This was what I would call a lazy project. However, the payout was great! Bread making (especially in a bread machine) is well worth your time. I was given my bread machine as a gift, and though I don't use it regularly, I love using it to make loaves for friends and family for gifts or just because. This month, I had a lot of girlfriends who brought new littles into this world- and a loaf in the freezer is never a bad thing to have while at home with a newborn. The only downside I found, was that for my family in particular who doesn't necessarily eat bread everyday, making a loaf was best done when I knew we would have company, or if I planned to freeze in smaller portions and use later. Due to this being a freshly made loaf with zero preservatives mould set in a lot quicker than store bought. This of course is an overall good thing health wise, but also can be a waste of food if you are unaware of this fact.

The recipes I used were all from my bread makers instruction manual. The only loaf I didn't make in the bread machine was a Sunset Gourmet beer bread mix... also highly recommended. Below is the list of recipes I made as per my Cuisinart Breadmaker manual.

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Basic Bread

Cinnamon Bread

Lemon Cranberry loaf (replaced poppyseed with cranberries as I couldn't seem to find any in the store)

French Bread

Sunset Gourmet Beer Bread

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For anyone looking to make bread regularly I have found having these 5 items in my pantry at all times makes it a lot easier to simply wake up one day and think " I'm going to make bread today" and very rarely would I then have to make a trip to the grocery store ahead of time. Unless you are planning on making a specialty type of bread like the lemon loaf, which required buttermilk or a three cheese bread which will require cheeses that you may not always have on hand.

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1. bread flour

2. dry milk

3. butter

4. dry active yeast (can be stored in your pantry until opened, then must be refrigerated)

5. salt

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