eating out vs. groceries, and knowing your budget

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Bread making is an art and science. If you just throw in the

ingredients according to the recipe and don’t check/adjust as the

machine does its work, it can be a disaster (ask me how I know!!!)

I have to constantly juggle the flour/liquid balance regardless of

whether I use my machine, mixer or knead by hand. Usually I have to

add quite a bit of extra liquid because it is so dry where I live

(North Las Vegas). Also my machine tends to ‘overproof’ the loaves so

I find it best to let the machine knead and then bake in the oven

rather than the machine. Which is a waste of money if you think about

it…but my machine was a gift, so at least it’s someone else’s money

that was wasted.

If you have a quality mixer such as a KitchenAid with a bread kneading

paddle, it is just as time saving as the machine (mixers can knead the

bread in less than five minutes) and the quality is as good as hand

kneaded bread.

Christena

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> > What kind do you have? I had one that made terrible bread with

> 3/4th inch of hard outside and not nearly enough good on the inside.

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