Application Guide
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- America’s New Bread Box
- Orientation
- Batterie de Cuisine: Know Your Bread Machine
- Making Bread
- Daily Breads: White Breads and Egg Breads
- White Breads
- Egg Breads
- One-Pound Loaves
- Pasta Doughs from Your Bread Machine
- Earth’s Bounty: Whole Wheat, Whole-Grain, and Specialty Flour Breads
- Whole Wheat Breads
- Rye Breads
- Specialty Flour Breads
- Multigrain Breads
- Gluten-Free Breads
- Traditional Loaves: Country Breads and Sourdough Breads
- Country Breads
- Sourdough Breads
- All Kinds of Flavors: Breads Made with the Produce of the Garden, Orchard, and Creamery
- Herb, Nut, Seed, and Spice Breads
- Savory Vegetable and Fruit Breads
- Cheese Breads
- Mixes and Some Special Breads Created from Them
- Stuffing Breads
- Circle, Squares, and Crescents: Pizzas and Other Flatbreads
- Sweet Loaves: Chocolate, Fruit, and Other Sweet Breads
- Breakfast Breads
- Coffee Cakes and Sweet Rolls
- Chocolate Breads
- Holiday Breads
- Express Lane Bread: No-Yeast Quick Breads
- Jams, Preserves, and Chutneys in Your Bread Machine
- Appendix 1 Bits and Pieces: Crumbs, Croutons, Crostini, and Toasted Appetizers
- Appendix 2 To Eat with Your Bread: Spreads, Butters, Cheeses, and Vegetables
- Appendix 3 Resources
- General Index
- Recipe Index
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Pour the beer into a bowl and let stand at room temperature for a few hours to go flat.
Place all the ingredients in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer’s in-
structions. 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.
How Much Does It Cost to Make a Loaf of Bread in the
Bread Machine?
The total cost of a 1
1
/
2
-pound loaf of bread without any added ingredi-
ents like cheese, spices, nuts, dried fruit, or vegetables is very inexpen-
sive, about 75 cents to $1.00.
Flour: A 10-pound bag of flour contains 40 cups and sells for $3.50 to
$4.10. A 1
1
/
2
-pound loaf calls for 3 cups of flour. Cost per loaf: about 35
cents.
Yeast: The cost of 2 teaspoons of dry yeast is about 15 cents.
Milk: A recipe that calls for fresh milk or buttermilk will call for about
1
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4
cups, about 30 cents worth. One to two tablespoons of dry butter
milk powder or nonfat dry milk costs about 5 cents.
Butter or oil: The standard loaf uses about 10 cents worth of butter,
margarine, or vegetable oil, or 15 to 25 cents worth of premium olive oil
or nut oil.
Other ingredients: Allow 5 cents more for sugar or honey and salt.
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