Originally Posted by
cheesecat
Hi ,just use your bread machine up to the dough cycle, remove it, let it rest and knead out the air bubbles if any. Grease a bread pan put in dough and let the dough rise covered 30 to 45 minutes until it is an inch above the pan. Heat oven to 350 and bake 25 to 30 minutes, covering the last 15 with foil if it's getting too brown. If you google baking bread machine dough in the oven you will see lots of ideas. I do it this way all the time because I did not like the hole from the paddle in my bread.
This is what I do also. My mother made the best bread and rolls that I can still smell and taste in my head. I have been making bread for years, but eventually got tired of some loaves turning out heavy, some so-so, and some not worth the money spent on the ingredients. After too many loaves like this, I now store my rapid rise yeast in the refrigerator, make sure I sift the bread flour, use only ice cold butter and room temp water or milk, and if the bread maker 'knocks' too much while mixing, I add a teaspoon of water to the dough. Our favorite is removing the dough from the bread maker (I also have a Cuisinart),forming the dough into an oblong shape, place on a greased cookie sheet, cover with flour sack towel, let rise and then sprinkle with rosemary and thyme, smidgeon of salt, and bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Break apart and serve with good olive oil. The aroma in the house is divine!