Wow, yous looks great! I just did my second loaf (much better than the first)- but when I put it in a freezer bag to store- it got all gummy because of the condensation in the bag. What did i do wrong? How do you store yours? Thank YOU!
Super late to post a comment but maybe it can help someone. Weigh your flour always instead of volume. You can have luck sometimes (or if sifted most every time) but why bother... get a scale and weigh flour. Bread flour is 120g. Everything else I use volume and it turns out fine every time. Making bread by hand a time or two will teach you how a proper dough looks and feels after a proper water and flour are used.
As I am watching this video, I am making my first loaf of bread in my HB breadmaker I got for my birhday. I hope it looks as good and turns out as well as yours seemed too. Thank you so much for the video.
I've been considering getting a bread maker and came across this video. I nevr knew that the diy bread making community was so helpful and supportive! I enjoyed this video and appreciate all the awesome tips in the comments.
So glad you got it right ! a real sense of accomplishment , I had a bread machine and found it a pain in the backside , I learned to make a great loaf by hand , Its a Simple ! No Knead) loaf, so simple Your kids can make it ! 2 loaves on the table in 1 1/2 hours no additives or preservatives, just a Great wholemeal loaf !
For your bread to happen, you need to periodically check the dough during kneading - if it needs additional water or flour. If it is crumby, it needs water. If it is moist and sticky, it needs flour. Add a little - one spoon at a time, wait a couple minutes to knead and check again. Cute kids, you must be proud of them!
I know some people don't like to add sugar in your bread but people need to understand that in order for the yeast to do it's job and make bread rise you need to feed that yeast and that can come from many types of sugar including honey, plain white sugar or syrup.
I think you might get better results if you hydrate the yeast first with small amount of water and then after several minutes mix it with the rest of your water and sugar and let it rest for awhile. Basically you are trying to activate the yeast first so you can get a healthy rise in your bread. When you add the sugar water you are giving your yeast food to eat. It is through this process the yeast can make carbon dioxide which makes the air bubbles in the bread. If you use old yeast it may not work and you get a flat bread. By using these steps you can visually see the yeast working before you add it to the mix and that will ensure your bread rises like it should.
I use all-purpose flour only. Turns out great. For a softer and less dense inside, add warm water, sugar and yeast at the same time and let sit for 10 minutes, then add rest of ingredients and bake. Use only 3 cups of flour for the 1.5 lb loaf. 3 and one half makes the bread too dense. The reason the manufacturers say to putt the yeast on top is because they don't want people leaving the mixture with the yeast fermenting too long, 15+ minutes. The yeast starts to mix with the sugar and water as soon as you hit the start button, but while it will make decent bread, the yeast doesn't ferment enough for great bread. I do not know what happened to the first loaf you cooked, how did it taste?
Use warm water for the yeast, and why are u adding everything as The ingredients are listed that’s not how you follow the directions the list of ingredients is just the things that you need underneath it will explain all the steps
I enjoyed this video. My anxieties are legion when I make bread in my KBS machine, then magically an aromatic and perfect loaf of bread emerges! Everyone should buy a bread machine so they can kick the habit of eating chemical laden commercial breads. 🍞👩🏻🍳👨🏻🍳
Warning to all bread maker users! While kneading the dough, these machines will MOVE! I had one fall off my counter after 2.5 hours!!!! If you can, put it in a DRY sink or place a something in front of the machine which will fall to the floor as an alarm to you.
I ha e this exact machine and i really like it. Tips: -use exact measurements…. It’s sensitive. -use real butter Use LIGHT crust setting -fresh ingredients Thats my experience anyway
Hi Pete.. haha.. enjoyed your video ! My 2 cents worth .. the whole secret is in that fist mix.. you watch how the combination of ingredients comes together .. If the mixture sticks to the wall of pan , you add flour , 1 TBSP at a time till it leaves the wall; if it forms a baseball that's hard , you add liquid. The feel should be soft so you can still press the dough. I have baked since 2006 , and so have experimented alot . You can change your recipes .. for example, use half milk , half water for liquid, for sweetener , try honey. I never buy bread flour , only regular and my own mix of whole wheat, spelt , all purpose, barley, buckwheat. For yeast , I use the Yeast Instant Dry VacPac 454 g Fleischmann's, and have been using that one box for almost 2 years now and still lots left ( I keep a small amount out and the rest in the freezer) and it only cost me $ 5 for the box so very economical. I remove the paddle after the last mix, and then place dough back in pan to finish baking. Have fun experimenting and all the best from Canada .
Good advice. Also it's helpful to weigh rather than volume measure ingredients. And you may have to add more flour in the initial combination if the humidity is high.
I just bought my machine and after reading the instructions was told to run the machine for 10 minutes with nothing in it before I made a loaf of bread. I tried and tried to find the timer that would let me set the time for 10 minutes and no such luck. Any advice?
I used this video and bread came just right...this is my second try...first time it came out ok but not what I expected..but this time gr8 with this... alsoI used all purpose flour...first time I used butter followed another...must say 😊 to him for video...
I am following everything what you said… But some reasons???? Not doing good. Bread flour is studying in the corner. 3cups of Bread flour is too much???? What did I do wrong??????
You should try using warm water. Slightly warmer than room temp. That helps the yeast active better. If you add cold water, the yeast won't active and you end up with a brick with no fluff to it. You can also warm the oil in the microwave for about 5 to 10 seconds so it won't cool the water. You're one determined fellow!! Gotta admire that!!
When it comes to baking specially breads it's best to swich your measurements to by weights grams it gives more accurate and way easier to weigh everything by scale also less mess and faster .... if you can't convert the measurements to grams then look for the same recipe in grams on the enternet.... in other hand water vs flour ratio would change depends on the altitud.. so you have to adjust the recipe in high altitude and high humidity.
I just bought one too, it arrived yesterday on Mar 25th. I've baked two rounds so far and it was a ruined mess each time. I am using reg All Purpose flour but I was also using reg yeast. I will have to purchase some Bakers Yeast and hopefully that will work. I like the machine, It's just that I can't get my bread to rise and it's hard as a rock. I think my loaves would make a Great chew toy for a large dog
@@peteysmooth768 I’ve made a bunch of loaves and with the exception of maybe the first one they turned out great! I take special care to keep yeast in a little valley away from the wet ingredients. I’ve progressed to using the dough setting for breadsticks and pizza dough. So easy now! So glad I went with this machine.
I recently purchased this machine and haven't had any trouble with it, but I have also been making bread in a machine for around 20 years (my original 20 year-old machine finally bit the dust this year). I mostly do organic wheats and grain breads, but your loaf came out nice looking!
One thing you should spoon the flour into the measuring cups. When you scoop it, it compacts and you are using a little more flour than what's called for