Made My First Ever Loaf of Bread This Afternoon :0)

Goodmans Bread Maker

Basic White Loaf  (10 slices)

Ingredients

Water........................................275 ml. / 9 fl. oz.

Strong White Bread Flour........450 gms. / 1 lb.

Dried Milk Powder...................22-1/2 ml. / 1-1/2 tbsp.

Salt............................................7-1/2 ml. / 2 tsp.

Caster Sugar..............................10 ml. / 2 tsp.

Butter.........................................25 gm. / 1 oz.

Easy Blend Dried Yeast..............2-1/2 ml. 1/2 tsp.

Method

1) Remove bread pan from breadmaker,

2) Place kneading blade onto shaft in the bread pan, making sure its puhed down fully,

3) Place all the ingredients in the pan in order they appear in the above list, i.e, water, flour, milk, salt, butter and yeast. (make a hollow in the flour and place yeast in it)

4) Insert the bread pan into the breadmaker locking it clock wise,
5) Choose Darkest Crust colour,

6) Select Program - Basic,

7) Press On.

8) At the End of the cycle (Basic approx. 3 hr. 30 min.) remove bread pan with oven mitt,

9) Remove bread from pan and place on wire rack. 

10) allow up to 1 hr. to cool and enjoy (I Did) :0)

The Results of my Efforts

Delicious!

Second Go Even Better

50% Wholewheat Loaf

Ingredients

Water........................................275 ml. / 9 fl. oz.

Strong Wholewheat Flour........225 gms. / 8 oz.
Strong Brown bread Flour........225 gms. / 8 oz.

Dried Milk Powder...................22-1/2 ml. / 1-1/2 tbsp.

Salt............................................7-1/2 ml. / 2 tsp.

Soft Light Brown Sugar............10 ml. / 2 tsp.

Butter.........................................25 gm. / 1 oz.

Easy Blend Dried Yeast.............5 ml. 1 tsp.

Method

1) Remove bread pan from breadmaker,

2) Place kneading blade onto shaft in the bread pan, making sure its puhed down fully,

3) Place all the ingredients in the pan in order they appear in the above list, i.e, water, flour, milk, salt, butter and yeast. (make a hollow in the flour and place yeast in it)

4) Insert the bread pan into the breadmaker locking it clock wise,
5) Choose Darkest Crust colour,

6) Select Program -Wholewheat,

7) Press On.

8) At the End of the cycle (Basic approx. 4 hr. 15 min.) remove bread pan with oven mitt,

9) Remove bread from pan and place on wire rack. 

10) allow up to 1 hr. to cool and enjoy (I Did) Yum Yum :0)

Chelsea Buns

Ingredients

1 Medium Egg, beaten and made up to 150 ml. / 5 fl.  oz. with Tepid water,

Strong White bread Flour........225 gms. / 8 oz.

Dried Milk Powder...................22-1/2 ml. / 1-1/2 tbsp.

Salt............................................2-1/2 ml. / 1/2 tsp.

Caster Sugar..............................25 gms. / 1 oz.

Butter.........................................25 gms. / 1 oz.

Easy Blend Dried Yeast.............5 ml. 1 tsp.
Filling
Melted Butter.............................25 gms. / 1 oz.
Light soft brown sugar...............50 gms. / 2 oz.
Mixed dried fruit........................100 gms. / 4 oz.
Glace cherries, chopped.............25 gms. / 1 oz.
Chopped nuts..............................25 gms. / 1 oz.
Glaze
Caster sugar.................................45 ml. / 3 tbsp.
Water............................................30 ml. / 2 tbsp.

Method

Method

1) Remove bread pan from breadmaker,

2) Place kneading blade onto shaft in the bread pan, making sure its puhed down fully,

3) Place all the ingredients in the pan in order they appear in the above list, i.e, water, flour, milk, salt, butter and yeast. (make a hollow in the flour and place yeast in it)

4) Insert the bread pan into the breadmaker locking it clock wise,

5) Select Program - Basic Dough

6) Press On.

7) At the End of the cycle (approx. 1 hr. 15 min.) remove bread pan with oven mitt,

8) Remove Dough from pan and place on a flour worktop,
9) KnockBack The Dough (Knead) and Roll Out to Form a rectangle 30 cm. x 23 cm. (12"x9") 

10) Brush the surface of the dough with melted butter,
11) Sprinkle the dried fruit, cherries and nuts evenly to cover the whole surface, and roll up swiss roll fashion, from the wider side,
12) Cut into 9 equal sized pieces and place close together on a greased baking tray,
13) Cover with a lightly oiled layer of cling film and leave in a warm place (airing cupboard heat is fine) to rise for 40-60 minutes,
14) Remove the cling film,
15) Bake in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes (220 degrees C / 425 degrees F/Gas mark 7)  but check on them in 12 minutes depending on your oven, 
16) Make glaze by heating the sugar and water together until the sugar has desolved and then brush over buns allow to cool slightly and Enjoy Yum, Yum!

Here For The Chelsea Chelsea Buns

I Urge Anyone to Get a BreadMaker Magic !