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Bread

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I am after some ideas of what to do with stale bread! I have heard the many traditional ones, bread crumbs, bread pudding, and toasties, but I am sure there are some

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On the front of the loaf it states 100% whole wheat. On the ingredients it only states whole wheat. Is this not made of 100% whole wheat?

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I always have leftover hot dog buns and/or hamburger buns, especially during BBQ season. Leftover buns make great French toast sticks for breakfast (use with your typical

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Nothing smells any more awesome that homemade bread baking. And nothing is more loved than fresh bread. Bread has received a bad name. Oh, the carbs! The wheat!

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We want to make Ukrainian Easter paska, but the recipe says to bake it in a coffee can. Coffee cans are now cardboard.Anyone have any suggestions? If anyone has ever made

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Hard French bread (or other) can be made fit to eat by putting in the microwave for 30 seconds or so. If the bread is VERY stale and hard, then sprinkle some water on the bread

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If your sweet tooth is giving you fits and you don't have anything on hand to calm it, pop open a can of rolls or biscuits. Roll out as flat as possible, and add to

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You can make bread crumbs with any leftover bread pieces by grinding them up in a blender. They'll be coarse. Dry them on a cookie sheet for a day or two, then grind again.

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When I am trying to get a yeast dough to rise, I place a heating pad on low underneath the pan of dough. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray and place a kitchen

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If you lose your bread tie for the bag, just twist the bag several times and fold the bag back over the bread.

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I have found some great bread machine recipes. However, the crust always comes out extra crispy. It isn't burned, just crispy. Any ideas on how to prevent this?

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If you take advantage of surplus bread stores and freeze bread, it's a very economical way to have good bread anytime you want it. This tip has more to do with thawing

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With only two of us now at our house, bread gets stale before we eat it all. You know you can make bread pudding out of it. Also, it makes great stuffing.

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While using your clothes dryer and making bread, pizza dough, etc., put the loaf pan on top of your dryer to help the bread rise!

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I have recently started making my bread, but it seems to have a slightly cake-like texture to it. What can I do to give it a more bread-like texture? All help welcome.

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I am looking for ideas for using leftover bread, either slices or bits and pieces. I already make croutons and dry + crush as bread crumbs. What else?

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When you make any yeast risen dough, do it from start to finish in an upside-down Tupperware-style cake keeper. Tilt it to one side to combine the warm water, yeast, and sugar

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I have a Welbilt bread machine with serial no ABM3100. I have misplaced my manual. How can I get another one?

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When making home made bread, my mom always noticed it would be a little dry once it came out of the oven. She decided to try a few things to help it out. She would put

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What is the best way to wrap home made bread (cranberry bread) to ship? I would like to wrap in the old fashion way if possible.

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Fortunately, I decided to make a practice loaf of bread in my bread machine before Thanksgiving. Once again, it did not rise. Has anyone substituted milk for water in their

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What are the rules for selling homebaked bread from home or at a fleamarket?

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My sister lent me her bread machine and after several attempts I made a loaf of bread. However, it came out dry and rather crumbly. Do I add more water, oil, what? Thanks in

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I got this old bread machine at a sale. The model is Welbilt #ABM-100-4. Am I able to just make the bread dough mixture in this? I don't know how to do this as I do not

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I am using a breadmaker to make bread. However, I want to know how to get rid of the paddle hole at the end of each loaf when I take it out of the machine. Does anyone know how

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When I make banana bread, how do I keep the top from splitting? It happens every time.

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Recently there was a post for making bread from a book called "Bread in 5 Minutes a Day". Someone wanted to know how to shape it. It was difficult to explain in words,

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Why would my thawed bread dough seem to rise, then a few days later, fall flat, in my refrigerator?

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Can I substitute whole fresh cranberries for dried cranberries in a bread machine?

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If you make dressing for Thanksgiving, now is the time to start saving your good bread. Any pieces of leftover french bread, biscuit or cornbread, rolls, no matter how small,

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Does it matter if you use rapid rise yeast or regular active yeast in your bread maker? The manual doesn't specify. One recipe site recommended to add water to your active

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Make your own bread crumbs with a blender or grater. Place the crumbs on a baking tray and bake at 212 degrees F. Crumbs are dry and crisp.

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I want to start making my own bread. Does anyone want to share their recipe?

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I was wondering, if you miss an ingredient while making bread in your bread maker; when it just starts to knead, can you add a ingredient that you missed? Thanks.

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When baking bread, I use the 48 oz juice cans, sprayed with cooking spray. Knead dough and put a ball of dough in the can filling it about 1/3 full. I bake 8 loaves

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Has anyone made hot dog or hamburger rolls or steak rolls from the Frozen Bread Dough Loaves? If so, could you please give me the recipe?

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Am I the only one that likes to eat Grandma's Molasses mixed with a teaspoon of butter, to dip a piece of bread in? My mom taught me that years ago, and said that during the

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I am having a problem making raisin bread in my bread machine. It's an old Breadmaster machine and I have no instruction book. If I add the raisins at the beginning of

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Where do others put their sour dough starter to rise when the house gets cold at night? On top of the water heater is where I used to put it but, the new water heater feels

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I have just got a bread machine and put in a mix and baked the bread. It was fine except for two problems. My loaf was only about 4 1/2 inches long. Is this normal?

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I have tried to bake my own bread. I use a bread maker to mix the dough. It rises once in the machine. Then I take it out, knead it and let it rise again. When I

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Does your bread stick to the tea towel? When I let the bread do it's final rise the dough is sticking to the tea towel and making my loaves look so bad! Please help

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To keep rolls or other bread items warm longer, crumple aluminum foil at the bottom of your bread bowl. Then put your bread napkin in as usual. This is especially great for

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These homemade flowerpots of bread are fun and functional, and after dinner, guests can take them home. Be sure to use unpainted and unglazed lead-free flowerpots. This is

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My daughter has just come back from a trip to New York and brought me back a bag of New York bagels. I put them in the freezer but I have no idea what to do with them.

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Where do you keep your bread? I am trying to unclutter my kitchen countertops and was wondering where everyone keeps their bread. If you put it in a breadbox or cabinet,

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Where do you put frozen bread at to rise? Last time, I cracked the oven door and sat the rising bread on the stove top with a big towel over it and it did its rising very

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Save the plastic bags in which you bring produce home from the grocery store. They are perfect to store homemade bread...

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I use vegetable oil in my bread machine recipes instead of margarine. The taste and texture is much better. I use 1/4 cup oil for a 1 1/2 lb loaf...

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I am interested in getting a bread machine for Christmas. I would like to start off with a less expensive machine. Does anyone have any suggestions and recipes?

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I am looking for an easy bread machine recipe for white bread. Thanks. 

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Jiffy Muffin mix will make two batches in a sandwich maker and doesn't crumble like the baked in the muffin tins. 

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Try mixing 1/3 cup of crumbled crisp bacon into a corn bread batter before you pour it into the baking pan.

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This tip is for when you buy fresh bagels from the bakery or bagel nosh shoppe. Upon arrival at home immediately cut the bagels in half or quarters and freeze in a paper

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Every once in a while, I forget about the last bagel in the bag and it ends up as hard as a rock. I am tired of dipping them in soup; does anyone have an idea to make them 

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This tip includes a recipe. The tip is for using a bread machine, but still having that "Old-Fashioned" Homemade loaf of bread.

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As I have moved around over the years, I found that my favorite cornbread recipe changed in firmness depending on where I lived.

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If possible, buy your bread, hamburger and hotdog buns, etc. at a bakery outlet store. In my area, I can get a loaf of bread for .55, as opposed to over $1.00 at the grocery

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A once a month trip to the day old bread store fills a shelf in the freezer with bread, buns, sweet rolls, 

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