Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: djinni373 on October 31, 2011, 10:53:41 pm
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I have kept my breadmaker (which I loved pre-thermie) but now don't use it much :(. But I think I have a new use for it. :)
Yesterday was a busy cooking day. I was making rock cakes, blueberry muffins, bread rolls, bible bread and 2 batches of pizzas for dinner (hoping for some leftovers for school lunches) so both my ovens were busy. I also had some wheat that needed using so I thought I'd make the EDC basic bread and bake it in the breadmaker (is there a light bulb moment face?).
I was pleasantly surprised with the result. All pronounced it yummy except DH who stubbornly refuses to eat anything other than commercial white bread :-)) This seems a quick and easy option for cold start breads (also cheaper and cooler than the oven) so I think I'll keep experimenting.
I really don't know why this hadn't occurred to me before :-\
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Hi did you just thdow it all in and start it up.
My breadmaker is touch and go, sometimes it makes great bread and other ties it diesnt mix properly, siting in my cupboard for over 1 year not being used.
Hally >:(
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Hi Hally
Yes that is pretty much what I did.
I followed EDC instructions up to the rise in the Silpat mat. After that first rise, shaped into a loaf, then straight into the breadmaker for the cold start. (I took out the kneading blade.) Bread makers differ but I think most have a heat function. Mine has a Cooking Only program so that is what I used.
I was in the kitchen so I checked the color of the crust though the glass in the lid occasionally, but it took the whole cycle to bake (not sure how long that was) :)
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Clever. ;) ;)
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yes Cookie I agree,very clever will have to give it a go.
thanks for opting djinni.
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djinni373, what a great idea. Love the bit about removing the blade.
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Oh I think I love you djinni371. I have terrible trouble making bread because my oven burns everything at high temperatures. My bread maker is sitting doing nothing. Must check to see if it has a cook only function. Love the idea of removing the blade to save a hole in the bottom of the bread. I'm going to check my bread maker now. Thank you.
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Yes yes yes. It has a bake only function. Guess what I'm doing tomorrow?
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I'm so pleased for you Mandi - bread now on the menu ;)
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Brilliant idea djinni373 and your bread looks good :)
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Thankyou, Yvette and Judy. This is quite exciting with Summer coming , and not wanting to heat up the kitchen. Following Djinni 373 advice I got the Bread maker out of the Shed and had a fiddle. Made No Fuss recipe, let it rise in TMX bowl until double , then formed it into an oval shape, sprayed with water and topped with sesame seeds. set machine on Bake for 1 hour , and produced a perfect loaf.
I took the paddle out,( hate that shape it puts in the bottom of a loaf)
Cut a silicon liner to fit , with a small hole in the bottom to fit over the shaft.
Used Laucke flour, half wholemeal and half white.
Djinni 373, i cannot thank you enough. Excellent loaf in 90 mins.
I strongly suggest other try this. My machine is a Panasonic SD- 206. It is about 15 years old.
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Too late for a lot of us Chookie, so many of us have got rid of our bread makers :(
Great idea of djinni's though for those who have kept them. If I had kept the bread maker I would certainly have used this method during the summer months.
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Yes Judy I know that this is the case, but you can cook your bread in the Weber outside. I had 2 Bread Machines and I gave one away and kept this one. Could you give us some instructions about cooking in the Weber?
Too late for a lot of us Chookie, so many of us have got rid of our bread makers :(
Great idea of djinni's though for those who have kept them. If I had kept the bread maker I would certainly have used this method during the summer months.
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I heat the weber on high, pop the bread or rolls in then turn it down to low - it is still very hot on low, well mine is anyway. You have to keep an eye on it though as they do end up darker than an oven baked loaf and you may need to cover the top to prevent this. I use the weber during summer and on the odd occasion when I have been without an oven. Making bread inside is not an option for me during the really hot weather so I find it useful.
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O my gosh! I nearly didn’t post this because I thought many of you would already know about it. I posted because I was totally shocked at how well the loaf turned out (I was expecting a loaf that was a cross between a brick and a door stop :D) I also hoped to get more ideas from other (very clever) forum members. ;D
Before thermie and cyclone Yasi, I used to bake a quick mix banana bread in the breadmaker. I got the idea from here (http://www.ehow.com/how_2120142_make-breadmaker.html) where it also suggests taking out the paddle (or kneading blade). So I must pass the credit on as the idea was not originally mine.
Mandi & Denise (Bedlam), I hope your bread worked out and look forward to hearing about your experiences
Denise (CC), thank you you are a gem :)
Chookie you are the brilliant one. I have only done the basic bread so far but I'm going to do the no fuss next. Thank you :-*
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djinni373, I think this opens up a whole new way of using the TMX. I think the texture is better than that when the whole process is done in the bread machine. I think fruit loaf is next. What do you think?
Judy, thank you for this info. I am thinking of putting together a list of ways of preparing bread , with some part of the process in the TMX. It seems that time is very important, as hally says she wants hot bread for Dinner, and others want fresh bread in the morning for lunches. Djinni373 idea gives us another option.
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Great idea, will have to dig the bread maker back out of the garage and give this a try.
Thanks
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I agree Chookie. The texture is much better if the thermie does the kneading although I don't really know why...
And fruit loaf should work a treat too. Great idea!
Also there's probably quite a few cakes that will work this way too. And here I am trying to lose weight :D
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djinni, whenever light bulb moments happen it is imperative that you share them with the forum because, believe it or not, some of the most simple alternatives/ideas elude us. Thank you for sharing.
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The texture is much better if the thermie does the kneading although I don't really know why...
the tm does a better job because the gluten in the dough gets a good working out, whereas a bread maker just stirs the dough around and isn't a true knead.
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Sorry to resurrect an aging post, but I had to add an update...
Aldi currently has a book called Bread (Simple & Satisfying Recipes for the Bread Machine) which includes some really interesting looking bread and cake recipes for the breadmaker :) :) I had to buy it of course. ;D (Thanks for telling me about this Bev)
All I need to do now is to stop being distracted by all the new yumm recipes to try on the forum (the most recent being those fabulous chicken, tomato and fetta patties Judy ;D and Chookies fruit bread) and try my hand at some recipe conversions. :D
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Djinni, what fun. I have several bread machine books so you will have fun with your new one. what I want to do is experiment with interesting recipes. I like the sound of the banana bread.
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I'm looking at trying Dark & squidgy ginger cake, Very virtuous fruit cake and Blueberry & pecan loaf for starters...Can't find a lipsmacky face...
There's even a Dark chocolate & walnut bread MMMmmm.
Still sifting though my prethermie recipe pile to find my old banana bread recipe. ;D
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djinni, those recipes sound delicious. Will you convert them to TMX? A couple of my books are American , and initially I had problems with the measurements. Let us know how you go. I have just posted a reply to cookie which you might be interested in, about what I have learned about using the bread machine.
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Thank you Chookie. Read that post with much interest. You really are amazing. :-* :-* :-*
Yes I am going to attempt to convert the cakes and loaves I mentioned. (And hopefully others from this book which look really interesting. Just found the Accompaniments section which includes a Toasted seed paste and Lime & coconut curd.) Maybe expect some Duh conversion questions in the near future ;D ;D ;D
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Thank you Chookie. Read that post with much interest. You really are amazing. :-* :-* :-*
Yes I am going to attempt to convert the cakes and loaves I mentioned. (And hopefully others from this book which look really interesting. Just found the Accompaniments section which includes a Toasted seed paste and Lime & coconut curd.) Maybe expect some Duh conversion questions in the near future ;D ;D ;D
Djinni, what brand machine do you have? The seed past and curd look interesting but I am not sure about putting liquids in the bucket. i know some people make jam in their machine but i don't think it is the same brand as mine.
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Sorry was a bit vague there :-)). The recipes in the accompaniments section are not breadmaker recipes. The seed paste and the curd will be thermie only recipes.
Fascinating book... also has recipes that use bread made from other recipes in the book, like Chocolate bread and butter pudding made with the dark chocolate and walnut bread. 8) I can feel my waist expanding as I read.
My breadmaker is a Tefal home bread with a very good non-stick pan. (I have made jam in the breadmaker pre-thermie as it does have a jam function)
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Thankyou all for the advice and suggestions here. As I'm still waiting for delivery of my thermomix, I still use the breadmaker and thought I would continue to do so through the summer months. Now I will have the best of both worlds a perfectly mixed bread dough and not heat up the kitchen.
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I sold my bread machine as it took up so much space. I didn't even think to use it just for baking! I'll have to look out for a second hand one now...
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It's another hot day in Adelaide today, but still baked bread thanks to this great idea, Chookie's no-fuss bread recipe and the new breadmaker my OH gave me for Christmas. Perfect bread and so easy! Thank you :)
I think I'll try Chookies fruit loaf tomorrow :)