OK, Josh, that was enough to get me to delurk ;)
I too have baked my share of "real" bread, long before investing in a
machine. Unlike you, however, I *have* used (and still use, almost
daily) a bread machine. Let me assure you that the whole-grain, organic
whole wheat, Anadama, and cinnamon-raisin breads that this wonderful
invention churns out are every bit as real as the stuff I used to (and
still do, when time permits) always make by hand. I have one advantage
now over you -
I CAN MAKE BREAD IN MY SLEEP! Unless you pull an allnighter, there is
just no other way to have bread fresh from the oven *for breakfast*, *on
a work day* (Josh, if you are a professional baker (are you?) then you
are an exception to this rule, and more power to you. I program
computers for a living, so this is a big deal to me ;) )
Please *do* post recipes - variation is the spice of life. And besides,
I need more of them to *adapt for my machine* <G> !
>
> From: Josh Haygood <haygood@netcom.com>
>
> > I have been a bread baker for a long time and have never used
> >machine; other than my oven, of course. I wonder if those of you weaned
> >off of real baking with the bread machines would appreciate some real
> ^^^^
> >bread recipes which are made the traditional way-two hands, ingredients,
> >oven. Simple. I would also like to hear from any of you with a similar
> >affinity for actual home-baked bread. Please send recipes.
>