Can I follow recipes for bread-machine breads without bread machine?
I was browsing a recipe website to get some recipes for breads. There is a section marked with bread-machine breads.I am very new to bread making and after some search it seems that the machine is used for baking and kneading. So will it be possible for me to follow the recipes with a normal oven?
Best Answer
You can probably use the same recipes, but... hand kneading is more difficult than letting the machine do it. The wet dough can be very sticky. So, if the recipe has a high hydration (water:flour) you may want to reduce the water in the recipe.
So, if the recipe calls for 250ml water:500g flour, this is 50% hydration, and you should be able to knead that. But 300ml water, or 60% hydration is much harder...
It also depends on the flour you have, but try to be conservative about the water until you get a feel for it.
Pictures about "Can I follow recipes for bread-machine breads without bread machine?"
Do you have to have a bread machine to make bread?
Simply put, it makes bread. To make bread the old-fashioned way by hand requires proper mixing, kneading, proofing, punching down, re-rising, and baking. Essentially, a bread machine does all of that for you so you don't have to!How do you make homemade bread without a machine?
5-6 cups flour \u2013You can use all-purpose flour OR bread flour!Is it better to make bread in oven or bread maker?
Starting a bread in a bread machine and finishing it in the oven renders great results with less effort overall than kneading by hand. When the dough cycle ends, you shape it and allow it to rise for the second time. Then bake in the oven as per your recipe.How do I make bread machine yeast without a bread machine?
With an electric mixer, slowly beat in small (walnut-sized) pieces of dough until about \xbd of the dough is mixed into the yeast. With a spoon, stir in the remaining dough. Knead in just enough flour so the dough is not sticky. Let rise, shape and bake as directed in the recipe.7 Common Bread Machine Mistakes That Are Easy To Avoid
More answers regarding can I follow recipes for bread-machine breads without bread machine?
Answer 2
My bread machine recipe books come with conversion instructions to make the bread traditionally. Here is a link to a site that will do the same:
http://breaddaily.tripod.com/recipeconversion.htm
Best of luck with your bread making!
Answer 3
I use my bread machine just for the kneading and first rise, and then bake in the oven. The bread nachine recipe won't give any baking directions, and the loaf size may not be quite what you want, but other than that, I've found the recipes completely interchangable. Use both bread machine and non-bread machine recipes in the bread machine (make sure you use an appropriate size), and use both as just bread by hand too.
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Antonio Prado, Olya Kobruseva, alleksana, Mariana Kurnyk