We have been making our own bread since 2008. Primary reason for this was to start eating healthier and to have better bread where we can control our ingredient. If you ever wondered, here are some of the chemicals and preservatives that goes into every loaf of commercial bread that is available out there.
Potassium bromate- banned as they causes cancer Mono-and triglycerides - Otherwise known as fats, the saturated kind. . Sodium stearoyl lactate - Won't be kind to your tummy digestive Partially or fully hydrogenated oils - transfat. Evil. Banned in a lot of countries . Calcium propionate -this preservative caused allergic reactions in bakers as well as sleep problems and restlessness in children. Sugar & salt - In moderation is good, but not in excess.
The above is just what you will see, don't forget the whole processed flour where the flour are bleached with more chemical to gives you the end product of soft white bread.
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Some of you have asked which bread maker i am currently using in the previous post. We are using the older Kenwood BM250 bread maker. We purchased it from the local electrical shop back then for about RM500. It was an investment that we intend to use often and we did.
The bread maker comes in White and Silver/chrome. We settled for the white and it has since turned slightly yellowish due to usage. However, the unit is still in perfect condition churning out bread on weekly (sometimes once a month) basis.
It has 12 build in menu or functions that allows one to make anything from Jam to French loaf, and even pasta dough if you wanted to.Typical bread making time is about 3hours 30minutes where the ingredient are placed into a square pan that will make up to 1kg worth of bread (that is TWO average loaf weight, by the way).It has three different browning function where you can choose a bread that is lightly browned, medium or roasted for that un-mistaken aroma of toasted bread.
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It has three weight option as well to make a 500gram, 750 gram or 1kg bread - though we have ours set to 1kg all the time. Bread that is left to raise longer (i.e. more mass) will be fluffier too.
There is no secret with bread making using bread machine. While we started off using pre-mix, we then switched to bare flour and make our own mix. You see, with bread mix where the only extra ingredients you don't need to put in are the flour mix (and often, it has bread improver and preservatives as well to store the flour longer on the shelf).
I believe any other bread maker available in the market is good, as long as you know what to do with it. Often the bread that comes out from the bread maker will not be soft and fluffy by virtue that it doesn't have improver or shortening. I often modify the bread recipe according to taste and if i have other items available that will add more bite or nutrition into the bread, we will add in.
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You can find many different bread recipe i shared in this blog. Most of them are classified under the FOOD tag and/or the HEALTH tag. With no preservatives, these homemade bread will need to be consumed within 3 days of baking and the unfinished portion needs to be placed in the freezer to prevent it from turning mouldy.
The initial investment on a bread maker is high, as well as the ingredient that you will buy to make your own loafs. Which is interesting as you will then realise, that for the commercial bakers to sell you the bread at the price they are selling, are you really getting the ingredients you should be? What gives?
For us, to take away that uncertainties, it is best to just bake your own. With less salt, less sugar, less oil and definitely no usage of margarine or transfat, each and every loaf that comes out is uniquely baked. All of them has different character, color and texture, which makes the whole experience more rewarding that getting that predictable taste.Around a month ago, i finally hauled back a second-hand breadmaker (Kenwood BM250) kindly donated by two friends as their family prefers handmade bread and the machine had been lying idle in their home for ages!
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Now, i am not so much a bread person and find bread-making a chore compared to cakes, cinnamon rolls etc! However, making bread using a breadmaker is supposed to be extremely fuss free; with mixing, kneading, rising and baking all taking place within the same device! Read further to see whether it is true or not!
The recipe i found online for sweet bread (cranberry, almond and pecan bread) was rather straightaway; just to need to prepare the ingredients according to the loaf size you want and put them into the bread pan, in the order they were listed.
Piece of cake (pun unintended) for someone who has been baking for quite a few years; the water goes in, follows by plain yogurt, bread flour, salt (bottom left), sugar (top right) and instant yeast. As i didn't have almond flour, i changed to bread flour instead. For the yeast, i made an indentation in the middle of the bread flour and poured it in.
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Indicate the menu (in our case, it would be menu 4), the loaf size and the crust colour. Personally, i prefer a darker crust as i enjoy crispier edges! The second final step - press the start button.
There's still a final step - prepare the nuts and fruits! I am not keen on cranberry and pecans and opted for raisins, walnuts and any other remaining nuts / seeds in the fridge! Do mix them in a separate bowl using a teaspoon of bread flour; this would deter them from staying at the top, bottom and sides of the bread.
You still can't add in the fruits and nuts when the kneading continues. Wait for about 20 minutes after pressing start or when the machine starts to beep loudly.
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Beep - beep - beep - time to add in the fruits and nuts! When i first tried out the recipe, i followed strictly to the quantity as indicated but found them too little for my liking.
Hence, what you see above was a lot more; easier three to four times the original quantity on the recipe book! After you are done, just close the lid and it's now a waiting game of over 2 hours for a one-kilo loaf.
Done! As i would do things like watch videos, listen to music in my bedroom while waiting for my bakes; i have the tendency to set a timer on my phone as the beeping sound isn't loud enough for my hearing-damaged ears.
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Shake out the bread onto a cooling rack; it's important to follow this step. There's once i asked my sister to help me remove the pan from the breadmaker as i was in town and when i arrived home to take out the bread; condensation had set in, resulting in dry-textured bread.
Easy? Definitely although the time taken could be exhausting, especially if you have plans to go out. My parents love the freshly made bread that's dotted with a generous amount of fruits and nuts though and i have been making full use of the breadmaker by utilising it at least once a week! Should it break out; there's a high likelihood i would buy a replacement.
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