It is so nice to pamper your loved ones with delicious, aromatic, homemade bread. And there is not always enough time for kneading and shaping the dough. In such a situation, the bread maker will help you. This article provides instructions to help you master the basics of making bread in a bread machine.
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a bread recipe for a bread maker. A good recipe in such a business is half the battle. You can find an interesting option on the Internet. Or use the recipe book that comes with your bread maker. Or you can borrow a proven recipe for making bread from a friend.
Step 2
Prepare the required ingredients. Read carefully the selected recipe. Check your stocks. Buy the missing components in the store. Find 15 minutes of free time and start creating.
Step 3
Liquid components. If your future bread is based on live yeast, then you need to dissolve them in warm water. Add a teaspoon of sugar and put in a warm place for 10 minutes. During this time, prepare the remaining ingredients:
- heat water / milk to 30 degrees;
- soften the butter (if available in the recipe);
- eggs can be beaten slightly.
Step 4
Dry ingredients. The prepared liquid components have been successfully placed in the baking container. It's time for the dry ingredients of our recipe. Add the required amount of sugar and salt to the baking bowl. Then add flour. Make a small depression in the flour, add yeast and carefully cover the yeast with flour.
Step 5
Baking. Place the bowl in the bread maker. Select the recommended baking mode and the desired crust color. Press start and go about your business. At the right time, the bread maker will notify you of the readiness of the bread.
Step 6
Fillers. Do you want bread with raisins, sunflower seeds or sesame seeds? Then you need to wait for the stove signal and add the selected topping. Close the lid of the bread maker and continue to calmly wait for the end of the work of the miracle machine.
Step 7
End of the process. The long-awaited call of the bread maker sounded. Open the lid carefully, carefully take out the baking bowl and place it on the hot plate. Place a towel on a special wire rack or sieve. Shake the bread out of the bowl on a towel and cover it with another towel.
Step 8
It remains to wait for the tender, tasty, aromatic bread to cool down. If the smell of fresh bread makes you mad, it’s better not to wait. You can start enjoying your baking masterpiece.
