Got Bread Maker For Christmas

[Marlene]

My dear thoughtful husband got me a Black and Decker bread maker for Christmas. I used it to make a loaf of Pamela's bread mix. I am thrilled to have bread that I don't have to toast before eating -- it makes life so much easier. However, the bread did come out quite dense and because you have to use oil with the mix, I find that it has an oily flavour.

Does anyone have any advice so that my bread will not turn out quite so dense. Also, does anyone know of any mixes/ recipes that do not call for oil? Is there something I can use instead of oil? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I want to use my bread maker to its full potential!

Thanks,

Marlene

[aimee0324]

My dear thoughtful husband got me a Black and Decker bread maker for Christmas. I used it to make a loaf of Pamela's bread mix. I am thrilled to have bread that I don't have to toast before eating -- it makes life so much easier. However, the bread did come out quite dense and because you have to use oil with the mix, I find that it has an oily flavour.

Does anyone have any advice so that my bread will not turn out quite so dense. Also, does anyone know of any mixes/ recipes that do not call for oil? Is there something I can use instead of oil? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I want to use my bread maker to its full potential!

Thanks,

Marlene

i teach gluten free cooking classes in my area and have some good bread recipes. they do call for oil but only 3 tablespoons. if interested let me know.

[Juliebove]

I've had my bread maker for a little over a year now. It's sitting in the garage at the moment because I've yet to find anything that comes out well every time. Quite often the bread does come out too dense or still raw in the middle. One thing I was told was not to use the regular rise because it will punch down the dough and let it rise again. You have to use the quick setting.

One problem for us is that we are allergic to eggs and milk and the substitutes don't seem to allow the bread to rise up as much as it should.

Wish I could be of more help to you. But I haven't had much luck in the bread making dept. aside from things that don't use the bread maker.