It is difficult to imagine a dining table without bread. They share it when they want to show their location to a guest. However, the loaf bought at the store does not look much like a delicious loaf of bread from the oven. Therefore, more and more housewives prefer to bake their own. However, cooking homemade bread is a troublesome business. You need to knead the dough first, let it come up, then cut it and only after that bake. One mistake - and the result will be far from ideal. Another thing is baking bread in a bread machine. Recipes for her can be found without difficulty, even in the instructions. However, experienced bakers have been cooking for a long time without resorting to them.
General rules
However, even taking proven recipes for baking bread in a bread machine, it is not always possible to achieve the same result. The fact is that in most descriptions general rules are not indicated. However, they are not always known to novice bakers. Therefore, it does not turn out tasty and fluffy bread.
The very first and most important rule is that all products must be at room temperature. The fact is that the yeast simply does not react with the cold ingredients, and the bread may not rise or fall during baking. Therefore, you must always get them out of the refrigerator in advance. In addition, when baking bread in an accelerated or fast mode, all liquids need to be heated to a temperature of 38-40 degrees.
Also, be sure to read the instructions for the bread maker. It usually indicates the bookmarking order of products. The fact is that before kneading the yeast should not come into contact with liquids and salt. This can slow down the dough and reduce the quality of the finished product. They are usually put either first or last. And, accordingly, either dry ingredients or liquids will be laid first. Often, additional products (dried fruits, spices, cheese, and so on) are laid separately at the signal.
And one more small nuance, which will always turn out to be successful baking bread in a bread machine. The recipes for her for some reason do not contain this information. Any flour must be sieved, in order to saturate it with air and remove impurities.
Tomato bread
Thanks to the addition of tomato paste, this bread turns out to be a beautiful bright orange color. Spices only complement and emphasize the pleasant taste of tomatoes. With it you can make delicious sandwiches or serve with tomato puree soup. Or you can just make toasts and spread with cream cheese. In any case, baking bread in a bread machine, the recipes of which contain interesting additions, will not be more difficult than any other. And the taste is much richer and brighter.
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste;
- 340 ml of water;
- 560 grams of wheat flour;
- 1.5 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 2 teaspoons of sugar;
- 2 teaspoons of salt;
- 1.6 teaspoons of yeast;
- 0.5 teaspoon of paprika;
- 0.5 teaspoon oregano.
Cooking order
1. Stir the tomato paste in warm water. If you don’t really like the bright tomato flavor, then its amount can be reduced. However, do not get involved. In any case, it makes no sense to put less than one tablespoon.
2. Check once again how to bake bread in a bread machine. Recipes ("Mulinex" device and LG, for example) may differ in the order of bookmarking products. If liquids are first put, then you need to pour tomato water and add vegetable oil. Natural olive, by the way, is perfect here.
3. Now you can add dry ingredients. Salt and sugar first. Then sift the flour. It is better to weigh it on a kitchen scale, but if there are none, then you will need 3 glasses and another 2/3. Add spices. In addition to oregano and paprika, you can add a mixture of Provencal herbs.
4. Make a deepening and add yeast. They should only be dry instant. Others may simply not have time to react. Select the mode "Main" or "White bread". The size of the loaf is 900 grams, the crust is “medium”.
After the baking of bread in the bread machine is over (the recipes in this case will be the same), the loaf must be put on the wire rack and completely cooled. It usually takes about one hour. But now you can chop it and try it.
Curd roll
Of course, there are recipes for baking bread in a bread machine for rich products. Moreover, they are obtained in it no worse, and sometimes even better. Indeed, for this, special modes are even provided. However, the more rich the bread, the more carefully you need to relate to the temperature of the starting products and their quality. So, only fresh cottage cheese, milk and eggs are suitable for this curd roll.
Ingredients:
- 2.5 teaspoons of yeast;
- 500 grams of wheat flour;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 1 teaspoon of salt;
- 100 grams of butter;
- 2 tablespoons of brandy;
- 8 grams of vanilla sugar;
- 2 eggs;
- 30-60 ml of milk;
- powdered sugar.
Cooking order
1. Break 2 eggs into a measuring cup. They should be at room temperature. Top up milk so that a total of 150 ml. Since eggs can be of different sizes, a little more or less milk may be needed. If required by the instructions, slightly shake the yolk with a fork.
2. Then you need to put the products according to the instructions. This is important in order to really succeed in baking bread in a bread machine. Recipes (a Panasonic device, for example) usually suggest putting dry and then wet foods first. That is, first you need to pour in the yeast, then sift the flour. Add sugar, vanilla and salt (the latter should also not come in contact with yeast).
3. Now you can add liquids and similar products - softened butter, cottage cheese, eggs, milk and cognac. Do not be afraid of alcohol in baking. He will give the curd bun an additional flavor, and the alcohol will simply evaporate during cooking.
4. Set the mode to "Basic" or "Custom". Choose size XL and light crust. It remains only to wait for the signal. Cool the roll in the mold a little and carefully lay it on the table. Move to a wire rack, grease with melted butter and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cool.
Finally
Baking bread in a bread machine is becoming increasingly popular. Recipes with photos of finished products leave many with no choice but to try to cook all new types of home-made yeast products. Perhaps in the near future, buying bread in the store will become, rather, the exception than the rule.