In the past few months, two things have spawned a lot more bread machine baking in our household. One, was the moving of the bread machine out from the bottom of a precarious bookshelf in the kitchen (not good for the pulling up/cruising crowd, for sure) to the console table turned changing table turned kitchen workspace table. It is getting more use than ever, now, holding things like the bread machine, pots and pans, and miscellaneous baking dishes that don’t fit anywhere else.
The second was the purchase of this book on bread machine baking. It has a ton of great recipes, way more than I ever thought possible using this handy little appliance. I have yet to try things like rolls, artisan loafs, etc, that call for a bit more hands on time (ie, taking it out of the machine) but I have been trying a lot of the whole grain and multigrain recipes, with much success. I find myself buying all sorts of odd grains and flours in order to try some of the new recipes.
This week, I made up my own recipe, based loosely on the guidelines in the book. It turned out fantastic, I must say! Moist and delicious, for at least three days (it was gone after that)! Great for toast and for sandwiches! I only made the 1.5 lb loaf, so that is what the measurements are for. I will try to update this sometime with the 2 lb amounts, once I’ve figured it out.
Kristin’s Multigrain Bread Machine Recipe (dairy-free)
1 1/2 cups warm water
3 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons dairy free margarine (or butter!)
2 tablespoons soy milk powder (or regular powdered milk)
1 1/4 cup all purpose white flour
1 cup whole grain spelt flour
1/2 cup amaranth flour (I imagine other alternative flours would work too)
1/2 cup quick cook oats (regular would probably be fine)
1/4 cup cornmeal
3 tablespoons gluten
1 teaspoon salt
1 packet SAF yeast
Put ingredients in the order your machine specifies. Run on whole wheat setting, medium crust. 1 1/2 lb loaf. Remove from pan promptly when done. Enjoy!
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Mmm, that sounds delish! I’ll have to give it a try – our bread machine starting getting a lot more use when it had to come off the bottom shelf due to the pulling up on it too!
I do use it every week to make homemade pizza dough – it’s sort of hands on, but a lot easier than making dough yourself.