The most delicious bread, according to many people, is baked by hand. Do-it-yourself kneading dough, no harmful additives, unforgettable aroma and taste ... That's what associations arise when mentioning homemade bread. Many bake bread at home in the oven, preferring to completely abandon the use of bakery products from the store. But what if there is no time and energy for homemade bread, but you still want to have delicious lush bread on the table? What to do? To the aid of housewives comes a bread machine and bread mixes, which are on the market in a large assortment.
The composition of the mixture for bread
For our grandmothers, the concept of bread mix sounds like a joke. But modern housewives know that the use of the latest developments in the field of cooking does not pose any danger. On the contrary, technology makes our lives easier, and cooking has long ceased to be a debilitating and tedious task. So, what is included in the finished mixture for the bread machine?
First of all, it is worth understanding that in the composition of such mixtures there are no harmful chemical additives. Most dry bread mixtures include one or more types of flour, salt and sugar, fiber, yeast, citric acid and spices, depending on the variety of the selected mixture. As you can see, the manufacturer does not slip any “chemistry” into the package.
Dry Yeast - The Right Choice
Many of us remember how our mothers and grandmothers baked bread. Yeast was diluted in warm water, added to the dough and started the magical process of sprouting the dough. Yeast was sold in rectangular briquettes, kept in the refrigerator and always had to be fresh. With the advent of dry yeast in Russian cuisine, many are wondering which ones are better? What to stop at? Dry yeast has several advantages:
- They are stored much longer.
- Using them is easier, less likely to make a mistake in dosage.
- They are sold everywhere, unlike pressed yeast.
The only difference between pressed and dry yeast is that they contain only one type of yeast. Pressed yeast "wander" even before its direct use. Therefore, their shelf life is short, no one has canceled the fermentation processes.
How to use bread mix for bread machine?
Bread is the most famous food in the world. Each national cuisine has its own unique bread recipe. Modern technologies allow you to join the traditions of different nations, without leaving your home. It is enough to buy the necessary ready-made bread mixture for the bread machine. The recipe for making bread from a mixture is very simple, it is usually indicated on the package, but there are a number of recommendations.
- Read the instructions on the bread maker. It is advisable to follow exactly what is written, because the result directly depends on the step-by-step actions indicated there.
- The dosage is usually indicated on the packaging of the mixture, different manufacturers recommend their grammars, so here you will also have to abandon experiments. Most often, the mixture is added to the flour in the right proportions. But it happens that flour is already part of the powder.
- Place the products in the bread maker in the order indicated on the package, depending on the model of the device.
- Pour in small portions of water, controlling the density of the mixture. Do not make the dough too thick; baked bread will not be airy.
- In the last step of kneading the dough, add a spoonful of vegetable oil. This will help to successfully remove the finished bread from the mold.
Is bread made with bread mix harmful?
There is an opinion that bread baked from a ready-made mixture for a bread machine is not as healthy as regular bread baked using the sourdough in an oven according to old recipes. To agree with this opinion or to refute it, it is worth considering the fact that we are not able to assess the benefits or harms of a product without numerous scientific and medical conclusions.
Recent studies by scientists in the field of dietetics and catering show that bread as a food product cannot be classified as harmful to humans. There are no synthetic elements in its composition. And cooking in a bread maker technically does not differ from the usual way of baking bread in the oven or oven.
Perhaps the statement about the benefits or dangers of bread from the finished mixture is based solely on the personal taste preferences of each of us. Someone’s unusual taste of store bread will seem like a sign of a “harmful” product, while someone is used to eating bread exclusively homemade, so I’m ready to give a lot of arguments in favor of bread makers. Consider the positive qualities.
Benefits of Using a Bread Maker
What are the advantages of this modern kitchen appliances?
- The bread on the table is always fresh and tasty. A large selection of bread bread mixes for bread makers allows you to try different varieties and tastes when you want.
- Baking bread at home is no longer time-consuming labor. Everything is very simple. A few keystrokes, and fresh crisp bread is ready.
- Lack of surplus. You no longer have to throw away the dried pieces of bread, because by baking it in a bread machine, you can calculate the exact amount per family.
- You always know what your bread is made of. No suspicion of the presence of harmful additives and impurities.