Italian herb bread for bread machine

I made this for our Thanksgiving dinner and it was delicious. I realized after the bread was mid way through its cycle in the machine that I needed to move the machine so we could sit down at the table for dinner. Thing is, with bread machines, you can’t interrupt them if they’re past the [...]

Cinnamon apple whole wheat bread

Why are my breads turning out so craggy on top instead of smooth? I used the lightest crust setting, but it still looks like it’ll be too done. Aaaargh. This is the recipe from Recipezaar: Ingredients 1 1/3 cups apple juice 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate 1 tablespoon honey 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/3 cup diced apple 1/4 cup wheat [...]

Oster 5838 ExpressBake Breadmaker

Mom found this breadmaker at a yard sale last year and bought it for me because she knew I’d been wanting one.  She owns the same model and likes it. I never got around to using it last year, so it was high time I tried. I’ve been reading up on bread machines and learned [...]