bread maker

yes galen they are very clever mine can pick pokets,thank you all for your advice my grocery bill has gone up this week with all the recipes i want to try ,i have'nt even watched game of thrones i recorded yet and thats unheard of

must get mine out again! If I can find it. Mind you the lovely Mr Hollywood gets his hands dirty!

I use a Kenwood breadmaker and just love the malt loaf it produces. The instruction / Recipe book suggests dozens of different recipes and can make naan bread, doughs and jams too. Not that I ever use all the functions. I have had it for four years or so and have only made malt loaf or cheese and olive bread.
Well worth the investment if only to know you are getting fresh bread without many of the preserving chemicals in shelf life bread from the supermarket.

well you can make a dough in the bread maker flowerofthewest and then do the kneading thing to your heart's content.

I don't have a machine because I love to do the kneading. My hands are always hot, which is good for bread but bad for pastry. Today I received my purchased Paul Hollywood book to go with his current 'Bread' TV series. There are some delicious sounding ideas in there, including a malt loaf. I could live on bread!

Also have a Panasonic and swear by it - now in use for 10 years! However, we have not had any success with M & S Bread mixes - they taste ok but look like the proverbial brick. My favourite bread is apricot and walnut loaf - delicious...