Review on Hamilton Beach Bread Maker Machine: Digital, Programmable, Gluten 🍞 Free Option, Dishwasher Safe. 12 Settings, 2 lb Capacity, Black (29882) by Scott Lavimodiere

I have never baked bread in my life but I have always wanted to bake my own bread and now with this machine I can. This is how easy it is to bake great rolls. I've had this for a week and have already made 3 loaves and although I'm still in the trial and error phase, all my loaves have tasted great and I've been very satisfied. I'm attaching photos of 3 breads I made: Whole Wheat Cumin Bread (flavorful and healthy, a little dense since I used regular yeast instead of bread machine yeast), White Soursop Bread (soft and delicious, like french toast from a breadmaker). cookbook) and buttermilk white bread (soft and delicious). I can't believe how fresh and delicious the bread tastes and it's great to go Christmas shopping and rediscover the smell of freshly baked bread. Ingredients. Some things I've learned so far: - Don't mess with the machine, don't open the lid. - Mix the ingredients on the counter in a pot and then put them in the machine, otherwise you risk some ingredients falling on the heat. element and it will burn. - Measure accurately, don't guess. Use cup and spoon measurements. Don't pour too much liquid, don't put too much flour in the cup, and don't add too much yeast. The Breadmaker's cookbook states that most recipes have too much yeast and a 2 pound loaf will simply rise on the glass lid and the top will not get baked enough. The Fleishmann website suggests only 1/2 teaspoon of bread machine yeast per cup of flour, but the bread machine cookbook suggests slightly more and the bread rises too much! It's best to bake a 1.5 pound loaf in this machine when trying the recipe for the first time as it comes out with a nicer crust and gives you some headroom in case the dough rises too much! This is something you will do fairly quickly, experiment. I've tried cumin in a bread before with great success and look forward to trying all kinds of nuts, seeds, flavors. Storing bread in a plastic bread bin on the counter keeps it fresh. I found a clear shoe box in storage that doubles as a bread box. I am so happy with this machine and can't wait to try more recipes and create my own!