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Dennis Olson

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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I was just digging around looking for a bread maker. Historically, a loaf of bread will go bad before I finish it. OTOH, I love the taste of fresh bread. With a maker and some flour, I could make it when I need it as opposed to having to fight the zombie hordes - lol. Anyhoo, I went looking. All the reasonably priced bread makers are gone. Only the $200-$500 makers are available, and I’m not paying that. Also, the prices for the cheaper ones have been jacked way up too.

So for this, I think I’m “too late.” (If anyone has a bread maker (with instruction book) that they’d be okay selling and shipping to me, I’d love to hear from you - heh.)
 
CaryC

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Hummm thinking it was Thompson who suggested to SouthernBreeze that the Kitchen Aid mixer with the bread kneading attachment would be the better option due to other attachments and what nots that can be used.

IIIIII on the other hand have a very unique, and one of a kind bread making ......machine. Makes some of them ummmm good cat head biscuits and corn bread, come from it too. LOL
 
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alpha

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Here ya' go Dennis...
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Fringe Ranger
CaryC said:
Hummm thinking it was Thompson who suggested to SouthernBreeze that the Kitchen Aid mixer with the bread kneading attachment would be the better option due to other attachments and what nots that can be used.
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That's what I've got. No use for a bread maker.
 
Dennis Olson

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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Kitchenaid mixer: $300

As an aside, I have essentially only about 2 sq. ft. of counter space. I can’t bake from scratch. And no place to put a wheeled cart either.
 
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Faroe

Un-spun
White flour will last longer than whole wheat flour. If you buy whole wheat flour to store for any length of time, freeze it, so it doesn't go rancid. Kneeding dough is somewhat messy, but not a big deal, and doesn't have to take forever, either. For long term, wheat berries will store best. Grinding wheat berries (the whole wheat kernal) is the hardest part, by far even with a Country Living grinder. Otherwise, go electric.
 
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Sub-Zero

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Dennis Olson said:
I was just digging around looking for a bread maker. Historically, a loaf of bread will go bad before I finish it. OTOH, I love the taste of fresh bread. With a maker and some flour, I could make it when I need it as opposed to having to fight the zombie hordes - lol. Anyhoo, I went looking. All the reasonably priced bread makers are gone. Only the $200-$500 makers are available, and I’m not paying that. Also, the prices for the cheaper ones have been jacked way up too.

So for this, I think I’m “too late.” (If anyone has a bread maker (with instruction book) that they’d be okay selling and shipping to me, I’d love to hear from you - heh.)
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Goodwill.

Also, look into making a sourdough starter; that way you won't need yeast.
 
Kathy in FL

Kathy in FL

Administrator
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Here's a couple of recipes for you no-knead kinda guys:

www.tasteofhome.com

No-Knead Casserole Bread

You'll love this cheddar bread made in a casserole dish. It is one of the easiest yeast breads to make. And since it calls for rapid-rise yeast, you don't have to wait long to enjoy it! —Peggy Key, Grant, Alabama
www.tasteofhome.com www.tasteofhome.com

www.allrecipes.com

No-Knead Artisan Style Bread

This crusty bread gets its complex flavors and chewy interior from a long, slow fermentation--just like you'd get from an artisan bakery.
www.allrecipes.com www.allrecipes.com

cooking.nytimes.com

No-Knead Bread Recipe

Here is one of the most popular recipes The Times has ever published, courtesy of Jim Lahey, owner of Sullivan Street Bakery It requires no kneading It uses no special ingredients, equipment or techniques
cooking.nytimes.com cooking.nytimes.com

pinchofyum.com

Miracle No Knead Bread

Miracle No Knead Bread! this is SO UNBELIEVABLY GOOD and ridiculously easy to make. crusty outside, soft and chewy inside - perfect for dunking in soups!
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CaryC

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Dennis Olson said:
Kitchenaid mixer: $300

As an aside, I have essentially only about 2 sq. ft. of counter space. I can’t bake from scratch. And no place to put a wheeled cart either.
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Come on Dude! Trump is fixing to give you 1200.00 twice, what the problem? LOL

BTW that's the same EXCUSE SouthernBreeze uses to keep me from buying her the tools to make it easier on her. LOL (money and counter space). So it's hand squished bread and biscuits for the time being.

However, I absolutely put my foot down on DROP biscuits. We will NOT have ugly biscuits in this house, they must all be cut out.
 
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Faroe

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If you are stuck at home, there are LOTS of videos on bread making. I prefer the slow-food trad. sourdough versions, proofed in a round bowl, and baked on a tile, but to each his own.
 
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Sub-Zero

Veteran Member
Faroe said:
White flour will last longer than whole wheat flour. If you buy whole wheat flour to store for any length of time, freeze it, so it doesn't go rancid. Kneeding dough is somewhat messy, but not a big deal, and doesn't have to take forever, either. For long term, wheat berries will store best. Grinding wheat berries (the whole wheat kernal) is the hardest part, by far even with a Country Living grinder. Otherwise, go electric.
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Or, you can use a regular, good quality, kitchen blender. Use a cup of wheat berries at a time. Even a coffee grinder will handle a couple of tablespoons at a time.

With the sour dough starter you will then have a great, heritage bread as it was 300 years ago.

There are many recipes that simply have you fold the dough over about four times. No kneading necessary.
 
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Michiana MaJo

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If Dennis has an electric stove, he wouldn't be able to bake bread in it. Too bad he doesn't have a solar oven.

I found two great breadmakers at thrift stores...One didn't have any instructions, but after calling the mfg., they sent me a copy of them.
 
Laurane

Laurane

Canadian Loonie
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Bread Shortage - Easiest Kind of Bread You Can Make

Navajo Flatbread: Makes 6 2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/4 cups of lukewarm water 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons oil (canola oil, vegetable oil, or shortening work best) … Additional 1-2 Tablespoons canola oil (for frying) Mix flour, salt, b
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Don't need a breakmaker...... use this like flat bread, or put this recipe in a round pan and cut a cross in top (it will be thicker) - you can add cheese and sprinkle with parmesan/garlic/spices etc. Just bake until it is crusty (350 deg) - this is Australian Damper bread that the Swagmen ate. Or bake in a solar oven, or in a BBQ

Remember "Once a jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong, under the shade of a Coolibah tree, and he sang as he watched as he waited till his Billy boiled, you'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me"
 
Melodi

Melodi

Disaster Cat
I was going to say, as a bread baker for over 40 years who uses a bread baker because of shoulder issues; I can assure you there are plenty of ways to make it with the newly popular no-knead recipes at the top of a list.

You can make bread on a kitchen chair, 2 1/2 feet of counter space, the kitchen table (if you have one) and even in a bowl on the floor if you are still able to do that (it used to be my favorite way for doing large batches, I got the idea from Ancient Egyptian wall paintings).

With the no-knead varieties, you can mix the dough on the kitchen stove as long as it is turned off, then plop it into the Cast Iron or other pot to rise before going into the oven.

All bread baking is as much art as it is science but you have dogs to eat what I call "the occasional doorstop."

Even the most experienced bakers get them occasionally because the humidity in the air was wrong one afternoon or the yeast was old etc.

We might consider a bread baking thread in Granny's Kitchen because I suspect Dennis isn't the only one who would like fresh bread without standing in line.
 
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Faroe

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Michiana MaJo said:
If Dennis has an electric stove, he wouldn't be able to bake bread in it. Too bad he doesn't have a solar oven.

I found two great breadmakers at thrift stores...One didn't have any instructions, but after calling the mfg., they sent me a copy of them.
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Huh???
I've baked many loaves in our electric oven.
 
Melodi

Melodi

Disaster Cat
But you do have 2 1/2 feet of counter space, a stove (or at least a burner probably) and a floor; all you need is a space to put a mixing bowl.
 
Freeholder

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This too shall pass.
Dennis, don’t you have a dining table? (I can’t imagine living with only two square feet of counter space! Ouch!). When I have a project that is too big for the work space in the kitchen, I just press the dining table into use.

It’s actually relaxing to make bread by hand. If we could eat ‘real’ bread, I’d be making it often; I used to make all of our bread. And it really isn’t hard. I sort of picked it up from my mother by osmosis.

Kathleen

Okay - no table. But Melodi had some good suggestions for alternatives. I would suggest buying a huge stainless steel bowl - even though I don’t make bread anymore, my big bowl is still called the bread bowl! You could set it anywhere that’s a comfortable height for kneading the dough.
 
Dennis Olson

Dennis Olson

Chief Curmudgeon
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Dennis, don’t you have a dining table?
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I do not. I had a beautiful 8’ long oak dining table with 6 chairs. Ex-wife took it when she left. Spent a year in a motor home in an RV park. The house I live in now has essentially no dining space and a very small kitchen. I never got another table. I just eat on the couch, usually frozen dinners or soup.
 
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Faroe

Un-spun
Sub-Zero said:
Or, you can use a regular, good quality, kitchen blender. Use a cup of wheat berries at a time. Even a coffee grinder will handle a couple of tablespoons at a time.

With the sour dough starter you will then have a great, heritage bread as it was 300 years ago.

There are many recipes that simply have you fold the dough over about four times. No kneading necessary.
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Vitamix is supposedly the go-to for this. I haven't wanted to burn out our cheap smoothie blenders, so no experience there. I HAVE experimented with other ways of grinding the wheat berries, and found all methods tedious and unsatisfactory to the point of...I'm not going to do THAT again! Wheat is a hard kernel. Buckwheat and probably rye would both be easier with a coffee grinder. Part of the problem is the fineness of the grind you get with most grinders. Regular flour and Country Living Mill flour is like talc in comparison to cheap grinders or equipment that is not made for the job (that will likely soon burn out, or break). Serviceable in an austere situation, but a serious drag.
 
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This too shall pass.
My SS bread bowl is 16” in diameter. I used to make my mother’s bread recipe in it, which makes six loaves, but it would work for a one-loaf batch if you were going to knead the dough in the bowl. Much less expensive than a new bread maker, and multi-use!

Kathleen
 
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