Thread: Fresh bread

I fired up the bread machine on timed bake last night, so I had a hot, fresh loaf greeting me after my morning shave.

There is something so wholesome about fresh out of the oven bread. The aroma (my 3 1/2 year old son said upon awakening "what's that smell Daddy?" ), the texture, and the taste.

I wish I had the time to make bread the old fashioned way, but it still smells and tastes great out of the ol' bread machine!

Fresh from a baker is very nice too!

When I was a kid my Mom would make all our bread the old fashion way. I could eat loafs and loafs of that bread, nothing compares.

Mmmm... Fresh bread.. yummy...

I must admit I was against the bread makers when they became hugely popular some 20-25 years ago, but now I have changed my mind! It's really good!

I am a very lucky husband because usually my wife makes the Swiss Sunday bread and - a few times a month - the usual cereal bread, following the traditional way. I really like it and also from time to time to make one by myself (I like the feeling of the hand in the dough).

Fresh bread, fresh butter and jam!!! Those were the days! Its been too long!

Allright thanks a lot, I am staving now !!!!!!!!

Bread baking is one of my hobbies. Now that I'm retired I am able to make all kinds of yeast breads, rolls bagels etc.

I love to make fresh bread! I have a Kitchen Aid pro model stand mixer, the big momma, and I use it whenever I can. I am a chef for a living but I love cooking at home also. My girlfriend considers herself blessed to have a live in personal chef. For a while there I stopped buying bread and was making a fresh loaf every three or four days. I kind of fell off that wagon but I still bake often. I also make a pretty killer scratch pizza. I like to keep the dough pretty simple and go for high quality on the toppings. The one thing I have been meaning to do but still have not, is to get a sourdough starter going. Once you have the starter started, you can keep it going indefinitely.

Good thread, love the bread!

Bread machines also make excellent pizza dough!

We were given a breadmaker for a wedding present and for a long time it came out for bursts of activity. However I have really gotten into making fresh bread lately.

What I do now is to use the machine purely to make the dough, let it do all the kneading and rising, then I put the dough into a traditional pan and do a second rise and bake seperataly. Gives a much nicer and traditional loaf, and also gives more scope for doing different bread types.

Have to admitt, I was particularily pleased with the focaccia bread I made last night.