packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
We have one of those OC loves it, I hate it! It has a learning curve, sorta like the instant pot. Btw you can bake break in your IP.
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We have one of those OC loves it, I hate it! It has a learning curve, sorta like the instant pot. Btw you can bake break in your IP.
Well, not right now. Further, my freezer is absolutely full.
blueinterceptor
Veteran Member
small cast iron Dutch oven
flour yeast water. Very little kneeding
artisian bread.
A little dense but crisp
A little more kneeding lighter bread.
Bps1691
Veteran Member
Who needs a bread machine????
Another one
Freeholder
This too shall pass.
When I was young, my mother made a six-loaf batch of bread every week (five children go through a lot of food). All made by hand, of course - bread machines hadn’t been invented yet. Very often, Mom would turn one loaf into either cinnamon or cinnamon-raisin bread. Can’t do that in a bread machine.
Let the dough rise once, then flatten one loaf’s worth of dough as thin as you can get it without putting holes in it. Spread melted butter evenly over it with a pastry brush. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over it evenly; ditto with raisins if you are adding them. Roll the dough up the long way, then tuck the ends under to fit your loaf pan. Let rise and bake just like a regular loaf.
Kathleen
Let the dough rise once, then flatten one loaf’s worth of dough as thin as you can get it without putting holes in it. Spread melted butter evenly over it with a pastry brush. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over it evenly; ditto with raisins if you are adding them. Roll the dough up the long way, then tuck the ends under to fit your loaf pan. Let rise and bake just like a regular loaf.
Kathleen
onmyown30
Veteran Member
I forgot I had a bread maker. When I was topping off preps I totally forgot about it and never bought any flour or stuff to make bread. A couple days ago I woke up at like 3am and was like “noooooooooooooooo” we have looked everywhere all week and flour is nowhere to be found. Anyone near fort smith Arkansas and need a bread maker will trade for bread (just kidding)
twobarkingdogs
Veteran Member
Go visit the Fresh Loaf web site, link below. It the ar15.com of baking bread. Then you have pizzamaking which is almost the same as making bread. For both bread or pizza you only need about 2 feet of counter or table space to knead
I make a cast iron pan pizza about each week. Its simple really. This make a dough for a 9" cast iron skillet
1 cup flour
1/2 cup water
1 spoon sugar
bit of salt to taste
bit of yeast to rise
bit of oil
bit of spices like garlic, thyme and such to add to the dough
Mix and then knead for a couple of minutes. Wipe down doughball with a bit of cooking oil to keep it from skinning, cover and then let it sit somewhere warm for a couple of hours to rise. Then preheat oven to 400. Flatten dough, put in oiled cast iron pan, add toppings. Put cast iron pan on a burner. Turn burner on high. Cook for about 5 minutes or until steam starts coming out from under dough. Put in oven for about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and eat.
Its actually simpler then it sounds because you spend about 5 minutes making the dough and then about another 5 minutes making the pizza which then cooks for 10 minutes. This is my go to meal as I can make the dough while making breakfast and then either eat the pizza for either lunch or dinner.
And if you make a bit more dough the dogs love it right out of the oven. I'll string the extra dough around the rim of the pizza letting it get a bit of sauce
Start on pizza and then bread isn't much harder
tbd
thefreshloaf
pizzamaking
I make a cast iron pan pizza about each week. Its simple really. This make a dough for a 9" cast iron skillet
1 cup flour
1/2 cup water
1 spoon sugar
bit of salt to taste
bit of yeast to rise
bit of oil
bit of spices like garlic, thyme and such to add to the dough
Mix and then knead for a couple of minutes. Wipe down doughball with a bit of cooking oil to keep it from skinning, cover and then let it sit somewhere warm for a couple of hours to rise. Then preheat oven to 400. Flatten dough, put in oiled cast iron pan, add toppings. Put cast iron pan on a burner. Turn burner on high. Cook for about 5 minutes or until steam starts coming out from under dough. Put in oven for about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and eat.
Its actually simpler then it sounds because you spend about 5 minutes making the dough and then about another 5 minutes making the pizza which then cooks for 10 minutes. This is my go to meal as I can make the dough while making breakfast and then either eat the pizza for either lunch or dinner.
And if you make a bit more dough the dogs love it right out of the oven. I'll string the extra dough around the rim of the pizza letting it get a bit of sauce
Start on pizza and then bread isn't much harder
tbd
thefreshloaf
pizzamaking
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
You can buy single loaves to bake, bring it home throw it into a buttered bread pan, follow the instructions on the package and there you have it homemade bread.
drafter
Veteran Member
Been making no knead bread in my enameled dutch oven this last week and it’s been a huge hit with the family. Super easy to make.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Define a bit of yeast please.
Not in any of the stores I’ve been in over the past week!
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Dang, our store had plenty in stock today!
SamGribley
Contributing Member
Quick bread from biscuit or pizza dough, roll out to 1/4", then deep fry in oil of your choice.
twobarkingdogs
Veteran Member
Since the amount of flour is small I take my jar of yeast and sprinkle a bit on top. Say about 1/4 of a tea spoon. Sorry the only thing I measure is the flour and the water as I need a scoop to use so I just use a 1/2 cup measuring cup and this amount of flour, 1 cup, is perfect for the size of cast iron skillet, 9", I use to make me my personal pan pizza. Everything else isn't really that important, IMO, so I just add it right out of the jar or container so I don't have additional things to wash.
In honestly the yeast might actually be optional but then you'd have flat bread and not pizza. I'll try it some time without the yeast and only letting the dough rest a bit before making the pizza.
Basically the trick is twice as much flour as water is a good rule of thumb. Then you add a bit more of one or the other if needed while kneading. After making the pizza once or twice you'll get a feel for the flour/water ratio and learn how the dough feels.
Go to the pizza making website using the link I gave in my previous post. The folks over there take their pizza making very seriously. Look up the thread for emergency dough recipes for doughs you make and consume the same day. They will have exact measurements for exact sized pizzas.
tbd
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Thanks, I'll do that.
momma_soapmaker
Disgusted
I have a Zoji. They are worth their weight in gold.
kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I don't know what machine you are using but mine can easily handle a cinnamon raisin loaf. I thought most of them could.
A friend has 3 kids that are bottomless pits. The machine makes a loaf of bread every morning. And if she's craving a particular type, she reloads it after the morning gets going.
Dang, now I'm craving bread.
kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Unfortunately I no longer live close to one. It's over an hour and a half to their bulk food store. I love their stores.
rafter
Since 1999
Why are they so much better? I've never heard of them.
For one thing, they make a horizontal loaf of bread.
momma_soapmaker
Disgusted
Two paddles so they mix/knead more thoroughly, horizontal loaf, two customizable settings (which I highly recommend using, because preprogrammed isn't the greatest).
I wore out (literally) a GE years ago. They didn't make that model any longer when I started looking for a replacement. Bought a Breadman brand, and it was so loud, you couldn't stay in the room with it. I was convinced it would take a dive off the counter too. Pan was thin and cheap, clips wouldn't hold the pan in place during kneading. Took it back, and ordered the Zoji.
The Zoji is SOLIDLY BUILT. It won't walk off the counter, and is very quiet as far as bread machines go. Well worth the price, if you make bread.
I've had it for over 10 years, and probably used it more than average. If it goes out, I'd order another one without hesitation. Price put me off for a long time, but I won't buy anything else now.
But PLEASE don't strip them bare! The community members rely on these places, as many of them must pay a driver to go to the nearest supermarket... they can't just hop in a car and drive to multipke stores...
Summerthyme
jward
passin' thru
blue berry cornbread and summer sausage.
You MN folk eat weird stuff ; )
:: hopes you'll share, at least the recipe ::
Dude, craigslist, or even salvation army online---
surprised me, and i do not know why, that bread was hard to come by, even though we have a company or three that makes nothing but various artisanal breads. I have a date with the grain mill myself soon, cause nothing says comfort like butter and nothing holds butter like bread- assuming you don't care for lobster, and i do not
Freeholder
This too shall pass.
I seldom make bread anymore, as we have to eat gluten-free, and even some (most) gluten-free flours are problematic. But most of the bread I’ve made was made by hand. We did briefly have a bread machine because someone gave us one, but in order to make cinnamon bread the way I described, you would have to take the dough out of the machine, follow my steps, and then I suppose you might be able to put it back in the machine to rise again and bake. I don’t know how you would make the type of cinnamon bread I described without removing the dough from the machine.
Kathleen
rafter
Since 1999
I saw several for sale on Ebay as well as a lot of cheap ones. Quite a few new ones, if anyone still is wanting to buy a bread machine.
BornFree
Came This Far
I found a De-lux bread maker for you.
I think I’d buy that one!
Buy the two 1lb packages of yeast at Sam's. Super cheap. I keep it in the freezer. I am using yeast that is over 8 years old and it's still good. I put it in an air tight container to freeze. Here is a recipe I use for when I don't have the urge to bake bread. We like the left overs the next day toasted with butter and honey. It's fast to make too.
1 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons (real stuff) mayonnaise
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together flour and milk. Add sugar and mayonnaise. Pour into slightly greased muffin tins and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Yield: 6 rolls
A muffin pan for six muffins is worth finding. Cheap too.
I looked on Amazon for the six count muffin tins. Fancy ones there but the dollar store tins are fine. I've had my Fred's Discount one for years.
1 cup self-rising flour
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons (real stuff) mayonnaise
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together flour and milk. Add sugar and mayonnaise. Pour into slightly greased muffin tins and bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Yield: 6 rolls
A muffin pan for six muffins is worth finding. Cheap too.
I looked on Amazon for the six count muffin tins. Fancy ones there but the dollar store tins are fine. I've had my Fred's Discount one for years.
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MinnesotaSmith
Membership Revoked
Indeed.
Old family recipe for a quickbread:
3 cups self-rising flour (best if 0-50% is whole wheat)
1 regular size bottle of beer
Bake at 325 til table knife comes out clean.
Cut into slices.
Cover slices with real butter and your favorite jam.
Add large glass of cold milk and something to read.
Mary Contrary
Inactive
I see them at Salvation army all the time.
Dennis, Check out the Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a day website. They have regular flour books as well as whole grain books. All you need is a large container with a lid and a big spoon, A pizza stone helps, too. You can make your loaves small enough for you to finish it before it dries out. The dough keeps in the fridge 6 weeks so you only need to mix it up when you need more. Check it out. I think it will be the method best suited to your circumstances.
Happy Baking
Mushroom
Happy Baking
Mushroom
Mushie! I haven’t seen you in ages!
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
nice suggestions on finding a bread maker in normal times, but thrift stores are probably not open for the time being. I have a new bread maker but would not part with it. If I did then I'd get a wild hair to make bread, even though we don't eat bread. We eat tortillas from time to time, I have a supply, but I do know how to make them. I only have about a foot and a half of counter space in my camper so what I have in the old old mobile home looked palatial at first but it gets smaller and smaller all the time. I'm blessed to have what we have. God is good, all the time.
Judy
Judy
WanderLore
Veteran Member
Dennis, at the basic, bread is water flour yeast and salt.
I have at times done this: mix batch in bowl in the sink. Dont knead, fill sink half with warm water, set bowl covered in plastic wrap, in water. Let rise double.
Punch down. Put in crock pot to cook.
Grid down, run crock pot on inverter to car battery on seat or floor of vehicle, covered.
Will take awhile but will cook.
Slice and brown in pan if you want it that way.
I've cooked bread in my van years ago, while I was traveling with my kids on the road this way. Bread was done when we got to campsite, cut and browned over campfire with a skillet.
I have at times done this: mix batch in bowl in the sink. Dont knead, fill sink half with warm water, set bowl covered in plastic wrap, in water. Let rise double.
Punch down. Put in crock pot to cook.
Grid down, run crock pot on inverter to car battery on seat or floor of vehicle, covered.
Will take awhile but will cook.
Slice and brown in pan if you want it that way.
I've cooked bread in my van years ago, while I was traveling with my kids on the road this way. Bread was done when we got to campsite, cut and browned over campfire with a skillet.