Tag: Zojirushi Bread Machine

Bread Machine Country Bread
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Bread Machine Country Bread

Sarah

It took me a couple tries to perfect this loaf of bread, to get the flour ratio dialed in. That might be the only downside to bread machines, is that since you are not kneading the dough, you might not add enough in. But at the same time, the base ingredients are cheap in bulk, so if I feed the compost pile once in awhile, I can live with that. Because I love  bread machines. They make it so easy to have a fresh loaf of bread that has only clean ingredients, and costs just a fraction of a loaf of even cheap bread.

Do weigh flour. This is one area of baking I never back down from.

This loaf has the darkness molasses brings, and the heartiness of oats. It pairs well with butter and a hot bowl of soup on these cold nights.

Bread Machine Country Bread (2 pound loaf)

Ingredients:

  • 1½ cups water
  • 2 Tbsp olive or avocado oil
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 570 grams all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup rolled oats
  • 2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 Tbsp active dry yeast

Directions:

If using a Zojirushi bread machine:

Add the water, oil and molasses to the bread pan. Add the oats, salt and flour. Top with the yeast.

Turn on machine for a basic loaf (this is a 2 pound loaf).

Once baked, remove immediately and knock out of pan, let cool on rack before slicing. Store bagged, use within 24 hours for best taste.

If using a different brand of machine, make sure it can handle a 2 pound loaf. Follow directions for temperature of water to use, if your machine doesn’t preheat the liquids (ours does). Water and liquids first, then dry, ending with yeast on top.

~Sarah

Potato and Rosemary Bread For The Bread Machine
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Potato and Rosemary Bread For The Bread Machine

Sarah

The recipe for herb bread makes a 1½ pound loaf, perfect for going along with dinner, or for sandwich bread. We use a Zojirushi Bread Machine, that has a 2 pound capacity, but this recipe will work as long as your machine can handle up to 1½ pounds. I like my Zoji as it produces a normal looking loaf of bread (instead of a high loaf).

Potato and Rosemary Bread

Ingredients:

  • 1¼ cups water*
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 360 grams all-purpose flour (3 cups)
  • ½ cup instant mashed potatoes (dry)
  • 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 Tbsp dried rosemary, crumbled
  • 1½ tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 tsp dry active yeast

Directions:

Add the ingredients in order listed. Set machine for a basic loaf.

Remove once baked promptly, and cool on a wire rack. Store cooled bread in a plastic bread bag.

*If using a bread machine that doesn’t warm the liquid, be sure to use the recommended temperature for your water.

Makes 1 loaf.

  • Slice when cool and freeze for later use, it thaws quickly

~Sarah

Herb Bread For The Bread Machine
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Herb Bread For The Bread Machine

Sarah

The recipe for herb bread makes a 1½ pound loaf, perfect for going along with dinner, or for sandwich bread. We use a Zojirushi Bread Machine, that has a 2 pound capacity, but this recipe will work as long as your machine can handle up to 1½ pounds. I like my Zoji as it produces a normal looking loaf of bread (instead of a high loaf).

Herb Bread

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup+2 Tbsp water*
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 360 grams all-purpose flour (3 cups)
  • 1 tsp dried sage leaves, crumbled
  • 1 tsp dried basil leaves, crumbled
  • 1 tsp dried oregano leaves, crumbled
  • 1 tsp dried thyme leaves, crumbled
  • 1 Tbsp dried parsley
  • 3 Tbsp dry milk powder
  • 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1½ tsp dry active yeast

Directions:

Add the ingredients in order listed. Set machine for a basic loaf.

Remove once baked promptly, and cool on a wire rack. Store cooled bread in a plastic bread bag.

*If using a bread machine that doesn’t warm the liquid, be sure to use the recommended temperature for your water.

Makes 1 loaf.

  • Slice when cool and freeze for later use, it thaws quickly.

~Sarah

Zojirushi Bread Machine Light Sourdough Bread
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Zojirushi Bread Machine Light Sourdough Bread

Sarah

Having a bread machine is a luxury, I won’t argue that. While I am proficient in making bread by hand, in the colder months I use our bread machine because I know it will turn out every time. Cold houses (we don’t heat above 66°) can lead to yeast failure – this past week I wasted 7 cups of flour on a recipe. I was very upset over that waste, that was almost 2 recipe worth of flour for our everyday bread! So for now, it is understandable I want to cheat a bit.

For the past number of years I have been baking with a Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme machine. Currently, the machines are sold out, but if you see one, it is more than worth the cost (they are not cheap and retail for just under $300). I had considered doing a sourdough starter but backed off due to how cold the house is. In a couple of weeks, it will be the time, and I have yeast on hand, so I decided to try Zojirushi’s recipe and see how it turned out. If you have one of Zojirushi’s other machines, see the original recipe for directions.

It was a fun experiment, and my hands on time was minimal. The bread has a tangy flavor, yet is sandwich bread. Yet, it is chewy in texture. Definitely let this loaf cool before slicing. It’s a lot harder to slice than the traditional sandwich bread, so use a firm hand when cutting.

Light Sourdough Bread

Ingredients – 

Sourdough starter:

  • 1½ cups water
  • 2 cusp (256 grams) bread flour
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast

Bread ingredients:

  • 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 cups (384 grams) bread flour
  • 1½ tsp fine sea salt
  • 2 tsp active dry yeast

Directions:

Put the kneading blades in the bread pan of a Zojirushi Home Bakery Supreme bread machine. Place bread pan into machine.

Add in the water, bread flour and yeast.

Set course for “sourdough starter” and press start. This will take a bit over 2 hours.

_ The starter all bubbly –

For the bread:

Once the sourdough starter ends and beeps, hit cancel to clear.

Add in the ingrdients in order listed, with yeast set on top of the flour.

Close the lid and set course for “basic”.

When the bread is done baking (just shy of 4 hours), pop out and knock out onto a cooling rack.

Bread can be sliced and frozen once cooled, for long-term storage.

~Sarah

Bread Machine Gluten Free Sandwich Bread
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Bread Machine Gluten Free Sandwich Bread

Sarah

One of the hardest projects I have undertaken was to bake gluten-free bread that Alistaire would enjoy. The compost bin has eaten many loaves over the years, as I would dabble, get frustrated and stomp off. What really got me motivated was the price of the Franz white bread loaves going up in price again – and the perpetual issue of it getting moldy if you leave it out on the counter (you have to chill it once it is open – even though the packaging says you don’t have to!) . At the local store it sells for $7.29 a loaf now! That alone was reason to try again. The base cost of ingredients isn’t much, as Kirk and I talked about it, that I would waste the ingredients till it worked. And when a loaf turned out perfectly, I was so happy. I didn’t believe it was good until I sliced it, and watched Alistaire enjoy the first slice. I tried it, and was shocked: you couldn’t tell it was gluten-free.

Having said all this, I run on a pretty nice bread machine – a Zojirushi – so making fails made it sting even more so. But as I tried more often, I realized that I was making simple mistakes that kept me from having perfect bread. I was treating it like I did wheat bread: dumping it all in and walking off. You cannot do this. I love this bread machine, it makes loaves of bread that look like bread should. We have been using it for over 5 years now. It isn’t cheap, but if you make a lot of bread and don’t have a ton of spare time, it is well worth it.

Two easy rules: weigh all flours/starches and be there for the mixing cycle, to help the machine mix up the dough. All you need is an affordable digital scale that goes up to 5 pounds.

*And if you don’t have a bread machine, I have a gluten-free bread recipe coming up soon that is baked in the oven.

Bread Machine Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread

Ingredients:

Directions:

In a 2 pound bread machine, add the milk, eggs, vinegar, oil, and honey.

Place the rice flour and potato starch on top, sprinkle xanthan gum and salt on top.

Make a well in the dry ingredients, and add yeast.

Turn machine onto a standard loaf of bread.

When the mixing/kneading starts, carefully scrape the sides to ensure all the starch is mixed in, and helping it mix. Do not miss this step! If the starch is not mixed in the dough will be lumpy. The dough should be smooth, looking like a quick bread versus the stiff dough of wheat bread. But watch your spatula, and use a small one, so the kneading paddles don’t grab at it.

Once baked, immediately remove the bread pan and knock out. Do not let it sit in the pan, as the moisture will make a gummy loaf.

For best results, let cool fully on a rack, then using a serrated bread knife slice the bread firmly and quickly. Store tightly sealed overnight on counter, for long-term storage wrap in freezer bags and freeze. Bread thaws quickly for use, or can be toasted on the “frozen” setting.

Makes 1 loaf.