I Hope This Bread Tastes As Good As It Looks!

I have a bread machine, but darn if those darned cats won't let me use it! For all the counter space I have, I don't have much I can actually use, and anything on the counters is fair game to the cats and their spraying! Right now I won't heat up the house by using the oven, it's too darned HOT!

Only 5 minutes kneading? That's impressive! I would love to see your recipe if you don't mind PMing it please. I don't make bread at the moment, although I ought. I used to do it regularly when I had a bread machine, but now i haven't got enough electricity to use it and I have got lazy. There is nothing on earth like the smell of fresh bread, and i'm astonished that you have managed to sit at the computer and type this whilst there is still some in the house needing eating

Now that looks like a fantastic effort. Well done. I used to make a lot of bread but I don't really eat it these days as it bloats me, but that doesn't mean that I don't swoon at the sight, smell and merest thought of a good home made loaf. You'll be on the "Great British Bake Off" soon !!

That does look like a professional and delicious loaf of bread! Well Done! How about the smell throughout the house of bread that is baking. Isn't it great! I do make my own bread and without a bread making machine but it is nothing like that. It does not rise and is not all light and fluffy like yours is, but I do not mind that. The reason being is that mine has no ingredients other than organic wheat. Soaked and sprouted for a couple of days, then cooked on a low temperature just like traditional breads used to be. The only difference is that I put the wheat through the juicer instead of mashing it in a mortar and pestle like they did way back when! Sprouting the grain also converts the gluten in the wheat into carbohydrates I think from memory. It is the only bread I eat usually and is awesome with a thick layer of avocado and tomato on it!

I don't but my husband doesn't, I let him take over because he doesn't like my bread. Perhaps you can send me your recipe, and i'll give it another go. I do make nice pizza dough, though.

I was born and bred in China,therefore I don't get used to western-style food to be honest.However sometimes their color really arouses my appetite.

I have never used a bread machine. I would love to have the recipe. This would be something my 11 yr old a daughter and I could do together.

I like to use a bread machine, as it turns out lighter and more consistent for me, and I do not get all the flour all over the place then. It is nice to be busy doing something and find that you can also end up with a loaf to pop in the oven. I do not like to bake in the machine. Enjoy your bread, it will make everything served with it taste heavenly.

Oh, I love homemade bread, it is the best..I used to make it by hand, but I don't have the time or energy anymore, so I have this bread machine I got from a garage sale and when I went to make some bread last night, I couldn't find the machine..I had placed it on my sewing table and items were in front of it, by the time it was located it was too late..So next Friday I will make some..:D

That turned out great! I baked my bread for the first time two days ago and the crust turned out to be hard as stone. I found out that it was due to the temperature being too high. So I set it again, make sure it was lower and voila! My bread was perfect! I don't have a loaf pan, so I just shaped it round My daughter loves chocolate, so I filled the buns with it and she loves it Oh, please kindly drop the the recipe on my private message box! Cheers!

I am a big fan of breads, and anything baked, and I'm so disappointed that my computer does not come with 'smell-a-vision'! I would have loved to smell this bread. Anyway, I don't bake breads. I prefer to express my appreciation for them by smelling them before I devour them (warm breads of course!).

HUhU...smell really nice?? Still got some more left Janey?? Whenever I found that I am craving for breads I just get to the nearest store and grab them.... I have made some pao, a soft chinese bread like dumpling/dim sum and it turns great. Never ever tried other breads but willing to try them out some day. % minutes kneading?? That is great!!(^^) It don't require much ingredients huh?? Could you please send me the recipe?? I will add you in my friend list and please accept my friend's request!

I haven't bake a bread ever since, only cakes and pastries. But I would love to try to bake my own bread someday, if we get a chance to buy our own oven here at our new place. As of now I can't bake any yet since we don't have a oven here at home. I admire you for baking you own bread and it looks like very delicious.

Oh! I have searching a good bread recipe since 2008! I'm happy to hearing that you have found one! Thanks for this discussion. (I've PMed you! :)

I have 2 bread makers and use them when I'm in a hurry to make bread. They can knead some bread better and faster, then me, so I use them to speed up bread making. I prefer to bake bread in my oven, as it makes a loaf that is a better shape.

Hi Janey, Because I have a problem metabolising sugar, we make our own sugar-yeast free bread. It is made with bicarbonate of soda and sometimes we add yoghurt which gives it a slighly different texture. At first the bread tasted a bit bland, but I perservered with it, and now much prefer it to other bread. I guess you can adapt to a taste that way. _Derek

I used to but the last few years if I want warm bread I buy the frozen loaves and raise them then back them...but not very often. Living by yourself theres alot of things you don't do anymore! But I miss the smell of fresh bread!

Oh, yes, I can smell it in my mind's eye! Incredible. I haven't made yeast bread or rolls in a while due to time constraints. I never have used a bread machine, preferring the "joys" and "exercise" of kneading instead. I do make many other breads in the "quick or batter bread" category. That's because they ARE quick and easy to throw together. But, there is nothing so fine as that wafting yeast bread smell!

Great job Janey! Wow it does look very yummy. No I have never made my own bread and do not have a bread maker. It is on my wishlist someday. lol I think you did an excellent job and do hope it tastes as good as it looks too.

It looks great, I'll bet it smelled great when it was baking & if it tastes great, then that's a bonus & would top it all off nicely! What you've also got to bear in mind is that it's much, much better for you than the store-bought stuff. So even if it doesn't go down that well, in the unlikely event of a worst case scenario, at least it won't be doing you as much harm as the usual stuff! I can remember back when I was a kid & mum spent all day making bread. By golly it smelled good all day! I'd help grind the flour from bio-dynamic, organic whole grain that morning - best if done by hand. Then she had some sort of secret recipe that's still a secret & she has actually taken it to the grave with her! Anyway, we'd watch it rise & rise for hours & you couldn't just nick a bit for a taste test because everyone would know & it would ruin the lot! It would go in our big old wood oven & be turned around every now & again for even heating, because there was a hole in the back of it (I told you it was old!). It came out nice & naturally, evenly brown in colour & there's nothing like eating warm bread straight from the oven! We always ate the crusts... will you be eating yours? I reckon you should put it in the Royal Show! I'm allergic to gluten now & have been since childhood, but I hear you can actually soak the flour for seven hours at room temperature, maybe with a few tablespoons of lemon juice added & the resulting bread will go down just fine!