Bread Machine Recipes

We reveal the best websites for free bread machine recipes

Bread has been a fundamental part of the human diet for millennia, but it wasn't until the mid-1980s that an electronic machine designed specifically for bread making was invented. A bread machine takes a mix of ingredients, turns them into dough, and then bakes them into a loaf - an efficient, modern end to a tradition that was once passed on from generation to generation.

Bread machine recipes

Bread machines have become especially popular in an era of organic and vegan diets, as health-conscious consumers seek to avoid the additives and hydrogenated oil present in most commercially made breads. Some bread machine users prefer the convenience of buying pre-measured bread mix packets, but many enjoy experimenting with the variety of bread machine recipes available online.

These are some of the sites we recommend if you're looking for unique bread machine recipes:

Breadworld.com

It bills itself as the definitive yeast bread baking site, and Breadworld.com is a simple place for beginning bread machine owners to start. The free bread machine recipes are divided into categories of Beginner, "goodfibes," and others.

Breadworld.com's beginner bread machine recipes are slightly unusual in that they actually offer a line or two of directions along with the usual ingredients list, which can be helpful for true bread making novices. Recipes vary from a simple sandwich loaf or light wheat bread to party-sized onion herb focaccia.

Vegweb.com

Chances are if you went to the trouble of buying a bread machine that you're not looking for run of the mill bread recipes. If so, you might enjoy the bread machine recipes available at Vegweb.com. To find Vegweb.com's bread machine recipes, click on the Recipes tab at the top of the screen. Bread machine recipes are listed under Breads.

Vegweb.com's bread machine recipes offer a great selection of flavors and grains, including breakfast fruit bread, bread machine oatmeal bread, and oat and seed bread. The site also provides you the chance to rate each recipe or leave a written comment.

Breadmachinedigest.com

Breadmachinedigest.com is a truly comprehensive resource for new and experienced bread machine users alike. Along with bread machine recipes, the site offers informative articles and product reviews to help you get the maximum and best use out of your bread machine. There's even a section for beginners that walks you through your first loaf and any potential problems.

The bread machine recipes section at Breadmachinedigest.com is large and eclectic. The loaf recipes section includes such tantalizing breads as pecan and red onion bread and hazelnut espresso bread. The best part is that Breadmachinedigest.com's recipes are very detailed, so there's no need to worry about insufficient instructions.

Breadnet.net

For a truly interactive and global experience, check out the recipes at Breadnet.net. It's a user-based site that features bread recipes posted from all over the world. Most recipe posters also provide a webpage or email address where they can be reached, so if you're looking for bread making advice or just a friendly chat, Breadnet.net is a great resource.

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