Club Breadmakers

[jtoh]

You can’t use the cup provided for all measurements bec the recipe calls for 1/3 cup flour etc and that cup can only measure full cups of dry ingredients, not 1/3, 3/4 etc. For those you have to use your own nesting cup measures.

[Canvas]

I realised that I've been spending at least $5 a day buying bread. Maybe it's time for me to join this thread and start making my own bread! If anyone who can share with me some good bread making sites for an amateur baker housewife like me, I will be most grateful! :rahrah: Thanks in advance!

[jtoh]

Hi canvas, do you own a breadmaker or are you planning to knead by hand? Just google, there are lots of bread blogs with good instructions. Alternatively, there are a number of baking books at Popular and Kino.

[Canvas]

jtoh:

Hi canvas, do you own a breadmaker or are you planning to knead by hand? Just google, there are lots of bread blogs with good instructions. Alternatively, there are a number of baking books at Popular and Kino.

I am still thinking if I should get a bread maker especially because I own air fryer/ steamer/ waffle maker/ pancake maker etc etc...and I hardly use them! :oops: But I use my oven very frequently though. I am actually hoping to get some non-knead bread recipes to try out. I know most people use their bm to knead before baking them in oven. What's your opinion about this? Is it really better to use a bm? Appreciate feedbacks! :rahrah:

[jtoh]

BMs make breadmaking very convenient. You just put in all the ingredients, press start, and you'll have a loaf of bread in about 3 hours. As you use your oven a lot, you'll prob prefer to just get something to help you with the kneading. Which the BM can do, or if you have a mixer with a dough hook, that'll do as well. Actually a mixer is more useful bec you can use it to make cakes, make meringues... I haven't tried no-knead breads before but I googled and found this recipe which seems to make really nice-looking no knead bread. http://www.simplysogood.com/2013/03/artisan-no-knead-bread.html

[Canvas]

jtoh:

BMs make breadmaking very convenient. You just put in all the ingredients, press start, and you'll have a loaf of bread in about 3 hours. As you use your oven a lot, you'll prob prefer to just get something to help you with the kneading. Which the BM can do, or if you have a mixer with a dough hook, that'll do as well. Actually a mixer is more useful bec you can use it to make cakes, make meringues... I haven't tried no-knead breads before but I googled and found this recipe which seems to make really nice-looking no knead bread. http://www.simplysogood.com/2013/03/artisan-no-knead-bread.html

Thanks so much! I have a regular Kenwood mixer and it does come with a strange looking metal hook (never knew what it was for!). Lol. Time to start searching for good deals for BM too. Will post pictures here when I start making bread. Have just researched on the tangzhong method and it feels fun already. :xedfingers:

[jtoh]

Canvas:

jtoh:

BMs make breadmaking very convenient. You just put in all the ingredients, press start, and you'll have a loaf of bread in about 3 hours. As you use your oven a lot, you'll prob prefer to just get something to help you with the kneading. Which the BM can do, or if you have a mixer with a dough hook, that'll do as well. Actually a mixer is more useful bec you can use it to make cakes, make meringues... I haven't tried no-knead breads before but I googled and found this recipe which seems to make really nice-looking no knead bread. http://www.simplysogood.com/2013/03/artisan-no-knead-bread.html

Thanks so much! I have a regular Kenwood mixer and it does come with a strange looking metal hook (never knew what it was for!). Lol. Time to start searching for good deals for BM too. Will post pictures here when I start making bread. Have just researched on the tangzhong method and it feels fun already. :xedfingers:

Play with your mixer's dough hook first. No need for a BM. Post pictures of your first breads.

[Canvas]

Thanks jtoh! I only have a question left for now…when the recipe calls for milk powder, which brand do you home bakers use?

[jtoh]

I had that same question too. You can get milk powder from phoon huat or just any from the supermarkets. The recipes use only a tablespoon or so, so it really doesn’t matter the brand.

[Canvas]

:thankyou: