first bread in the machine!

Good luck! I felt so guilty that DH spent $350 on my bread machine, years ago, that I baked all our bread for over a year.

 

I have one in the machine this morning too. It will be ready when I get home from work. I hope you have better luck than I at getting loaves to rise. Tell how is turns out.

 

Nothing better than fresh baked bread. I learned a really great tip on this sight... If you have trouble getting a loaf that you like from your machine- just use it on the dough setting and bake loaf in the oven. I tried and tried in the machine and I was just never happy with it. The first time I used it to make the dough, I was 100 % satisfied. I make all our bread now! Good luck and enjoy!

 

Hope your first loaf turns out grand! Let us know.

Bread machines can be a little "picky". Everything has to be measured exactly because the machine cannot adjust - like a person would when hand kneading. But I love mine and would quickly get another if it died.

I have several bread meachine recipes posted on this page of our website that you might enjoy:

http://www.millriverfarm.com/recipes.cfm?catname=Bread, Rolls, and Muffins

I also use the 'dough only' cycle on the bread machine often. Let the machine mix, knead and rise the dough. Transfer to a standard loaf pan, rise abot an hour (until double), then bake at 350 degrees, about 25 mintues for most.

edited for typo...sorry

 

don't panic yet! did you use bread machine yeast?

 

I love my bread machine and it's yummy fresh output.