Bread machines are for making bread from scratch. The recipe book that came with mine has no instructions how to use a bought bread mix. Mixes are way over priced and make small loaves. Check this out: http://steamykitchen.com/168-no-knea...revisited.html

This is the way my grandmother made all her bread and now it's new again. The site has lots of great pictures, easier then me typing how to do it.

They did have bread machine mixes at Costco, but I have not looked lately to see if they still do. DM and I are both sensitive to gluten and have not tried gluten-free bread in the bread maker.

It is a lot cheaper to make it from scratch anyway, I always found the mixes to be very expensive.

Has anyone found a good gluten free recipe for the bread machine?

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/bread/...hine/main.aspx

I have several books on bread makers and recipes. I use it weekly and this week I am making banana bread in it! There are also some you tube videos on how to make bread in your bread maker. I often use a basic recipe but also get ones on the site above. Allrecipes site above also have all sorts of baking recipes. Hope this helps!

I knew if I was patient and read through all the messages someone would address my situation. In Calif I used my bread machine all the time & loved it, then when i moved to Utah it never comes out right anymore, how do you figure the adjustments? My mother was a wonderful baker and just knew these things, I however am not that talented.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/gluten-...es/detail.aspx

I have 7 gluten free receipes if you would like them here are a couple
My email is [email protected] if you would like others

A few years ago my husband called and asked if I wanted one as someone he was working with was getting rid of it..it was brand new...we only made bread a couple of times but I absolutely love it for pizza dough..I used to waste pizza dough, buying it and thinking I was going to make a pizza and never getting around to it and then it went bad...now I know in 1 1/2 hours I have a pizza dough..
...lots of recipes and manuals on line...I tried out a few recipes for cinnamon buns and wow they were good..want one know..last week I got one at a thrift store and can't find a manual for it anywhere...it is a Sears Kenmore...although I have pretty well figured it out..
This is my pizza dough recipe...got it to just the way I like it...

In this order...in my machine...

1.5 cups of warm water
2 TBS olive oil
3.5 cups AP flour..I have never used any special flour
1 Tsp salt
1 package (or 1 Tsp ish) of yeast

***optional... garlic powder...

Turns out great...I have it memorized...I know it takes 5 ingredients...2 wet...water and oil...flour...then 2 dry..salt and yeast...literally takes 2 minutes...

Ok folks, all this talk about bread makers made me go back a loaf of "Honey I'm Home" bread (food.com). The slice I tried was pretty darn good.

Lynn :)

and you can see that I can't spell....I'll do better next time.

Lynn

Use our bread making machine all the time... and I agree about the King Arthur recipes, can't go wrong with that flour either.

Costco carries the mixes. There are like 4 different kinds in the package.

Costco carries the mixes. There are like 4 different kinds in the package.

I have several bread maachine recipe books. I use my machine lots. Sometimes to make pizza dough, but lots of loaves. There are mixes in the stores in my area....Hawaiian Sweet Bread is the flavor that my family loves. You may just have to ask where the boxes are located.
I am very willing to send you some recipes, if you just want to PM me...

Our Walmart still has the bread mixes and I use the recipes from my manual and have also found some on line. Really enjoy using it.

buy yeast in 1 lb. packages at Sam's. Really saves money

How do you measure it then? Is it individually wrapped??? or do you have to measure it yourself? How?

Most bread recipes mention the amount of yeast in their ingredients. I use 2 teaspoons. I keep a small jar of yeast in the fridge, the rest goes into the freezer. It keeps there for at least a year. If you are new to bread making: start your machine with all the ingredients, wait about 10-15 min, check and see if the dough is too dry or to wet, it should be by then an nice, slightly sticky ball. If too dry, add a little water, if too wet maybe 1 or 2 T of flour. Now restart the machine, works for me.

I use my breadmaker all of the time and also use my mixer to knead the other "HOMEMADE" bread. My kids do not like my homemade bread since it turns out pretty dense. They would eat the yucky white Wonderbread if I let them.
Thanks for the hints...will try them.
When I see the cost of bread in the stores...homemade not only gets rid of the high fructose corn syrup, but is so much cheaper...kids will just have to suffer.

Mine love plain old potato bread it is light and fluffy

you should be able to go to Allrecipes.com or Tasteofhome.com and find recipes for Breadmakers. I have one and use for breads, rolls, pizza dough and pretzels. I use the manual book with recipes for most, but I also have a book that is dedicated just for breadmakers that I purchased at a Sam's club I believe years ago. I would check Half.com. That is where I purchase alot of my books, including quilting.

A few years ago I realized that I had lost my manual to my bread machine and found this site on the web. She has many good recipies and a pretty good manual.

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/br...hinemanual.htm

PS. Love your kitty in the hat pict.

I do have several breadmaker recipe books but all of the breads that I have tried are pretty dense...NOT light and fluffy..
will try to get the recipe for the light and fluffy potato bread.

Could you possibly send me the recipe for your light and fluffy potato bread? Do you use the breadmaker or do it by hand? I have done both and am willing to do it either way if I can find a great recipe.
I would like to find a recipe that my kids will eat!!!
Thank you.

Would like a copy of fluffy potato bread also

If this is "truth & tell" time, I just re-found my bread machine in the basement. It's been lost since I last used it, unsuccessfully, just before I moved nine years ago. :-( Somebody packed it before I had a chance to remove the failure. Yup, pretty scary when I checked inside! It looked like an alien experiment gone wrong. :-)

I love my bread machine and never use mixes. Just too expensive. I get recipes online and also check your local library for books of bread machine recipes. I found a good one called "Bread Machine Magic". I tried a few recipes, copied the ones I liked, and next time I feel like experimenting, the book will be there at the library and I can check it out again.

And like others mentioned, I only use my machine to make the dough. Then I shape it and put it in a pan. Adds a minimal amount of work and makes a much better loaf, in my opinion.

I also mix up a lot of rolls and breakfast breads the day before I want them, shape them and put them in the fridge. Let rise 20-30 min in a warm oven the next morning (or longer at room temp.) and then bake as usual. Fresh cinnamon rolls for breakfast but I don't have to get up 2 hours early to do it, just get up the first time the alarm goes off instead of snoozing it several times.

For most of my life I made bread by hand....love getting my hands in the dough!!! When the arthritis in my hands finally got too painful, I broke down and bought a bread machine. I tried a few mixes, but found we liked from scratch better. I have a few favourite recipes, and a co-worker just shared this one. It calls for just white flour, but I have had good success also substituting some whole wheat flour, and adding ground flax.

Best Old Fashioned White Bread in Bread Machine

Whisk together and microwave for 90 seconds:
1 C. milk
1 egg
Add:
2 Tbsp. butter, marg, or Crisco solid.
Pour into bread pan.

Spread evenly on top of liquid:
3 C. flour
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. yeast

Use basic setting, light or medium crust.

Patti