a sucker for freshly baked bread. Where's the jam?
There is just something about this picture. Words have failed me.
wow, thats a nice looking loaf. how large a bread maker should i buy to make that size of loaf?
Bread is a beautiful thing, Chile.
Michael, I think this is a 1# maker. They have larger ones out there. I just put up a link to a model that's an updated version of mine that makes up to a 2 1/2 pound loaf. Twice the bread for the same amount of work!!