Club Breadmakers

[pixiedust]

L-earners, I am no 前辈 but I have tried breadmachines, hand-kneading and no kneading, straight dough, pre-fermented dough, water-roux methods


For hand-kneading :
For butter : best soften to room temperature and add it after dough ball is formed. If you add the butter too early, it will bind on the yeast and affects fermentation
For eggs/milk : I use room temperature or cold. I normally dissolve my instant yeast in the liquid so if the liquid is too warm, I am afraid the yeast will be 'killed'. If you are using part water with the yeast and dough then adding warm milk later, maybe worth an experiment. Same theory as water roux (gluten gelantinization), if it works, the texture of the bread should be fluffier.

Funz - Nice nice cinnamon bread ! Thanks for sharing the recipe..hope to try it after the exams !

[sparks]

How about cheese? When do you add cheese in & how much? I tried to make cheese bread over weekend using z machine but not much cheese taste. only got its fragrance.

[Flowermonaster]

sparks:

How about cheese? When do you add cheese in & how much? I tried to make cheese bread over weekend using z machine but not much cheese taste. only got its fragrance.

You used the Z machine recipe? I have not tried cheese think will put more cheese if taste not strong. Think cheese must put after the beep sound just like chocolate chips.

[L-earner]

@pixiedust, tks for th detailed info ... :love:

@peterch, ya, no choice ... Till I get th z machine, pure muscle-building!!!

[sparks]

Flowermonaster:

You used the Z machine recipe? I have not tried cheese think will put more cheese if taste not strong. Think cheese must put after the beep sound just like chocolate chips.

Z machine doesn't have the recipe for cheese bread leh. Anyway, for first attempt , I daren't put too much (in fact I think I put too little in the end!). I added it together wth the rest of the recipe, ie. right at the start, cos there is no instructions on when to add cheese. I reckon it is like butter so added it together with butter.

The cheese I used was cheddar. My bread turned out like a normal one. I was hoping to get the same effect as Breadtalk's Earthquake cheese, yum yum. Anyone got suggestion for a better cheese to use?

[SAHM_TAN]

Hi sparks,


adapted fr the Z machine cheese n onion bread, try 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and add after the beep sound. HTH

[sparks]

SAHM_TAN:

adapted fr the Z machine cheese n onion bread, try 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and add after the beep sound. HTH

alamak! I must have missed it then. :pokeeye:

paiseh, will go back & check again. Tks!

[L-earner]

Chocolate nutella loaf (originally fm HHB)


I baked this delicious soft bread this afternoon, tweaked the recipe a little : (1) i omitted the instant coffee granules; (2) added 1/4 cup of choco chips; (3) i used milk instead of water; and (4) butter instead of oil. ok, here'r the pics :

http://i44.tinypic.com/xm4cya.jpg\">http://i41.tinypic.com/34g1yzk.jpg\">

Do give a try, it's really soft ...

[autumnbronze]

L-earner:

Chocolate nutella loaf (originally fm HHB)


I baked this delicious soft bread this afternoon, tweaked the recipe a little : (1) i omitted the instant coffee granules; (2) added 1/4 cup of choco chips; (3) i used milk instead of water; and (4) butter instead of oil. ok, here'r the pics :

http://i44.tinypic.com/xm4cya.jpg\">http://i41.tinypic.com/34g1yzk.jpg\">

Do give a try, it's really soft ...

OMG!!! I am :drool: :drool:

My DH just bought a gigantic bottle of nutella, I might just try this out. But I am using the z machine. Would that be possible???

can you please share the link to the recipe??

[L-earner]

autumnbronze:

L-earner:

Chocolate nutella loaf (originally fm HHB)


I baked this delicious soft bread this afternoon, tweaked the recipe a little : (1) i omitted the instant coffee granules; (2) added 1/4 cup of choco chips; (3) i used milk instead of water; and (4) butter instead of oil. ok, here'r the pics :

http://i44.tinypic.com/xm4cya.jpg\">http://i41.tinypic.com/34g1yzk.jpg\">

Do give a try, it's really soft ...

OMG!!! I am :drool: :drool:

My DH just bought a gigantic bottle of nutella, I might just try this out. But I am using the z machine. Would that be possible???

can you please share the link to the recipe??

Hi autumn bronze,
Yes, I think u can use the z machine for this recipe, here's th link :

http://happyhomebaking.blogspot.com/2007/12/mocha-loaf.html