Bread Maker Queston

[Joanne11]

Um is there a way you are supposed to get the kneeding paddle thing out of the bread when it is done, or are you supposed to just cut it ou tof the bottom like I did? Just wondering, I just bought a bread maker because I was sick of wasting money on bad frozen bread. I just made some great cornbread with a recipe I found on here, it was great! Except that I had to operate on it to remove the mixer thing.

[hez]

That happens to me all the time! I just gently pry it out of the bread.

Hez

[Nantzie]

Same here. I usually use a soup spoon and mutilate it pretty good in the process.

Nancy

[chocolatelover]

I have two things that I do...first, after it's done mixing in the bread maker, just take the paddle out with a wet or Pam-sprayed hand. It doesn't need to knead because you're not developing the gluten like in regular bread, so it doesn't matter if you then take the paddle out.

The other thing I've started doing is just using my Kitchenaid to mix the dough really well (3 ninutes on medium), then put it in the pan and let it rise in a barely warm oven coevered in sprayed plastic wrap (I turn it on for 2 minutes to 200 degrees, then turn it off). When it's done rising (length of time depends on the bread--most are 45 minutes-1 hour), I uncover and bake as usual.

Neither method is as easy as sticking it all in the bread maker and forgetting about it, but at least you don't lose half the dough to the paddle.

[zkat]

I used to oil the paddle, so it would slide out easier, other than that-I had to mutilate the loaf.