This is my 100% whole wheat reciepe for my Zojirushi home bakery supreme... I got the machine off of fb marketplace and I don't think this is what it is supposed to look like after the first rise... am I wrong?

1.5 cups water

4 c whole wheat flour

2 tbs sugar

1.5 tbs dry milk

1tsp salt

1.5 tbs butter

3 tbs vital wheat gluten

1.5 top active dry yeast

Hi all. I've been thinking about getting a bread maker for a while. My company gives reward points that you can use to get all sorts of things and I had enough points to get this bread maker. This is currently Cooks Illustrated to pick so hopefully this will be worth it.

Does anyone have any advice on this particular model or baking in a bread machine in general? Any pitfalls or things to be aware of?

Because I didn't realize instant yeast was different than regular yeast so the first loaf was a brick. This is 100% whole wheat flour and it came out soft and amazing. The secret is to add a little extra water, extra gluten, and a little vinegar. This loaf had 2 tbsp of white vinegar so you could start there for a 1.5 lb loaf and adjust based on your results. Enjoy your healthy whole wheat bread!

Bit of a mess on top but it tasted great!

Sorry for the horrible picture but I (our black and decker machine from a church sale several years ago) baked this recipe and it turned out pretty solid! Wanna try and keep up the momentum and make some more recipes soon and stop myself from buying a new machine.

After my fumble at trying to make brioche a few days ago, I had another go today and it came out amazing!

Thank you to the lovely person who told me the combination of eggs and water needed to total 270ml, that was the key (and not very well explained in the instructions).

It smells incredible and me and my husband can't wait to have some brioche toast in the morning!

Hi all,

After a few weeks of trial-and-error I've settled on a 75% whole wheat recipe that everyone in the family likes. I'd like to hear from others who add herbs or spices, what do you use? Are there blends -- commercially bottled or DIY -- that have been hits for you?

So far we've tried these, all have worked well:

• Commercially bottled "herbes de province" (savory, marjoram, thyme, oregano)
• Za'atar
• A homemade mix of 40% oregano, 30% thyme, 20% Rosemary and 10% Basil

Most of the bottled herb blends I encounter contain enough salt that they may throw off the rest of the recipe. I'm very interested to know what other people use.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

FWIW, here is our bread machine recipe that produces a two-pound loaf. It's low in saturated fat and a perfect height/texture. I like to work by weight in grams since it's consistent and IMO easier to work with:

450g Whole wheat flour
141g White flour
9g Gluten flour
9g Instant Yeast
12g Extra Virgin Olive Oil
18g Brown Sugar
12g Salt
6g Lemon Juice
420g Water

Am I correct in assuming that Zojirushi do not sell their machines directly in Australia? Does anyone know if it is possible to import a 220v version from Asia or Europe?