I
don't think my Grandma ever had anything but homemade
bread in her house. And she made the best buns too -
you could always count on getting a fresh bun when you
went to Grandma's.
So
I learned how to make bread at a very young age (this
was in the days before bread machines I mean) which
I guess was an unusual pastime. I remember two ladies
coming up to me in the grocery store (maybe I was buying
yeast) and saying "aren't you the little girl who bakes
bread?" I looked around, there was no one else there,
they must be talking to me!
Well,
I grew up, started working, and who has time to bake
bread anymore? Then bread machines were introduced -
what a great invention! I had to have one, and I travelled
all over Toronto trying to find a store that had one
in stock. Now of course they are readily available.
I finally found one, used it and used it and eventually
wore it out. I am now on my second one.
Here
are some of my favorite bread machine recipes. My machine
makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf, so the recipes are geared
to that size, and will also work fine in a larger machine.
