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I Love My Bread Machine

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I used to use my bread maker a lot. I don't know what happened (lack of time?) that caused me to stop using it. But this book was really inspiring (I see you pesto swirl bread) and it makes me want to dust off the ol bread machine again. 
The recipes were written very clearly, and the pictures were very appetizing. The only thing I didn't like was the cover. It was a little blasé. I will probably be buying this for myself when it comes out!
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Wow so many Innovative bread recipes to try with your bread machine..........
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Everyone who loves homemade bread, but wants to save time, should invest in an automatic bread machine. And with that machine, most will want to purchase one or two good cookbooks with ideas and hints, as well as recipes to use in that bread machine. I Love My Bread Machine: More Than 100 Recipes For Delicious Home Baking, by UK author Anne Sheasby, is one of those cookbooks. 

Sheasby has included very unique recipes for all different kinds of breads. Some are written to simply mix and bake in the bread machine, but many instruct you to make the dough in the machine and then shape and bake in the regular oven. Sheasby features a Pesto Parmesan Pull-Apart that turned out perfectly, and was instantly devoured. Another excellent bread that turns out well is the Cheese & Sesame Seed Cobb. There are basic loaves like the delicious Farmhouse Loaf and the Home-Style Wholemeal Bread. You can experiment with Scottish Baps, Naan Breads, and Pains au Chocolat.

Although her instructions are precise and tell you to put certain ingredients in different corners of the pan, I found that it was unnecessary – the ingredients just need to go in as directed by the bread machine manufacturer (most start with liquid, then flour, etc., layered with the yeast on top). There was no difference in the finished product whether I put certain ingredients in corners, or just threw them in. There are a few recipes (Marbled Chocolate Tea Bread, for one) that you mix in a mixing bowl on your counter and remove the kneading blade. Then you turn the machine to a bake-only setting (which none of my 12 machines seem to have), and bake your loaf in the machine. To my mind, that defeats the purpose of having the machine. Why take the time to mix the dough outside of the machine when the machine can do it for you? It takes no effort to put dough in a pan and bake it in the oven, so why bake something you’ve already mixed in a machine on the counter? The whole idea is to same time and clean-up by doing most of it in the machine.

All told, however, this cookbook contains excellent pictures, well-written instructions, an excellent variety of breads that will have wide appeal, and plenty of great ideas and helpful hints for successful use of the bread machine. It’s a great book that will most likely be used often.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.
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The I Love My Bread Machine cookbook contains bread machine recipes with a slight British flair. You will find the recipes written using both Imperial and metric measurements. 

You will find the following chapters in the I Love My Bread Machine cookbook:

Bread Basics
Basic & Everyday Breads
Basic & Everyday Rolls
Flat Breads
Quick Breads
Speciality & Festive Breads
Teabreads & Tea-Time Treats
Gluten-Free Breads

Some of the recipes you'll find include:

Basic Brown Bread
Cottage Loaf
Breakfast Rolls
Floury White Baps
Moroccan Flat Breads
Malted Fruit Loaf
Devonshire Splits
Pesto-Parmesan Pull-Apart
Marbled Chocolate Teabread
Iced Orange Teabread
Mixed Seed Loaf 
Herb Olive Bread

You will find the color photos lovely and the recipes are written well.

Recommend.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley.
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I love my bread machine but was getting bored of the same while loaf. This book is fab for giving new ideas! Love the oat bread. Easy to read and easy to follow.
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When I was growing up, my mom went through a phase of obsessing over her bread machine, making all kinds of standard and unusual breads in those funny rectangular loaves. They might look a little weird, but there's nothing like the smell of baking bread. I've fallen out of the habit in recent years and haven't used a bread machine in ages, but when I saw this book, I figured it would be a good way to start again. 

There are indeed all sorts of tempting recipes in this book, from the sweet (Golden Gingerbread, Lemon Blueberry Loaf) to the savory (Pesto Whirl Bread, Greek Black Olive Bread), traditional (English Muffins, Sesame Bagels) to new (Garlic Bubble Ring, Orange and Cinnamon Brioche). There's even a whole chapter on gluten-free breads!

Unfortunately I have a major complaint. A large number of the recipes (I'd guess over 50%) use the bread machine to knead the dough, but then require you to do the actual baking in a normal oven. They sometimes ask you to do additional steps as well: mixing, shaping, coating, drizzling, brushing with egg, and even more kneading. What's the point of using a bread machine at all if you're still doing three-fourths of the work the old-fashioned way? You may as well just skip the machine step and use a traditional bread cookbook. 

On the other hand, Garlic and Coriander Naan does sound delicious. Maybe this book will tempt me out of my laziness over baking after all. 

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2085835600
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The formatting on the kindle version is impossible to interpret.  The recipes are pretty standard bread recipes.  I have read a number of bread machine cookbooks and this one seems just like the others.  I would like to see new, inventive recipes.
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Good and comprehensive guide to making bread in various bread machines.
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When you want to sell a house they suggest you bake some bread. So powerful is the smell (and taste) of baking bread, it will make you feel at home right away. Bread Machines help make bread making easier. With “I Love My Bread Machine” by Anne Sheasby I found some really tasty bread recipes for almost any occasion.

The Bread Basics section has some excellent information about the best ingredients to use and what to look for in a good machine. The section on flours I found to be particularly helpful as different countries describe their flours differently. If you will be working with a recipe from another country and don’t know what strong flour is or have never knocked back bread, this is your chapter.

I can’t really say enough about how helpful I found the Bread Basics chapter because no one ever taught me this stuff. When you buy a bread machine and only have the 6 or so recipes it comes with you miss a lot of tips. For this chapter alone I would feel this book is a keeper.

Create Your Own Bread Machine Recipes

With the seven chapters worth of recipes, one would think they have enough. Sheasby didn’t think so and included information on adapting recipes. There is always going to be a time you find a cool recipe that is a bit different. Now you have the way to make it machine ready. Not only are you getting great ideas for bread recipes but it gives you the means to make your own!

See the original review on RecipesNow! Reviews and Recipes Magazine with the recipe for Flowerpot Breads. Based on a complimentary copy of the book sent to me from the publisher in return for an honest review.
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I'm going to have to dig out my bread machine! The tips that are included will be very helpful, as I have only made regular white bread before. I can't wait to try a few of these. I had no idea that there were so many kinds of breads that could be made in my machine. The Flowerpot Breads were adorable.
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I make a lot of bread both my bread machine and with my kitchen aid. I like this book because the recipes are easy to follow and look really tasty. Lots of different loaves of bread to try.
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This is my third bread machine so I was thinking nothing new here. WRONG!!! I've already bookmarked 4 recipes I want to try. The introduction was very informative, more than other bread machine books. I definitely have to buy this for my son.
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I must admit that before I got this book, I “liked” my bread machine, but I certainly did not LOVE it. I made basic bread using a recipe that came with the machine, and we loved it. However, that was about it.  WELL NO MORE. 
“I love my Bread Machine” has recipes for things that I never would have imagined could be made in a bread machine. There are over 100 recipes in this book, including that one basic white bread that I made and loved, as well as specialty breads, rolls, teatime treats, gluten-free bread, and more. The step-by-step directions are easy to follow, and there are even explanations of various ingredients and their role in bread making. The color photographs made me want to start baking (and eating) immediately.
“I love my Bread Machine” took that old bread machine that had been gathering dust in the cupboard and turned it into an actual multi-faceted cooking appliance. This book showed me how to use features that I did not even know my bread machine had.
I received a copy of “I Love My Bread Machine” from Nourish, Anne Sheasby, and Net Galley in exchange for my review.  Now I really do LOVE my bread machine.
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'I Love My Bread Machine' is a perfect book not only for those who love cook but also for those who find cooking hard. I love the way measures are presented in grams, oz and even cups! The last one makes my life so much easier. As far as the recipes go they are perfect for every occasion and easy to prepare! You're going to fall in love with this book!
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After finding so many bread machines at yard sales, I finally got one for 5 dollars.  It was a new one but didn't come with any instructions on how to use it.  So glad I found this easy to learn about using the bread machine recipe book.  And then the pictures and recipes with so many good ideas, I know this will be an excellent reference book in the future.  This book really inspired me.
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This book contains huge collection of bread recipes with appealing pictures. I especially like the book that includes all  the metric, imperial and US measurements in each recipe so I don't have to convert it to my system. Also, the Bread Basics section is very informative. Can't wait to try them all.
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I should start this review by saying I do NOT love my bread machine.  In fact I am not even entirely certain where my bread machine is at this present moment.  We fell out some time ago, mainly because I was unhappy with the final results it produced, and said machine was consigned to the pack of some cupboard with other kitchenalia that rarely sees the light of day. I do love making bread though and I did continue using my bread machine just for dough mixing for a while but eventually I ended up banishing it.  

However, this book may have convinced me to give my bread machine another go.  Maybe.  A lot of the recipes do not even ask to be baked in a machine, being mixed in the machine and then cooked in a conventional oven.  Even those recipes that do ask to be cooked in a machine could be baked in a conventional oven by anyone who has a little experience of bread making.  Therefore you don't even need to have a bread maker to create the recipes in this book, so long as you are willing and able to put a bit of muscle into the mixing.

There are so many wonderful recipes in this book, pesto whirl bread, garlic bubble ring, apple and cinnamon pull-apart to name just a few.  As is always the case with Nourish  books, it is set out in clear sections with lots of information and a detailed rundown of all things bread and bread machine related, followed by sections for various types of bread, Basic and Everyday, Flat Breads, Teabreads and Tea-time treats, etc.  There is also a section on Gluten Free breads, which includes cheese and mustard bread and a mouthwatering spiced honey loaf and many more.

So, bread machine or not (the jury is still out) this book is beautiful and inspiring in its fantastic recipes and wonderful photography.
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