Biggest Book of Bread Machine Recipes Better Homes & Gardens

Customer Reviews

Recipes work great!

2008-09-17
I have tried many, many of these recipes. They all worked well. Some I did like better than others, but that is just due to my likes and dislikes. It has a great intro that explains in detail why each element is important. I will admit I add 1/4 extra yeast over the 1 tsp. they recommend. I did doubt the small amount of yeast, but found it works well and makes for a great texture. Would recommend to anyone.

Not enough yeast

2008-03-28
Here's the problem with this book - too little yeast. I own a Zojirushi bread maker that's excellent. The accompanying recipes work out fine. However, for every 3-4 cups of flour, Zojirushi recommends 2 tsp of yeast. For the equivalent amount in this book, the authors recommended about 1. Every loaf turned out bad until I upped the yeast. I can't figure out what the authors were thinking.

Almost Overwhelming

2008-03-22
I wanted to get additional recipes for my newly-purchased Breadman unit. And, this book fills the bill, and then some! I would have to live to be 200 to get close to trying out all of them! It is detailed, clearly written, and I would buy it again if I were to lose it.

big book filled with great recipes

2008-02-27
Biggest Book of Bread Machine Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens) I purchased a Zo bread machine from Amazon.com and tried four (4)times to purchase a bread machine book from them. Finally on the fourth attempt they sent me the book UPS and it was delivered to my door. I gave Amazon both my street address and my billing address, a P.O. Box. When I made the purchase I of course opted for the super saver on the shipping and Amazon opted for the USPS (United States Postal Service). Some items i ordered were sent UPS and i received them on my doorstep. I didn't know the Post office would not deliver to my home shipping address when I have a P.O. Box. With the street address on the package the post office refuses to deliver and returns the package to sender as "Undeliverable as Addressed". They apparently can only recognize the P.O. Box. I didn't know that but, Amazon.com should have; they are in the mail order business. After a lot of cussing, swearing and volumes of e-mail between Customer service and myself, they finally shipped the book via UPS (United Parcel Service) and I received the book last Monday.

I have read the book COVER TO COVER, and we have made four of the recipes from the book. Three turned out very well, one didn't. If you buy this book you should know the recipes all seem to call for a very substantial cut in the amount of yeast and salt used, compared to the two books that came with my bread machines. So far I have only one complaint with the recipes in this book; it doesn't give a yeast adjustment for using QUICK yeast and the rapid feature on your machine. If you use Quick yeast and the Rapid feature on your machine, you will need to increase the amount of yeast used. Otherwise, nice book, with a lot of information and a lot of very interesting recipes for both the 1 1/2 and 2 pound loaf to play with. Using Bread Machine Yeast and staying with the recipe we got a very well shaped and tasty loaf, and we are happy. Enjoy!

What a selection

2008-01-07
There are so many tasty recipes in the book. It also gives recipes for both 1.5 and 2 lb loaves of bread. Along with that they also put a lot of extras in there.

Very nice book...lots of recipes!

2008-01-01
More than 375 recipes keep fresh loaves of scrumptious bread in the pantry.

By varying seasonings and ingredients, custom bread making is easy and fun.

Two bonus chapters on Soups & Stews and Sandwiches offer more recipes and suggestions for enjoying delicious homemade breads.

Recipes, from sweet to classic, suit all tastes.

Basics chapter answers frequently asked questions.

it's a good book 2007-12-21
it's easy to read when you looking at the ingredients
wayne

I love this book! 2007-12-09
I found so much information in this recipe book. It's a great source for technical instructions to get your bread right and has a huge variety of uses for my bread machine.

Yummy book 2007-11-27
I really like this book. Not a stinker in the bunch that I've tried so far. Whenever I've had people over the recipes I've made have been a hit. So much so that both my in-laws and parents asked for a copy for Christmas.

Earlier reviewers talked about not enought yeast or too much salt. I haven't seen this to be true, but if I did I'd make note and just make my adjustment - just like I have to do for high altitude. So frankly I don't see this as a point that would make the book less useful. Also in regard to the comments about this is the same bread with different add-ins --- well isn't that bread?. Same basics and then add in the twists. It does give sourdough (which I haven't tried yet) and basic doughs as well as sweeter one. I recently did the pumpkin and it was great. Did it again as dough and kneaded cinnamon chips and wowza. Next I'm going to try the coated pretzels as someone else recommended.

I don't have a problem with the print, but I can see how it would be a problem. So go out and buy it. It's a keeper. Especially if you like to make bread in a bread machine. My kids love it too.

Wonderful! 2007-11-24
I love this bread machine book! If you are a avid bread machine user I highly recommend this! It has dessert breads, dinner breads and the basics. Every recipe doesnt have to be baked in a bread machine either! You can use an electric mixer and just make it in the oven for a bunch of the recipes. I have made about 1/4 of the recipes so far and all have turned out awsome! My family favorite was the honey glazed pretzels! YUM!