Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread!


I love my dear bread machine, and use it all the time! My mechanical friend has repaid me many, many times over for the $8.00 I spent on it at the thrift store.

We're all being affected by the continuing rise in the cost of food--I propose that using that dusty bread machine can reduce the cost of food, and in many ways!

First, one of my basic rules for spending less at the grocery store: stay out of there as much as possible! We all know how hard it is to drop into the store for a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread, and not end up buying a few more things--and chances are that we could have got along without those extras just fine. Not to mention the time and gasoline consumed by the errand!

Second, a loaf of homemade bread is less expensive to make than to buy.

Third, the machine's dough setting makes practically foolproof pizza dough, dinner rolls, sweet rolls, coffee cakes, and crusts for main dishes (ideas to come!) .

Fourth, homemade bread is inexpensive, delicious, and satisfying--a plus for filling up teenage boys and hardworking men.

Fourth, homemade bread is wholesome--you know just what's in there because you put it in yourself And with a few tips and some practice, you can make your bread just the way you like it. Tune in later for further info!

Fifth, homemade bread just tastes better, and has great texture.

Last, (and not least) of all: nothing in the world beats the smell of bread baking when you come home. With your machine's timer, you can have fresh bread just when you need it. Or want it.

And so, I embark on a series: In Praise of the Bread Machine!






9 comments:

  1. I make homemade bread, but I use a mixer and made 6 loaves at a time. When it comes out of the oven, it is so delicious, that we end up eating a whole loaf right away. If I used a bread machine, I would never have any bread for breakfasts and lunches!

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  2. I love it, the Mom! That's how I did it when the kids were at home, especially when the boys were teens. Now with just the two of us, I bake up a loaf pretty regularly. I do think we eat more bread, because it just tastes so good!

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  3. I love my bread machine, too! I also like to make sweet potato biscuits because they don't need excessive kneading. My daughter never did learn to eat cereals for breakfast!

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    1. Sweet potato biscuits! Yum! I LOVE biscuits, and I love how they are so personal--everyone has their own style and family biscuit tradition!

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  4. I agree with all your posts about how wonderful a bread machine can be. We've had only one (secondhand and it died awhile ago), and the drawback we found (other than the common one of "we're eating too much bread) was that it was a power pig. Where we live, electricity is fairly expensive, and my husband is reluctant to replace our machine now because he figures any savings in ingredients is going to be eaten up in the cost of the power it takes to bake the loaf. Is this also a concern where you live?

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    1. This is an excellent point, Mama Squirrel! The question was swirling around the back of my brain. I'll do a bit of research!

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