Recipe’s are not my normal thing – but I thought that I would start sharing the ones that I like and make (and the tweaks that I try). Also, the random things that I pair together, that end up being nommie. Sometimes – it’s a fridge mashup. I really enjoy playing around in the kitchen. With my background (training), I know a lot about meat science, however, I am learning about baking and other food sciences.
I wanted bread. Homemade bread. So I decided to make some and I used an Admiral bread maker that I got at GoodWill and picked a recipe. (If you do not have a bread-maker and want one – there are usually several to chose from at your local thrift stores.)
The recipe:
Put the liquids in first. Flour on top. Salt in one corner, sugar in another and yeast in another. To make, I used the basic setting, which is (1) program on my maker.
- 1 c. pineapple juice (I squeezed some from actual pineapple and minced a few pieces that I squeezed into the cup.)
- 1 tablespoon of water (probably could add a little extra juice instead.)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 1/2 cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
The bread turned out a little darker than I would like – so I would be aware of that inside of your maker. The recipe (as shown above) is super fluffy. It didn’t turn out as dense as some of the “homemade” bread recipes that I have made. I would also consider adding more chunks of the pineapple. It also did end up being a littler more dry than I like – so butter is my friend today. I am not an expert so you may want to tweak this to your liking. I added about about 1/2 c. more flour than the recipe called for (reflected in the recipe above). Removing that 1/2 c. may also be better considering the finished product. I also pulled it out (being impatient) so it did fall a part a bit. Oh well. Still tastes the same :) Easy enough that a kitchen novice could do it.
Take my experiment, tweak it to your liking – and enjoy. It is really yummy.
ww. joe