Comments on: The Joy (and Savings) of Homemade Bread http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:44:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barbara Frank http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-703 Barbara Frank Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:31:30 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-703 Thanks, everyone, for your comments. Unfortunately, right after I posted this, the mechanism in my bread machine's pan broke! The manufacturer doesn't have the parts for it and told us to go to Goodwill or eBay. So I'm on the hunt for a new one. Any recommendations? Thanks, everyone, for your comments. Unfortunately, right after I posted this, the mechanism in my bread machine’s pan broke! The manufacturer doesn’t have the parts for it and told us to go to Goodwill or eBay. So I’m on the hunt for a new one. Any recommendations?

]]> By: Janet http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Janet Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:50:57 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-697 My bread machine doesn't make loaves big enough for our big family. So I buy it. I know, I'm a dork. :-) My bread machine doesn’t make loaves big enough for our big family. So I buy it. I know, I’m a dork. :-)

]]> By: Renae http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Renae Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:05:23 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-696 I don't make bread very often. We buy a freezer full at the bakery thrift store on Saturdays when everything in the store is $1. Even the whole grain breads sell for that price. I did just start making homemade pizza dough though. I wish I'd started that earlier! It's so simple. Why did I think it was hard? I don’t make bread very often. We buy a freezer full at the bakery thrift store on Saturdays when everything in the store is $1. Even the whole grain breads sell for that price.

I did just start making homemade pizza dough though. I wish I’d started that earlier! It’s so simple. Why did I think it was hard?

]]> By: Melissa Markham http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Melissa Markham Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:22:25 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-695 We don't eat a lot of bread in general here, but you are right, there is nothing better than homemade bread. We have a breadmaker collecting dust because it is broken...maybe a new one would be good for hubby for a birthday present as he really likes homemade wheat bread:) We don’t eat a lot of bread in general here, but you are right, there is nothing better than homemade bread. We have a breadmaker collecting dust because it is broken…maybe a new one would be good for hubby for a birthday present as he really likes homemade wheat bread:)

]]> By: Janet http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Janet Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:06:30 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-694 Ditto on the big package of yeast! We buy yeast twice a year and spend less than $5.00 total! For Valentine's Day this year my husband gave me a stand mixer. I have arthritis in my hands and have been making almost all of our bread since December of 2007. That stand mixer ups the price per batch of bread and goodies, but I sure do love it! We've been using the slicer/shredder attachment to prepare veggies for salad every night, as well as grate cheese. It wasn't a frugal purchase, but over the lifetime of the mixer it will more than pay for itself in saved time, wholesome food, and healthy hands! Ditto on the big package of yeast! We buy yeast twice a year and spend less than $5.00 total! For Valentine’s Day this year my husband gave me a stand mixer. I have arthritis in my hands and have been making almost all of our bread since December of 2007. That stand mixer ups the price per batch of bread and goodies, but I sure do love it! We’ve been using the slicer/shredder attachment to prepare veggies for salad every night, as well as grate cheese. It wasn’t a frugal purchase, but over the lifetime of the mixer it will more than pay for itself in saved time, wholesome food, and healthy hands!

]]> By: Katherine Bonsol http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Katherine Bonsol Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:00:23 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-691 I love homemade bread too, though I don't use a bread machine. I use a mixture of cheap-o white flour and white-wheat flour. I sometimes put some flaxseed meal in too. A good website for bread ideas is: http://ayearinbread.earthandhearth.com/ . They don't post very often, but you can visit their previous posts to get ideas too. I love homemade bread too, though I don’t use a bread machine. I use a mixture of cheap-o white flour and white-wheat flour. I sometimes put some flaxseed meal in too. A good website for bread ideas is: http://ayearinbread.earthandhearth.com/ . They don’t post very often, but you can visit their previous posts to get ideas too.

]]> By: Amy http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-689 Amy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:36:26 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-689 I gave my hubby a bread machine for his birthday just before Miss R was born almost 15 years ago. The real gift to him was endless homemade bread! I still use the same machine (Zojirushi)to this day. He won't eat store bought bread anymore :-) I gave my hubby a bread machine for his birthday just before Miss R was born almost 15 years ago. The real gift to him was endless homemade bread! I still use the same machine (Zojirushi)to this day. He won’t eat store bought bread anymore :-)

]]> By: Kristy http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/2009/02/25/the-joy-and-savings-of-homemade-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Kristy Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:22:25 +0000 http://barbarafrankonline.com/blog.php/?p=280#comment-688 I have been using my bread machine for several months now. I just love it. I have been using my bread machine for several months now. I just love it.

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