Is this big enough to bake no-knead bread in (3 cups of flour size)? Has anyone tried it for this purpose?
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I've not tried it for this purpose. However, I'm very confident that it will work for you.
1848756
Yes. In fact don't limit yourself to bread with this flour. It is great with baking cakes and things, (my opinion). The recipes on the bag are great. Follow them the first time and make adjustments after. Also, I would suggest buying the 25# bag and placing it in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid. I keep mine in the kitchen and it is incredibly convenient. I never run out and it is cheaper in the long run. Good luck to you!
1149700
I usually mix about 4 cups of flour in my bread recipe and it works fine. Last time I doubled my recipe and it mixed up OK, but there was straining so I think it was too much.
2098228
I haven't, but see no reason for not doing so. Based on the size, I'd use a little over 2lb (1kg) of dough. You'll likely need to increase the baking time a little. That implies you may need to lay some aluminum foil over the top for the last ten minutes or so, to avoid over-browning the crust. Unlike the previous poster, I see no benefit to using the lift-out trivet. The pan is coated and a little oil or shortening should make for easy removal of the loaf.
676640
I use a bread machine so don't think I can help much. but I only use 3 cu0ps of bread flour and put in cold oven for 30 minutes at 450
1344923
Hi Crystal-I have only used this mixer to make cream cheese frosting. It does well on the mixing part but beware that if you put too much powdered sugar in at once it will POOF out of the openings (there is a small space between the bowl and the splatter guard). I made a cake in it last night. I am very happy with this mixer. I use it to make my own bread. It is not a strong enough or big enough mixer to make a 3 loaf recipe.
1523525
I would think you could bake bread in this. You would just take out one set of racks. Definitely a 13x9 pan will fit in it. You need to know, though, that you can't set or regulate the temperature on this like a regular oven--it's more like a gas grill, where you have a temperature gauge, but can't just set it at 350. I cooked a 6 pound chicken in this and it came out great--but at one point the oven was over 450, and I never normally cook chicken at that high a temperature. I played with the temperature setting several times to try to figure out just how high you should set it to get it around 350. I haven't 100% figured it out yet, but have only used the actual oven 4 times. The burners on top are FANTASTIC compared to something like a Coleman stovetop. I totally recommend this product.
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I use mine all the time for bread. My recipe actually calls for about the same amount of ingredients you use but have found that, because this does such a good job in 3 minutes of processing, I have cut back to about 2 1/2 cups of dry ingredients and I get an even nicer, lighter bread. Let me also suggest that,even though the friction of the processing DOES warm the dough substantially, I've learned that starting with 95 degree (F) water helps the dough rise faster and better. I find that no less than 2 min nor more than 3 min of "run" time is perfect for WONDERFUL bread.
1111151
I use it for cakes, muffins, pancakes, cookies, brownies, quick breads, etc. with great success. I do not like the results for yeasted breads or for pastry doughs (pie crust, etc.) very much though - I would stick to bread flour or all purpose flour for those.
1802342
Sorry, but I have only used it for pizza so far. Other reviews have mentioned making bread with it.
798421
I just made a huge batch of thick oatmeal cookies and it worked great. I don't know about bread but I would not suggest it since it does not work with the dough hook, just the cookie paddles and wire whips.
1465800
I make my bread in this baker about three times a week. It is amazing. I use a no knead recipe which is incredibly simple so that I can mix, rise and bake all in the container. I take the bread out for the final five minutes just to brown the top a tiny bit more. The toast I get from this recipe is lovely and crunchy, a great bonus.Getting back to the breadmaker, it is strong and durable and works!!
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Sorry Benjamin, I don't use this pan for making bread, only for meatloaf. As for the dough, the weight would depend on the particular mixture that you're using, especially how much yeast, allowing for the bread to rise. I can say that this pan WILL work quite well for bread as long as the dough is not too moist. A dusting of flour will allow the loaf to drop right out once it's cooled. This pan will make an average size loaf of bread like you would buy in the store.
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I really don't know. I usually bake my bread in a Pullman loaf pan and the loaves end up being too tall to fit the bags! I am not using the bags and am looking for some others. King Arthur sells bags that are wider so they might work better. You can send an e-mail and order from them. Good luck!
727106
I agree with David Cowell. The mixing paddle gets stuck in the baked bread, and leaves a good sized hole when you remove it. Also, you do need to open it during the mixing cycle to scrape the sides of the pan to make sure all the flour gets incorporated into the dough. Other than that, it's great. I use it about every other week to make gluten free bread and I get a consistent loaf every time.
904914
My baker accomodates a 3+ cup of flour recipe, so you shouldn't have any problems.
1847528
I use my bread-maker to make gluten-free bread so the dimensions will be quite a bit smaller than for normal breads. Sorry that I can't tell you the normal dimensions.