Bread Machine (25 page)
1-POUND LOAF
3
/
4
cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
1 tablespoon dark honey
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
2 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons gluten
1 teaspoon salt
1
1
/
4
teaspoons SAF yeast or 1
1
/
2
teaspoons bread machine yeast
SAMPLER HONEY WHOLE WHEAT LOAF
Place all the ingredients in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s instructions. Set crust on dark and program for the Whole Wheat cycle; press Start. (This recipe is not suitable for use with the Delay Timer.)
When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack. Let cool to room temperature before slicing.
1-POUND LOAF
3
/
4
cup fat-free milk
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon butter, softened
1
3
/
4
cups whole wheat flour
1
/
4
cup bread flour
1 tablespoon gluten
1 teaspoon salt
1
1
/
4
teaspoons SAF yeast or 1
1
/
2
teaspoons bread machine yeast
Place all the ingredients in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s instructions. Set crust on dark and program for the Basic cycle; press Start. (This recipe is not suitable for use with the Delay Timer.)
When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack. Let cool to room temperature before slicing.
1-POUND LOAF
3
/
4
cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
2 teaspoons butter or margarine, softened
1
3
/
4
cups bread flour
1
/
2
cup rolled oats
2 teaspoons gluten
1 teaspoon salt
1
1
/
4
teaspoons SAF yeast or 1
1
/
2
teaspoons bread machine yeast
Place the ingredients, except the nuts, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s instructions. Set crust on dark and program for the Basic or Sweet Bread cycle; press Start. (This recipe is not suitable for use with the Delay Timer.) When the machine beeps, or between Knead 1 and Knead 2, add the nuts.
When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack. Let cool to room temperature before slicing.
1-POUND LOAF
1
/
3
cup evaporated milk
One 8-ounce can crushed pineapple in its own juice
1
/
4
cup pineapple juice reserved from draining the canned pineapple
1 tablespoon vegetable or nut oil
2 cups bread flour
1
/
3
cup flaked coconut
1
1
/
2
tablespoons light brown sugar
2 teaspoons gluten
1 teaspoon salt
1
/
2
teaspoon ground ginger
1
1
/
2
teaspoons SAF yeast or 2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
1
/
4
cup coarsely chopped macadamia nuts, rinsed and dried on a paper towel if salted
E
gg breads are simply divine. While in a practical sense, eggs add rich flavor, vibrant color, and leavening power to a dough, they have a spiritual element as well.
Eggs have long been added to bread doughs to make them special. There is a
pain du sacresant
, or sacred bread, for every culture that worships, and these breads are usually made with eggs. One of the earliest religions believed that a primeval egg split open to form heaven and earth. Modern Muslim women chant prayers while mixing dough and their baked bread is never cut with a knife, since the bread is symbolic of one of the multitude of prophets in the Koran. Challah, the traditional Jewish egg bread that is probably the most familiar egg bread, is served as prayers are said. I find the Jewish challah one of the best breads to make for any momentous event, a wedding, a birth, or during mourning. This oversized loaf seems to bless the table with its presence, just as it has for centuries.
Among early Europeans, the egg was a symbol of the four basic elements. The egg white symbolized water, the shell represented earth, the membrane air, and the yolk, with its yellow orb, fire. The Scots told fortunes with the whites. The white would be dropped in a glass of ale and turned upside down. The interpretation would be told according to the shape the white took in the liquid. It would then be used in the making of bannocks (their griddle-baked daily bread), and the baker was not allowed to speak while mixing it.
So when you are baking your egg bread, remember that these breads are not only some of the easiest to construct in the bread machine, but also the ones accompanied by daily blessings for health, sustenance, and happiness.
