New Bread Recipe

Today I tried a new recipe for "Pillowy Soft Whole Wheat Bread". It turned out very well and is yummy. I like it because most of the hard work (aka kneading) is done in the bread machine. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I like kneading bread. It's very theraputic. Some days though, it's nice to let the bread machine do the work. This is the first whole wheat recipe that I have gotten to work for me. I have a feeling it's because of the wheat gluten, which I had never used before, but had bought for this purpose. Although you use the dough cycle on the bread machine, you do bake it in the oven. Lest you think my bread turned out perfectly, I thought I'd share the "keepin it real" picture. This is the one that shows the chunk that got stuck in the pan when I took it out.

Easy Cake Bread

This is a bread machine recipe that I've been using this week. It is good. Matthew and I decided that it was a heavy light bread. It's heavy like homemade bread, but is light and airy. Is that clear as mud? This is for the large size or 2 lb. loaf. It rises all the way to the top of my machine.

Easy Cake Bread (from this cookbook)

1 1/4 c. water
2 T. butter
1 c. yellow cake mix
2 1/2 c. bread flour
2 tsp. yeast

Select the white cycle/light color cycle. I tried to do it with a timer overnight and it did not rise. This may be a too much water issue. Both times I've made it, I've either added a little water or a little flour as it was mixing to get the right consistency. You can use different flavors of cake mix to make different kinds of bread. One box of cake mix can be used to make 4-5 loafs of bread.