Has anyone made Rye bread with this machine? How did it turn out? The crust, the inside?
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Sorry I have not made rye bread yet - I bake only LOW CARB BREAD It's hard to find Low carb bread recipesbut just yesterday I got a new book "Bread and Breakfast" By Diana Lee from Amazon and It's ALL Low carb RecipesOne of the best features of this bread machine is the optional dual pan that allows you to bake 2 one pound loaves of DIFFERENT KIND at a time.J.H. Illinois
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Rye in all its variations is the ONLY type of bread I make with this machine: Jewish - with or without pickle juice, seeded and unseeded, stone ground, fine milled, light or dark rye flour, multi-grain and a myriad of other combinations with added ingredients such as olives, bacon, various cheeses, etc. All of it turns out great, the crust can be set from soft to crunchy, the inside from firm to fluffy. The advantage of this machine is the fact that I am not restricted to preprogrammed scenarios but am able to choose my own cycles, their sequence and duration. The end result is a great individual, custom composed loaf of bread - up to two and a half pounds. Rye in all its variations is the ONLY type of bread I make with this machine: Jewish - with or without pickle juice, seeded and unseeded, stone ground, fine milled, light or dark rye flour, multi-grain and a myriad of other combinations with added ingredients such as olives, bacon, various cheeses, etc. All of it turns out great, the crust can be set from soft to crunchy, the inside from firm to fluffy. The advantage of this machine is the fact that I am not restricted to preprogrammed scenarios but am able to choose my own cycles, their sequence and duration. The end result is... » Read More Rye in all its variations is the ONLY type of bread I make with this machine: Jewish - with or without pickle juice, seeded and unseeded, stone ground, fine milled, light or dark rye flour, multi-grain and a myriad of other combinations with added ingredients such as olives, bacon, various cheeses, etc. All of it turns out great, the crust can be set from soft to crunchy, the inside from firm to fluffy. The advantage of this machine is the fact that I am not restricted to preprogrammed scenarios but am able to choose my own cycles, their sequence and duration. The end result is a great individual, custom composed loaf of bread - up to two and a half pounds. « Show Less
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All of the breads we have made have turned out great. Because it has a darkness adjustment, it shouldn't be a problem.
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No, I haven't made rye bread with this one. I have however attempted corn bread with disastrous results; I tried plain old white bread twice and it too was inedible. I am really sorry I bought this machine. I had a Wel-Built before this one and it served me well for many years. Now I'm stuck as I really don't want to invest in another machine but I'm afraid to waste more bread flour in this machine. Shop carefully before you buy.
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Rye in all its variations is the ONLY type of bread I make with this machine: Jewish - with or without pickle juice, seeded and unseeded, stone ground, fine milled, light or dark rye flour, multi-grain and a myriad of other combinations with added ingredients such as olives, bacon, various cheeses, etc. All of it turns out great, the crust can be set from soft to crunchy, the inside from firm to fluffy. The advantage of this machine is the fact that I am not restricted to preprogrammed scenarios but am able to choose my own cycles, their sequence and duration. The end result is a great individual, custom composed loaf of bread - up to two and a half pounds.
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I am looking for a bread machine that is able to dough for me, after which I take it out for a few hours for fermentation and then put it back into the machine for baking, does the machine have settings for me to do all that without going﻿ through all the cycle at once?
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Bread machine recipies work out fine, but I only use the slightly larger whole wheat yeast and no the regular yeasts. Also have to be sure to balance the ph when using rye - hence the bit or orange peel and bit of apple cider vinegar.
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It is a wonderful machine. It comes with both slicing and shredding disk, a bread kneader and a slicing round blade. I make French bread in a minute. I have the recipe if you are interested.
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not familiar with bread machines so i cant answer honestly but it makes great bread by hand. i suggest searching for an online video of machine bread making.
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I make my bread from scratch but I think the texture would be about the same as bread machine bread. I sliced up a loaf with the serrated blade and it came out beautifully. I do not think it would do as well with the smooth blade which I use for lunchmeat.
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If you use the machine for baking, then yes, it does leave a hole in the bread. As this machine bakes a small loaf of bread and if baked in the machine, it has a hole in the bottom and is shaped similar to a chimney, I prefer to let the machine do everything other than bake the bread. After it is done mixing the ingredients, I take the dough out, shape it and bake it myself in the oven, just because of the aesthetics. The taste is wonderful no matter which way you decide to do it.
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In my experience, this is not the same as the rapid rise yeast. It is truly reliable and makes a beautiful loaf of bread, with standard rising and hand mixed methods. I do not use a bread machine, but have had them. In the machine you should use a rapid rise, by all the directions I have read. I hope this helps.
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I did not. I just opened the box, took out the machine, wiped out the bread pan with a damp cloth and then dried it. Then I add all the ingredients for my first loaf and it was fantastic!
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I don't know about grinding rye as I use mostly wheat. I purchased the KitchenAid to make it more convient in grinding bread flour. This one took too long to grind enough flour for a batch of bread. I returned it for a refund and went back to using my homemade grinder.
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thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank you for the reply.mary mmount@windstream.net thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank... » Read More thank you jane, i did do that, beleive me!!i have read where people remove the dough after the 2nd. kneading and remove the paddled's and lightly oil your hands and put the dough back in the breadmaker. i am going to try to do this.when i researched the reviews i should have read the newer reviews first, they have the older reviews on page 1-9 pretty much good reviews.pages 10-11 you really get the up-dated reviews from people who have just purchased this bread machine.. westbend must have changed something in these (from the first time) of making this maker.thank you for the reply.mary mmount@windstream.net « Show Less
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I have made pizza dough and bread with great results. I suppose it all depends on the receipe you use. My suggestion would be to visit their website or better yet call and ask them specifically. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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I have not. I have used this a number of times to make sourdough bread in the oven and it works well. Any whole wheat produces denser bread no matter the method of cooking.
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I have. I like a typical baguette not a square loaf like the bread maker makes. It works perfectly.
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I don't make bread machine bread, I make bread from scratch - however, I see no reason why it won't do a fine job, I've seen those bread machine loaves before and my homemade ones are much, much bigger :)
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I have never made it by hand. I always use a bread machine. It is very good bread.
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Once you get used to the order that ingredients are added to the machine - you can adapt any recipe that makes 2 loaves by halving the ingredients. In fact one of my favorite recipes is for a New York style Jewish Rye bread that I got online. I suggest using the recipe booklet that came with the machine until you know which ones appeal to you , and then readin recipes online to try to find alternatives tha tyou may prefer. Good luck to you.