I have actually made this loaf 3 times. The first time, it rose and fell - boo. So I looked in the book and went to the troubleshooting and it said that if this happens you have to decrease the amount of yeast. So I tried that and made a second loaf and whaddaya know, it happened again. Sadness. So I went to the great gods of google and looked it up and they said that there was too much liquid. So I decreased the liquid and tried again. And the third one worked the best. Now, it isn't perfect, but I think I got the ratio figured out pretty well. Here is a picture of it (sorry the pic isn't perfect - I am tired)
That was that loaf. The recipe is on page 42-43 of the book (should I post the recipe? is that a bad idea? what do you guys think?) It was technically supposed to be a Cinnamon Raisin bread, but I didn't have any raisins in the house and, well, I don't like raisins in bread anyway, so I wasn't too concerned.
Anyway, I think my next step is to try another recipe and see if I have to make the same changes to it to get good results or not. I think next I will try a basic white loaf just to figure things out.
If you guys have any thoughts or suggestions of kinds you always wanted to try you should let me know. Seriously, I am sure this book has the kind you want because there are 300 recipes. That's a lot of bread.
One time when I was sick with the stomach flu, my Dad had just gotten his bread machine and wanted to try it out and made beer cheese bread. The whole house smelled amazing and it was the only solid food I could keep down. It was divine! Do you have a recipe like that? And... you're right: raisins in bread? Disgusting. Like little fruit boogers.
ReplyDeleteThere is a Cheddar Beer Bread recipe - sounds about right, right? I will put it on the list. And then mail it to you? Wait, no, maybe not that last bit.
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