Home Made Bread Machine Bread Mix

I make my on bread daily and to save me time each morning i make up my own bread mix ahead of time.
My bread mix is then stored in zip bags which i re-use for next time.
I have put a lot of trial and error into my bread mix and have now got to the point that i am happy to share it with you.

This is what i put into the mix.
4 Cups of cheap plain flour, i use 1 cup of wholemeal flour and 3 cups of white. You can use any plain flour you choose.
1 teasp of sugar
1 1/2 teasp of salt.
1 teasp of bread improver, available at the supermarket near the flour and yeast.
put these dry ingredients into the bag and store in the pantry
To make the bread mix up.
Put all dry ingredients into the bread machine and add:
1 tbsp of oil
2 teasp of dry yeast
1 3/4 cups of water at room temp.
During the mixing process just check that the ingredients have combined and that the dough is not to dry. It should have formed a nice looking ball that is not to sticky to the touch, If you find it a bit dry add a little more water, if its to sticky add a little more flour. Be sure to add these extras while the mixing process is still going.

Start your machine on either the dough setting to the full settings to make the loaf in the machine from start to finish.
I only make the dough in the bread machine so i can shape it my self into loaves or rolls. If you using the machine for dough the process will take aprox 1.5 hours, after the cycle has finished remove the dough and make loaves etc.
Let it rise again in a warm place until it doubles in size and bake in a moderate oven until golden brown.

A handy frugal hint...... homemade cake mix.

I thought i would share a handy and frugal hint today.

Make your own cake, cookie or bread mix and always have it on hand for when your short of time and need to bake something in a hurry.

Simply measure all your dry ingredients of your favorite cake, cookie or bread recipe etc and put them into a ziplock bags in the pantry and you will always have these mixes on hand. Saves buying expensive cake, cookie and bread mixes. With your homemade mix you will know what exactly has going into it too. No added preservatives and other nasty additives and with a basic mix they will end up being a lot cheaper too. To make them up just add the required wet ingredients and there you go.

I will share with you a basic cake mix recipe and explain how to use it.

Basic vanilla cake mix.
Dry ingredients:

2 cups sr flour
2/3 cup sugar

add these to a bag or container if your prefer.

Wet ingredients:

125g melted butter
2 large egg
1tsp vanilla
3/4 cup of milk.

To make the cake: simply combine all wet ingredients and add them to the dry mix and combine them well. Then just put it all into your greased cake tin or muffin pans and bake. You can also add other goodies to the dry mix if you like such as chocolate chips, sultanas or even some 2 tablespoons cocoa to make it chocolate (you may need to add a little more milk if you do).

If you have a favorite cookie or bread recipe that you make at home often, try making it into a dry mix to also keep in the pantry. If you come across a recipe that asks you to cream the butter and sugar together don't worry, just melt the butter into the wet ingredients when you make it and it will work out just fine.

Your only limited by your imagination when it comes to making up mixes for later use.

Please note: if your making bread mix do not add the yeast into it until your ready to use it. Yeast must be stored in the fridge.