Comments on: Basic Bread Recipe (for Bread Machine and/or Oven)

By: 40 Things to do on a snowy day | My Crazy Adoption

40 Things to do on a snowy day | My Crazy Adoption — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:31:07 +0000

[...] 8. Make Bread-for extra fun let the kids “sculpt” with the dough-their creations can be baked & eaten [...]

By: 40 Things to do on a School Snow Day | Frugal Upstate

40 Things to do on a School Snow Day | Frugal Upstate — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:48:47 +0000

[...] 8. Make Bread-for extra fun let the kids “sculpt” with the dough-their creations can be baked & eaten [...]

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Cassie,

I do use some of it (Chapati Flour), but you have to be careful. It's got so much fiber that it soaks up water like a sponge. I usually only use it as 1/4 of the flour, add a couple of extra TBS of water, and add 1TBS of vital wheat glueten to help it rise.

However, I can use fully half (probably more) when I make things like pancakes and waffles. My one chocolate chip cookie experiment with it did not end well-but I am willing to try that one again at some point.

It also works fine for any time that you have to dredge something in flour, and I've used it as the flour when thickening gravy or sauces.

By: cassie

cassie — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:19:00 +0000

Hi,
Your site is great. Just wondering, have you ever tried using chapati flour instead of whole wheat flour in a recipe intended for whole wheat bread? I didn’t realize what I was buying when I got chapati flour. I make all our own bread–white or wheat–and I’m trying to figure out how I can use it. I’m happy to learn you can stick some of it into a white bread recipe. I’m going to try that today. Thanks!

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:58:00 +0000

Phia-That sounds good too! What does the butter on top do? I’ve never heard of doing that before

Annette-how did it work out?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:26:00 +0000

Thanks I am gonna try it tonight!! Annette

By: phia

phia — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:23:00 +0000

I also use my bread machine to mix/knead the dough and then bake it in the oven. My recipe (in case anyone is interested) for a 2lb batch, which I bake in two loaf pans:

1 3/8 cu room temp water
2 Tbls. margarine/butter
2 cu bread flour
1 3/4 teas salt
2 cu AP flour
2 Tbls. powdered milk
2 Tbls. sugar
2 1/4 teas active dry yeast

I put all the ingredients in my bread pan, in the order listed, then set my bread machine to the dough cycle. Once it's done in the machine, I take it out, separate to two greased loaf pans, and let rise about an hour. I bake at 350 for about a half hour. When done, I rub butter on the top of the bread and let it cool.