Anadama bread

The second loaf that I've made...and super yummy!

This is another one of those posts that is mostly for me, and any other poor soul with an an ancient Regal Kitchen Pro Breadmaker model K6725. I'm preserving this recipe, as I'm likely to lose the booklet that came with it.

I figure that many of you talented folks may be able to adapt this as well, so here we go! (If you do adapt this, let me know! I hope to learn to make bread without a machine next.)

Anadama Bread

6 to 8 ounces water
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter (or margarine)
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup corn meal
2 3/4 cups bread flour
2/3 cups whole wheat flour
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast

Remember to get all of the ingredients to room temperature first! It took a few tries, but I realized how important this little fact happened to be to the process, and now my bread is nicer.

With this breadmaker, you add liquids and salt first.
Then you add dry ingredients.
Then you make a little well on top and add yeast.

Select the Sweet setting, select medium crust, and press start.

When the timer blinks zeros, stop the machine and take the bread out right away.

For those that want to adapt this recipe and have talent, I'll tell you that this makes a 1 1/2 to 2lb loaf, and the Sweet setting makes the whole thing last about 2 hours and 50 minutes from start to finish.

Verdict:

This is a pretty nice tasting bread, and it smells great when it is cooking. Folks in the house tend to eat it up swiftly, and my daughter asks for it by name now.

I learned about cutting bread, and that made everything a lot better too.

Yeah, I really just said that.

I'd been trying to cut bread with a small and crappy serrated knife, and usually trying when it was too hot. Now? My dad bought me a bread knife, and so I have a large nice knife to cut through the bread when it has cooled. That makes a big difference!

It is the little things in life, ya know?

~ Patty :)