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I made a second loaf with the same recipe and got good results again. To bring the eggs to room temperature, B. Hagman suggests putting them in warm water for a few minutes prior to baking. I was storing the yeast at room temperature in my cupboard, since that's how I bought it at the health food store. Is this a problem? Actually I cut back the amount...

I'm thrilled to report that everything went well. I enjoyed fresh, chewy bread that I haven't had in months and it was wonderful. The Sesame Bean Bread recipe makes a darker loaf that is more like a whole grain bread. I may have used too much yeast because it fell after I took it out, but looks aren't what I was going for. I wanted bread that tasted great...

Well I found a machine at London Drugs - Black & Decker B1561. It has a Super Fast cycle that is 70 minutes long. They were sold out of the Oster (which looks and sounds exactly like the Sunbeam that was described above). It was the only one in stock and it will be on sale next week for $70 so I'll get the difference back. I'm trying it today...

Thank you both for replying so quickly. I'm very anxious to find a machine and start experimenting. I will take a look at Walmart for these models, thanks for the additional tips. Canadian Karen - please let me know how the next loaf turns out, with the 'rapid rise yeast'. I wouldn't have known about this myself.

Has anyone here recently purchased a bread machine that they could recommend for a newbie? I have no experience with any kind of baking. I'm looking for a machine that would be around $100 and easy to use. Preferably one that I could put the ingredients in and walk away until all was done. I posted in the Canadian forum because lots of the...