Molasses Sultana And Oatmeal Bread Abm Bread Machine Recipes

MY FAVORITE MOLASSES OATMEAL BREAD MACHINE BREAD

Steps:

• Add 1 cup water to measuring cup.
• Crack egg into water.
• Add additional lukewarm water to make 1 1/4 cup.
• Mix egg and water with fork and pour into bread machine pan.
• Add additional ingredients in order in recipe.
• Set bread machine settings to basic white setting with light crust.
• If dough appears too sticky, add a small amount of bread flour to pan. Keep adding until dough leaves side of pan.

MOLASSES, SULTANA AND OATMEAL BREAD (ABM / BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Weigh the main ingredients into the bread machine drum in the order listed.
• The ginger is optional and to taste (I love ginger so I'm a bit generous with it) but if leaving it out then it's probably best to leave the ground cloves out too.
• Into a small bowl weigh approx 100g sultanas and mix in a teaspoon of ground ginger to coat the sultanas well (if using ginger).
• Start machine on 'speciality' or 'raisin bread' cycle with normal crust setting.
• At about 5 minutes before the end of the second kneading or at the beep (if you trust your machine not to mash up the sultanas - mine is lethal to them so I ignore the beep and wait until only a few minutes remain of the second kneading) add the sultanas mixed together with the ground ginger.
• Measurements: I find blackstrap molasses is almost impossible to measure using a spoon as it's so incredibly thick and gooey and most of it stays on the spoon so I just pour it out of the jar - which can make for some rather hit and miss measurements. Taste-wise, I liked the strength of flavour best when I suceeded in pouring in 62g of molasses and used 103g of sultanas.
• Basically I think of this as cake without the all the fat and the calories :).
• Bakes a good-sized 1 1/2 Lb Loaf.
• Addition, tried December 2005 --
• I remebered that I had some crystallized ginger (a.k.a. candied ginger) in the cupboard and added 32g chopped up to about the size of the sultanas which I mixed with the fruit and ground ginger for adding at the beep. The quantity was probably a bit excessive and it does make the loaf a bit trickier to slice as ginger can be quite 'tough', but an idea to bear in mind if you have some in the cupboard and fancy it :).

SWEET OATMEAL BREAD (ABM, BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Use the least amount of liquid listed in the recipe!
• Place all ingredients in bread pan, in the order recommended by your brand of machine.
• Select Basic/Standard and Light Crust settings; Press Start.
• Observe the dough as it kneads; After 5 to 10 minutes, if it appears dry and stiff or if your machine sounds as if it's straining to knead it, add more liquid 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough forms a smooth, soft, pliable ball that is slightly tacky to the touch.
• After baking, remove from pan and cool for one hour before slicing; great toasted!

OLD FASHION MOLASSES BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select Dough or White Bread setting, and then Start.
• If the dough does not form a ball on the paddle, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time until the ball forms. Allow machine to complete selected cycle.
• To bake conventionally, remove the dough from the bread machine pan after the Dough cycle has completed. Shape into a loaf, and place in a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Let rise until doubled. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 40 minutes.

OATMEAL MOLASSES BREAD (ABM BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add ingredients according to your bread manufacturer's recommendations.
• Select the medium crust setting.

SULTANA & GINGER LOAF (BREAD MACHINE ABM)

Steps:

• Weigh the loaf ingredients into the bread machine baking pan in the order listed. The vitamin C is optional and is added only to serve as a 'Flour Improver'.
• Replace pan into bread machine and select a program suitable for a white fruit/raisin bread.
• At the beep, (usually about five minutes before the end of the final kneading,) add the sultanas/ginger.
• When finished, place on a wire rack to cool and immediately brush top and sides with a beaten sugar/milk glaze and sprinkle lots of oatmeal and ground ginger. Although optional, the glaze at the least is recommended as it will seal the crust helps it to keep fresher for longer.
• 12 slices is approximate as it depends how thick you like the slices :) Makes a 1 1/2Lb Loaf.
• Just a thought -- -- the quantity of caraway seeds is a 'conservative' guess btw as I poured some into my hand and added what I felt looked about right. It's important ('specially for me!) to go easy on the caraway seeds though as they have such a strong flavour.