From: dandelion@edeneast.com
Subject:
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 15:03:06 -0500
Hi folks. I'm pretty new to this list. I enjoy the conversations and
exspecially the recipes that I get. See, I've never owned a Breadmaker,
nor have I ever really wanted to. I really enjoy all the work involved
in bread making, its very theraputic. :) My big problem is I have a
whole bunch of recipes for breadmmakers that I don't really nkow how to
change into recipes I can make by hand. I'm not experienced eonugh in
breadmaking, nor do I fully understand excactly what breadmachines do
tto know how to convert them myself. Things like how long I let bread
rise, or how long I bake it..well I jsut don't know. Here are a few of
the recipes I have I really wish to try by hand. Can anyone give me some
help?
Dande
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Dear Dande
It is a good idea to use breadmaker recipes when using a breadmaker, so
they'll be adjusted to the size of the breadmaker as well as its preset
rising and baking times.
However: You may certainly use any breadmaker recipe without a
breadmaker. Just follow your instincts (derived from past experience) in
knowing: how long to kneed it, let it rise, what size pan to bake it
in, and what baking temperature to use. You will seldom go wrong. I have
frequently used breadmaker recipes to prepare the dough in my food
processor, then I let it rise until double, punch it down, and let it
rise until nearly double. That way I can shape it how I want, buns
perhaps instead of a loaf, and bake accordingly.
Good baking,
Raphael