November 12, 2019 • Page 10 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Loretta Sorensen Check It Out: You And Your Bread Machine BY LORETTA SORENSEN P&D Correspondent I laugh about it now, but when I first started using my bread machine I was afraid to do anything that might jeopardize the quality of the bread I was making. “Anything” included using different settings, altering mix/ knead times and adjusting my own recipes so I could make them with the bread machine. What I’ve learned over the past two years is that many bread machine models allow you to adjust the times for mixing and kneading and peeking at the dough to see how its doing won’t harm it one bit. A word of caution about checking it: Avoid checking too often since each time you open the canister lid some heat will escape. You want the dough to be nice and warm so yeast works to its potential. Here are some tips from my own bread machine experiences: 1. Once your bread dough starts mixing in the bread machine, you can open the lid to check the dough consistency. What you want to see is bread dough that pulls away from the side of the canister, which means it’s not too sticky (not too much liquid). If it seems either too sticky or too dry (touch it to see if it feels dry) you can add either flour to sticky dough or a bit of liquid to improve dry dough. Check it early in the first cycle as making those adjustments early help improve final results. 2. You can raise the bread machine lid to peek at your dough any time through the mixing/ kneading process. Just make sure the machine resumes its cycle after you close the lid. 3. Your bread machine canister will keep your bread dough warm as it mixes/kneads and rests — this is a great thing as it helps the yeast keep working to produce that high rise that’s so beautiful to see on your finished loaf! It also makes the final product softer and more tempting to eat! 4. You can bake the bread in your machine or place it in a bread pan to bake it in the oven. Either way, keeping the dough in an environment that’s at least 80 degrees (F) and not more than 100 degrees (F) will help support yeast activity. 5. If you bake the dough in your bread machine, you have the option of taking the dough out momentarily to remove the bread machine paddle. It’s frustrating to have the paddle stuck in the bottom of the loaf. 6. If you opt to bake your bread in the machine, you can remove the bread machine paddles at the end of the final mix/knead cycle. You’ll still end up with a hole from the paddle post, but no paddles stuck in the bottom of the loaf! 7. To adjust a recipe so you can make it in the bread machine, read the machine instructions regarding the maximum amount of flour it can handle. If your recipe makes more than one loaf, do the math to cut ingredients in half, keeping in mind that most one-loaf recipes call for 1 ½ teaspoons of yeast. Happy baking!! Longtime journalist Loretta Sorensen is the author of, “Secrets To Baking Your Best Bread Ever!” and regularly shares recipes and information about bread baking on her website, www.bakeyourbestever.com. You’ll find her book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and in the Country Store at www.ourdakothorsetales.com. Her weekly bread baking posts are featured at “Mother Earth Living,” “Grit Magazine,” Facebook (Secrets to Baking Your Best Ever), Twitter @bakeyourbestever and Pinterest at “Secrets to Baking Your Best Bread Ever.” Vermillion Library Hosts New Wine & Paint Night VERMILLION — The Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library is hosting its first Wine & Paint event on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Adults 21 and up are invited a relaxing evening of wine and a fun painting session led by Beth Samenus. The event is free, but registration is required as seating and supplies are limited. Registration will be open from Nov. 1 until all spaces are reserved. Call 605-677-7060 or visit the library at 18 Church Street, Vermillion, to reserve a seat. Wine will be provided, courtesy of the Friends of the Library. For more information, visit the Edith B. Siegrist Vermillion Public Library at 18 Church Street, Vermillion, call 605-677-7060 or see the library’s website at vermillionpubliclibrary.org. 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