Dense' Bread Or Is It Me! 7111

krgentner

I don't follow recipes period except for canning certain items and even those are few and far between. I'm a bit of a rebel that way. Jams & jellies need a certain amount of fruit to sugar with the pectin but there's nothing saying I can't fortify the mixture with a little rum, brandy, or wine :) When I make bread using a bread machine, the primary purpose is to use the machine as a mixing and proofing box for most loaves. Believe me, I toss in things just to see what the result is. One of our best loaves involves a mistake in where I tossed the egg in instead of keeping it for a wash. Great loaf and one that I've repeated often. Then there's tossing cherry tomatoes and fresh herbs in for a very nice modification with the end result being an herby pretty deep pinkish loaf. I don't like white sugar so most recipes will be modified to use honey rather than sugar and most recipes will have salt removed or reduced even in breadmaking. I can't remember the last time I used white sugar in breadmaking even though most recipes call for it. Breadmaking is like everything else. Tinker and see what you get. You might like the results and at the very least you learn from your mistakes.