Reply #14: I use this book sometimes [View All]

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385477775/sr=1-5/qid=1156641396/ref=sr_1_5/104-3191258-0015949?ie=UTF8&s=books

The two recipes I use most frequently are "Pain A L'Acienne" or Old Fashioned Bread, which is made with a little rye flour, in addition to the bread flour. It requires a sponge, which I make by adding some of the ingredients to the bread machine, running it on dough setting and then letting it sit overnight. The next day I add the rest of the ingredients and run the machine on the regular french bread setting. The second is "No Pain Ordinaire", which is a simple, no frills bread, nice for an accompaniment for the evening meal.

In addition, I use a few of the recipes from the book that came with the machine pretty regularly. I make pizza dough from a basic recipe in "How to Cook Everything".

I gotta warn you, I bought the bread machine and immediately gained 5 lbs. I started making fresh whole wheat bread for the children's afternoon snack. We started putting Nutella on it. You really can't have just one slice.....


on edit: I can post one of the bread machine recipes for you if you like. Do you have a friend who can lend you a machine to give it a try first?