To ressurect this thread .... Does anyone have a breadmaker recipie for a good bread?
Basic bread machine recipe for a 1 pound loaf of bread is:
2 cups flour (see below)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons sugar (or honey) -- needed to feed the yeast -- artificial sweeteners will not work
1 teaspoon salt -- limits yeast action, otherwise bread will over-rise and fall while baking
1.5 teaspoon active dry yeast
Bread machines may vary in the proportion of liquids to solids that they work well with, so you may have to adjust the amounts.
For the flour, I use the following:
0.25 cup wheat gluten (needed if using whole grain flours or a large proportion of non-wheat (low/non-gluten) flour)
at least 1 cup whole wheat flour
the other 0.75 cup can be whole wheat flour or other whole grain flour (rye, buckwheat, etc.)
For more adventurousness:
Use up to 0.5 cup of rolled oats in place of some of the flour.
Add canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices (but adjust the water accordingly).
Add fresh or frozen berries (but adjust the water accordingly -- the berries will be blended into the bread).
Use maple syrup instead of sugar or honey (but adjust the water accordingly since you may need more maple syrup than sugar or honey).
Add nuts or dried fruit according to the bread machine's instructions.
