[.ca] Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook: The ... (ISBN 0028630238)

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Old-fashioned bread the new-fashioned way, Betty calls it. Easy, convenient, modern. There's no knead for loafing. Not with that fabulous combination in the kitchen: Betty Crocker and the bread machine. The construction of this book, first of all, is wonderful. The cover is hard and the binding is heavy, enameled spiral. Each page lays flat on the counter, or you can hold the book open on one arm while doing something with the other hand. This suggests that Betty Crocker wrote her bread-baking cookbook with serious use in mind. She certainly tested her recipes. A variety of bread machines were used, which means that each recipe was tested a number of different times. Betty tells you exactly what kind of flour she used, as well as salt, size of eggs, kind of yeast, etc. She leaves nothing to chance. Bread machine baking has its own peculiarities, and Betty addresses all these right up front, the hows and how-tos (as well as the whys and wherefores) of getting the perfect loaf every time. There's a troubleshooting section, as well as a frequently asked question section. Then it's right into the recipes, all 130 of them. There are Good and Savory Loaves (Cheese Onion Bread) and Wholesome Grain Loaves (Toasted Almond Whole Wheat Bread), Fruit and Vegetable Harvest Loaves (Dried Apricot Bread), Smaller Can Be Just Right Loaves (these are one-and-a-half-pound loaves), and then several chapters on breads you start in the bread machine, but finish in the oven. These include braided sweet breads, pizza dough, rustic-style breads, and coffeecakes. Any bread machine owner is going to love to loaf with Betty Crocker. --Schuyler Ingle

Great book:
when I bought my bread machine a year ago I was really excited about buying a cookbook to try it out. I found so many books, and most of the reviews said "buy this one it's the best", or "you won't need another one"... I got all confused. So, since I have most Betty Crocker cookbooks, I choose this one, 'cause I know they only have try and true recipes. In fact, it didn't let me down. The book starts with an introduction about bread machines in general, how they work, and ingredients. It has a chart with all kinds of flours and teaches you what kind of bread you'll get. Then the recipes. Including here, classics like white bread, Sally Lunn, garlic bread. New ones like orange capuccino brad. It has one of the best bagel recipe. It's divided in 7 chapters: Chapter 1: Good and Savory loaves Chapter 2: Wholesome Grains Loaves Chapter 3: Fruit and Veggie Harvest Loaves Chapter 4: Smaller Can Be jst Right Chapter 5: Rustic Loaves and Flatbreads Chapter 6: Satisfying Rolls and Breadsticks Chapter 7: Sweet breads and Coffee Cakes The book has plenty of pictures, and this, especially for a beginner, is pretty important to know what it will look like the bread you are gonna bake. A year later, I find myself still using this fantastic book and having excellent results. It has over 130 recipes so it's impossible to get bored.

as the title says, the best bread machine cookbook:
what would you expect, its betty crocker. its gorgously designed, beautiful pictures, tons of color, and great recipes. its definetly the best bread machine book in the market.

Great book:
I've tried over 2 dozen recipes from this book and they all turn out great. I use the Oster Expressbake and especially like the chapter for smaller, 1 pound recipes. I occasionally have to add a bit of water or a pinch of flour in the initial mixing phase, but think that it depends on the humidity here (North Carolina). Overall, I've been happy with every recipe I've tried from this book.

Recipes come out perfect every time!:
Every recipe from this book comes out perfect every time!! Delicious complement-gathering recipes with an assortment of bread types. Bread is awesome -- bakery quality, not like your typical "bread machine" bread. If your bread machine has been collecting dust, this is the book that inspire you to start using it again.

Bread making made easy:
I often use this book when I want to have fresh bread but don't have the patience to make it by hand. It has everything from a classic white bread to coffee cakes and pizza. Overall I would have liked to see a bit more photos (not all recipes had a corresponding photo although most did) but was very happy with the book in general. In the introduction there is a detailed "possible problem" list that contains common mistakes, what they look like, and how to avoid making them. Each recipe was very simple to understand and read, having numerous success tips (every recipe was tested before being included in the book)and nutritional information. Some of the recipes that I tried were: Mediterranean Herbed Bread, Sally Lunn, Sweet Orange Bread with Orange Glaze, Two-Cheese Pizza, and several kings of Dinner Rolls. Overall probably the best bread machine currently on the market due to its attention to detail and quantity of recipes that really work.