Breadmaking With A Bread Machine

Baking your own bread is easier than you might think. Who can resist the smell of freshly baked bread? I know I can't. As soon as you pick up on the smell you want to eat some straight away. My mother used to make her own and we looked forward to tucking into it just as soon as it had cooled down.

The major difference in bread making then compared with now is the bread-maker machine. Mother used to prepare and bake the bread, from start to finish, using her hands to mix it, then knead the dough. You then have to leave it to rise before it is ready for the oven, and how long that takes depends

on the room temperature at the time.

The results were a bit hit or miss, but that wonderful smell is still the same. Bread makers have taken much of the hard work out of the job. All the user needs to do is add some pre measured ingredients into the machine, in a specific order, press some buttons and let the bread maker machine do the rest. You can walk away and do something else while it is baking. How convenient is that?

About four hours later the bread is cooked, and when the bread is cooked you can then get down to the serious business of eating your wonderful tasting and smelling loaf of bread. Yes, it is that easy. Baking your own bread goes down very well with family and friends, and it is surprising how popular you can become when word gets around that you bake fresh bread.

The convenience of baking bread on demand, when you want it is wonderful. No more special journeys to the supermarket because you have run out of bread. There are good health benefits of baking your own bread as well. You get to control what goes into the bread before you eat it.

And, that's not all. Bread making machines can do other things apart from bake bread. For instance they can mix pizza dough, make jam and make lots of different kinds of bread. Tempted? Give it a try, and you don't have to buy an expensive bread maker to get started.