These recipes are ones that I use with my DAK breadmaker. Yours may be different. The thing to check for is the amount of flour in the recipe. Adjust the recipe so that the amount of flour is the same as per your manufacturer's recommended recipe. For example, if there is twice the amount of flour in my recipe than your manufacturer's recipe, cut the entire recipe in half before trying in your breadmaker.
Hints for breadmaking:
1. I never use "For Breadmakers" yeast or flour. It costs too much, and my bread turns out fine with regular baking products.
2. Make sure your water is neither too hot nor too cold. If it is too cold, the yeast will not grow fast. If it is too hot, it will kill the yeast. Make it slightly warmer than lukewarm, unless the recipe says otherwise.
3. You can tell if yeast is active by dissolving it into 2 TBS of warm water. If it is good, it should double in size within 10 minutes.
4. Measure flour by spooning into a measuring scoop, then leveling with a knife, for best results.
5. If your yeast is good, but your bread isn't rising correctly, (the result will be that it cooks flat and part raw inside), you can usually fix the problem by always dissolving yeast into water before adding to breadmaker.
6. Honey can cause botulism in very young children. Substitute maple syrup or molasses in recipes calling for honey if a child under a year old will be eating it.
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WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
Ingredients:
1 pkt. active dry yeast (2 1/2 tsp.)
3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/4 cup dry powdered nonfat milk
1/4 cup honey (or substitute molasses or maple syrup)
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 1/3 cup warm water
Directions: Add all ingredients to breadmaker. Set for white bread and press start.
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WHEAT BREAD
Ingredients:
1 pkt. active dry yeast (2 1/2 tsp)
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 TBS sugar
1 1/2 TBS dry powdered nonfat milk
4 1/2 tsp. butter
1 1/4 c. plus 1 TBS lukewarm water.
Directions: Add yeast to breadmaker first. Then add dry ingredients. Carefully pour water over all. Set for white bread and press start.
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WHITE BREAD
Ingredients:
1 pkg. active dry yeast (2 1/2 tsp)
3 cups all purpose flour
1 TBS sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 TBS dry powdered nonfat milk
1 1/4 warm water
Directions: Add yeast to breadmaker first, then add dry ingredients, and pour water over all. Set for white bread and press start.
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CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD
Ingredients:
1 pkt. highly active dry yeast dissolved into 1 TBS lukewarm water
2 + 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup sugar
4 1/2 tsp. butter
1 1/2 TBS dry powdered nonfat milk
2 TBS cinnamon
dash nutmeg
3/4 cup raisins
1 + 1/4 cup warm water
Directions:
Put all ingredients into breadmaker. Set for white bread and press start.
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CHOCOLATE CAKE
Ingredients:
1 tsp. dry active yeast dissolved into 1/4 cup warm water.
1 cup sugar
1 cup, minus 2 TBS, of all purpose flour
1/2 cup dry cocoa
3/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup boiling water
Directions:
Dissolve yeast into water and set aside until it has doubled in size. Put all ingredients, except for yeast and water, into breadmaker. Add yeast. Pour boiling water over all. Set for "white bread" and start.
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