New breadmaker

[April Andrews]

I just made my first loaf of bread in my new Zojirushi breadmaker.
The machine seems great but the bread wasn't actually that good. I used
a recipe from the book that came with the machine that was
mostly bread (bromated) flour with a little whole wheat. It was a little chewy
and the air wholes seemed on the large size.

Any suggestions from experienced breadmachine operators?

How about recommendations for the best cookbooks?

Thanks.
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[Steve Miklos]

In article <2lq8kc$1...@polaris.biology.ucla.edu>,
a...@polaris.biology.ucla.edu (April Andrews) wrote:

> I just made my first loaf of bread in my new Zojirushi breadmaker.
> The machine seems great but the bread wasn't actually that good. I used
> a recipe from the book that came with the machine that was
> mostly bread (bromated) flour with a little whole wheat. It was a little chewy
> and the air wholes seemed on the large size.
>
> Any suggestions from experienced breadmachine operators?
>
> How about recommendations for the best cookbooks?
>

We've made a number of the recipes (some of them many times) from "The Best
Bread Machine Cookbook Ever" by Madge Rosenberg (1992, HarperCollins, New
York) ISBN 0-06-016927-3. Some of the recipes are to die for. I
particularly like the Garlic & Parsley bread and the Honey White. Lately we
have been making almost nothing but the "Sourdough Lean and Simple" from
that book.

I've seen the book everywhere. It's yellow, maybe 6" tall, 6" square with a
3/4" spine, spiral bound inside a hardboard cover. This info provided for
stores that have no recognizable shelf-ordering system.

We've tried some recipes from a few other books, including the one that
came with our machine (a Seiko Importing Co machine); we've had
consistently good success with Rosenberg, so-so with others.

Steve

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[vick...@hwsys.com]

IS>In article <2lq8kc$1...@polaris.biology.ucla.edu>,
IS>a...@polaris.biology.ucla.edu (April Andrews) wrote:

IS>> I just made my first loaf of bread in my new Zojirushi breadmaker.
IS>> The machine seems great but the bread wasn't actually that good. I used
IS>> a recipe from the book that came with the machine that was
IS>> mostly bread (bromated) flour with a little whole wheat. It was a little
IS> chewy
IS>> and the air wholes seemed on the large size.

I swear by my Zojirushi and use it on average of 5 to 6 times a week. If
I have run into the problem you have described, it's been because of my
ingredients. Is the yeast old? How about the flour? The more regular, or
whole-wheat flour you use, the heavier the bread will be.

I'm sorry I can't be of more help to you.