Why A Bread Machine?

You've Come a Long Way, Baby! Grandma understood the art of bread making: depending on the weather and humidity, her favorite bread recipe varied in ratios of dry to liquid ingredients and rising times. She kneaded by hand for up to 30 minutes, wrapped bread and bowl in a flour sack towel, let the dough rise twice in the bowl, once more in the pans, and then placed it in the oven to bake for an approximate time. Along came the stand mixer. It required gradually adding ingredients and monitoring the kneading process, but made it possible to bake bread daily. The bread machine was the answer to the workingwoman's prayers. Add the ingredients, start the bread machine, check the consistency of the dough, and walk away. The pre-programmed bread machine processed the dough just like Grandma did (minus the flour sack towel and oven).

It Makes Good Sense
A bread machine costs as little as $40-$200, with loaf capacities up to 2 pounds. The benefits outweigh the minimal investment.

• Make cinnamon rolls, buns, bagels, pizza dough, and specialty breads.
• Impress your friends and family. Embellish party, holiday, and gift basket breads with candied fruits, chocolate chips, nuts, raisins, spices, caramelized onions, cheese, and sunflower, sesame, or poppy seeds.
• Bread machine supplies purchased in bulk save money over pre-baked, bakery/store-bought bread items.
• Bread machines are so safe and easy, even the kids can make bread. Measure and add ingredients in any order or use pre-measured packages made especially for bread machines, then set the stop and start times.
• No more over- or under-baked loaves. Bread can be stored in the bread machine for the day, and you come home to the aroma of fresh-baked bread, just aching to be sliced and buttered.
• Bread machines give options for healthy choices in whole grain flours and breads free of preservatives.
• No bowls, hooks, breadboards, and ingredient messes to clean up. Bread machine buckets are non-stick and wipe clean easily.