Bread Machines For Dummies

by Glenna Vance, Tom Lacalamita

There’s nothing like the smell and taste of fresh homemade bread. But who has the time to make it anymore? You do―with a little help from your automatic bread machine. All bread machines can make good bread; they just need a little help from you to turn out a good loaf. With a little practice and a lot of fun, you too can make freshly baked bread in your kitchen with the touch of a button. Bread Machines For Dummies is for anyone who has ever been frustrated by a bread machine and wants to know if it’s really possible to turn out great bread with a minimum of time and effort (it is!). This fun and easy guide shares simple techniques and more than 85 tested, foolproof recipes for making aromatic and flavorful breads―either for your bread machine or from dough that you shape yourself and bake in the oven. You’ll see how to make: This handy resource guide provides everything you “knead” to know about making bread, including the best ingredients to use, how to work with dough, and how to get the best results out of your machine. Along with plenty of cooking, measuring, and shopping tips, you get expert advice on how to: Featuring a cheat sheet with standard measuring equivalents and temperature conversions, tips for troubleshooting your machine, and delicious recipes for such tasty delights as Cheddar Cheese Corn Bread, Pecan Sticky Rolls, Cranberry Nut Bread, and Banana Lemon Loaf, Bread Machines For Dummies reveals the best ways to bake, store, and enjoy your bread!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

272 pages, Paperback

First published November 6, 2000

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

The detail that completely flipped my perspective in Bread Machines For Dummies was how much of the story turned on small, boring decisions nobody thought mattered at the time. Glenna Vance leans heavily on primary sources, and you can feel the digging. The pacing drags a bit in the middle chapters when the names pile up. Solid pick if you like history that reads like a story, but keep a notepad handy.

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and sweet: Bread Machines For Dummies is a no-fluff guide that treats you like you've got a brain. What worked: tight chapters and a handful of stories that make the advice stick. What didn't: it assumes you already know the basics, so total beginners might feel lost. Recommend for people with some experience who want to level up, skip for complete newbies.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

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