Bread Machine Recipes
Tasty, easy to make, good for heart – and coming out of the machine…That’s the Bread Machine for you, considered by many as the greatest culinary invention of this century. So, those of you who love the smell of freshly baked breads but don’t have the time to knead the dough, you need to get the bread machine and also some of the most taste bud tickling recipes for the bread machine. If you happen to meet some old timers in the bread baking business, they will still swear by the special flavor of the hand knead dough, but then they might give you some very invaluable tips for the next generation baking tool…
For the best results in any bread machine recipe, some of the thumb rules need to be adhered to…
- Get the right yeast for the bread machine. It is called “bread machine yeast” or rapid-rise yeast.
- Always use a freshly packed yeast and always use at room temperature
- Use the right size machine based on your needs
- Always add the ingredients at the room temperature
- 50% whole-wheat rule makes for a good outcome. So, use half of wheat flour and half of white flour for all recipes.
- Keep checking in the machine created dough for the right stickiness
The above fundamentals for the bread machine will get you going for the few of our favorite bread machine recipes to follow..
Cinnamon Twists: It will be hard to find a person with fully developed taste buds who does not like Cinnamon twists. Here is a bread machine recipe for this intoxicating old timer..
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup low-fat milk at room temperature
- 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons egg substitute or beaten egg
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup white flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon rapid rise or bread machine yeast
- 1 1/2 tablespoons less-fat margarine or whipped butter
- 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Preparation:
- Add milk, canola oil, egg substitute, whole-wheat flour, white flour, sugar, and salt to bread machine pan. Make a round and deep section in the flour & pour yeast there.
- Set bread machine to DOUGH cycle.
- It will take 90 to 120 minutes for the cycle to finish. After the dough is ready, make 10-inch x 14-inch rectangle. Butterize the top of rectangles.
- Blend the brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle evenly over the margarine-topped dough.
- Cut the rectangle into 14 strips (about 1 inch wide). Fold the top end of each strip down to meet with the bottom end and then twist it a few times.
- Line up the strips on a oiled up non-stick foil
- Let the yeast rise and then bake for 15 – 20 minutes.
Garlic & Herb Pizza Crust: Healthy home made pizzas? No way. If you have a Bread machine and couple of hours on the weekend, a healthy Garlic and herb crusted pizza is just a few steps away.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup + 3 tablespoons warm water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons molasses
- 4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh, finely chopped basil
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup white flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon bread machine yeast
Preparation:
- Add water, molasses, olive oil, garlic, basil, and oregano to bread machine pan. Add wheat and white flour and make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast.
- The dough cycle will complete in 90 to 100 minutes. Break up the dough in 4 equal pieces.
- Press and stretch each piece out into a circle about 7 inches wide.
- Sprinkle cheese, garlic, your favorite herbs and the choice of sauce on each piece
- Bake for 400-degree at about 12-15 minutes.
So, the bread machine is ready to churn out the most exotic pizzas and twists week after week – not to forget the French bread, onion bread, garlic bread and any other healthy bread that you will not find in your neighborhood restaurants.