With the advent of numerous equipment in our lives, we are used to trusting it to perform more and more functions and operations. Without some devices, our life will not be so easy. A kitchen is that corner where the bulk of useful appliances are concentrated. The main place among them is a bread machine. Bread purchased at the store may raise doubts about its quality. But if you cook it at home, you can choose only the best ingredients. Let's talk about how to bake bread in a French bread maker.
Gourmet, Airy Bread
This is a delicate, airy piece of culinary art. Making French bread can be your favorite pastime. It takes a little time for this (the equipment will do everything), and baking will delight the household. A distinctive feature of French bread is its fine pore structure. Its crust is crispy, hard, but fragile. Inside, a delicate crumb will pleasantly surprise you. In traditional recipes do not use any aromatic additives. But the main ingredients are usually milk powder and butter.
The oven in the panason bread maker
You can bake such bread in any bread maker. French bread recipe usually has a standard set of ingredients. The difference is only in the cooking technology and in the tab of all components. But for this you just need to carefully read the instructions. For example, prepare bread in a Panasonic bread maker. For cooking, take 400 grams of good wheat flour, a quarter teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of yeast, one and a half tablespoons of milk powder, 280 milliliters of water and 15 grams of butter.
First, pour water into the bowl and add all the ingredients to it, except yeast and flour. We put them last. Yeast can be mixed with flour. Typically, quick-
drying, dry yeast is used for baking bread
. Set the mode of French bread and wait for the end of cooking. It turns out beautiful bread in a bread maker - French, tender with a crispy crust.
Features of the preparation of French bread
This baking has its own characteristics, which you need to know about in order to get a good result. Sugar plays a large role in the activation of yeast. It is not in this recipe. Therefore, more time is needed to lift the dough. In French bakeries, this process takes about a day. To make tender and airy bread, be sure to sift the flour at least twice. So it is saturated with oxygen. Avoid contact of yeast and salt in the bread maker bowl. From this, their effectiveness decreases.
Usually the yeast is poured into a hole made in flour. If there is no milk powder, as required by the recipe, then replace it with a simple product. At the same time, reduce the amount of water by as much as milk has been added. The amount of ingredients in the recipes is strictly observed. You can not add them to the eye. To do this, there are special
measuring spoons and weight in grams. For an accurate calculation, use scales with divisions up to 10 grams. Be sure to watch the dough, especially the first time. If necessary, add water, milk or flour. Then adjust the recipe for future preparations. Be sure to read the instructions for the bread maker.
Classic recipe
This is a traditional French bread bread recipe. For cooking, you need to take 400 grams of good quality flour (this is one of the most important products), a teaspoon of instant dry yeast, 280 milliliters of water (better purified), a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of butter (it must be pre-melted).
Bread is baked in French mode. Cooking technology depends on the model of bread machine. In some, you must first pour water into the bowl and add salt and oil. Then pour flour and yeast. Other brands of bread makers require first adding yeast, and then flour, milk, butter and salt. After that, water flows in. Therefore, before making bread, be sure to read the instructions.
Little deviation from the rules
In addition to the classic recipe, there are various options for making French bread. But from this it turns out no less tasty. Take 260 milliliters of water, 200 grams of flour, 3 tablespoons of sugar, one and a half teaspoons of salt and two teaspoons of yeast. We spread all the ingredients in the necessary sequence, as required by the instruction. And bake in French bread mode. It usually takes 4 to 6 hours. But at the end, the bread stays heated for a while. At this point, it can be reached.
French malt bread
The recipe for French bread for malt bread can be attributed to unusual. But worth a try. It will turn out fragrant bread from wheat and rye flour. For a loaf weighing 650 grams, you need one and a half small tablespoons of yeast, 350 grams of wheat and 50 grams of rye flour, two large tablespoons of malt, a small spoon of salt, two tablespoons of vegetable oil, half a spoon of caraway seeds, half a spoon of sugar and 310 milliliters of water.
We spread all the components in the right order in the bowl of the bread machine. Then set the mode of baking French bread. The malt in this recipe needs to be used dry. The bread in the French bread maker turns out to be porous and very fragrant.
French croissant
This is an unusual version of French pastries. For cooking, take two teaspoons of yeast, 500 grams of flour, one and a half teaspoons of salt, three large tablespoons of sugar, two tablespoons of butter (soft), 300 milliliters of milk. For the filling you will need brown sugar and cinnamon. We put all the ingredients in a bowl, observing the necessary sequence. Select the mode of kneading dough for French bread. Then we pull out the bun and roll into a thin layer.
Lubricate it with any oil and sprinkle with sugar mixed with cinnamon. We turn the roll out of the dough and put it in the bowl of the bread machine, pulling out a shovel for kneading. We put the bowl in the bread machine and leave the dough to rise. We turn on the stove only after 1.5 hours. Before making bread, grease the top with oil and sprinkle with sugar. We set the baking mode for an hour. We take out the bread and let it cool. After that, it can be beautifully cut. Serve such bread in the form of a dessert, to a sweet table.
Afterword
To bake bread in a bread maker, French or any other, is not difficult. Smart technology will do everything for you. But why then this baking fails? This happens to everyone, especially for the first time. There may be several reasons for this. First, the lack of proportions. Each recipe gives the exact amount of ingredients needed.
It must be observed, even if it seems to you that the recipe needs to be supplemented. But if you still want to experiment, then adjust the total volume of products. So, by adding milk, reduce the amount of water. For baking bread, use only high quality ingredients. Take only the highest quality flour or a special bakery. Yeast should be fresh. This is one of the main components on which the structure of future baking depends. To give the bread a spicy flavor, add coriander, caraway seeds, sesame seeds, dried garlic and onions. They are laid during the kneading test, after a sound signal. Follow the instructions, follow the rules, and your bread will turn out delicious, delicate and aromatic.