It has been a while since I used the Tesco Bread Maker so today I decided to start up this awesome machine and let's bake a bread...and let the aroma of freshly baked bread fills the air!

This recipe is inspired by Karyin Toon and I tweaked the recipe a little by using BioGreen BG 100 Organic Oat Bran and increased the bread size to 2.0lb. Thank you, Karyin!

This bread is very soft and dense at the same time because of all the goodness of Oat Bran packed in the bread. If you prefer a more airy wholemeal bread then you may try out Wholemeal Black Sesame Loaf and Hearty Oat Loaf.

BG 100 Loaf (Oat Bran Loaf)

295gm Milk
1 Egg
45gm Sugar
320gm Bread Flour
100gm BG 100 (Oat Bran)
2 tsp Instant Yeast
50gm Butter (softened)

Directions:

• Put all the ingredients, except butter, in the bucket following the orders in your manufacturer's manual, or in the order listed here.
   
   
  
• Set to machine for Dough mode and let it knead for 20 minutes. Once the dough is formed, add in the butter.
• Once the time is up, switch the machine to Sweet mode and 2.0 lb size, and set the Crust/Color setting for light.
• Brush the top of the loaf with milk just before the baking begins.
   
  
• Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack as soon as possible after baking is complete.
  
• Cool completely before slicing the loaf. 
   
   
  

If there is one thing my family love, it's bread and I'm sure they will tell you nothing beats homemade bread! And definitely nothing compares to the freshly baked and warm loaf of bread...and it does freshen up my whole home, and add air of warmth and love during mealtime.

The heartiness and beauty of the loaf will make you ask for more. This is not any regular bread but it is a bread loaded with all the goodness of oat - now you know how healthy it is!

This bread is very light, moist and not dense even when it is baked with oat. Perfect bread that goes well with stew or soup. Or simply served with Olive Oil and Balsamic vinegar dip (...and my little darling loves the vinegar dip too - just like mommy!).

Hearty Oat Loaf

260gm Milk
40gm Butter (softened)
40gm Powdered Molasses (or the regular sugar)
3/4 tsp Salt
24gm Milk Powder
460gm Bread Flour
2 tsp Instant Yeast

Oatmeal Paste:
50gm Oats (I used Baby Rolled Oat; you can use instant oatmeal)
200gm Milk

Topping (optional):
Milk (for brushing)
Rolled Oats

Directions:

• Firstly, prepare the oatmeal paste. In a saucepan, add together oat and milk, and bring to boil over low heat until it reaches the oatmeal paste consistency. Remove from heat and set aside to let it cool. 
   
   
  
• Place all the wet ingredients (milk, butter and oatmeal paste) then follow by the dry ingredients in the bread maker pan. 
   
   
  
• Set the machine for Basic setting and 2.0 lbs size , and set the Crust/Color to light.
• Just before the machine starts to bake, brush the top of the dough with some milk and sprinkle it with rolled oats. 
   
  
• When baking is complete, turn the loaf out on a wire rack and leave it to cool before slicing the bread.
   
   
   
   
  

My husband and I are not a big fan of coffee but somehow my hubby has this habit of buying instant coffee so now the kitchen cupboard is loaded with different brands of instant coffee. So today I've decided to make good use out of these instant coffee powders.

Another simple recipe - just put all the ingredients and let the bread maker to do all the work! Haha!

 

I've tried few coffee bread recipe but most of them have very light or no hint of coffee in the bread at all. But this recipe is definitely a keeper because it has that "ooompph" of coffee in the bread - thanks to the Cocoa powder added in the bread.

PS: Somehow this bread taste like the OldTown brown bread!

Instant Coffee Bread Loaf

75gm Milk
75gm Whipping Cream
40gm 3-in-1 Instant Coffee Powder (to be dissolved in Hot Water)
50gm Hot Water (dissolve the coffee powder)
1 Egg
1 tsp Salt
40gm Brown Sugar
15gm Cocoa Powder (unsweetened)
270gm Bread Flour
30gm Cake Flour
1 1/2 tsp Instant Yeast
30gm Butter (to be added lastly)

Glaze (optional):
1 Egg (beaten)

Directions:

• Dissolve the instant coffee powder in hot water. 
  
• Place all the ingredients (except butter) in the bucket following the order given in your manufacturer's instructions, or in the order listed here. 
   
   
  
• Set the machine for Sweet setting and 2.0 lbs size, and set the Color/Crust to Light.
• Once all the ingredients are incorporated (dough is already forming), add in the butter.
   
  
• Just before the machine starts to bake, brush some egg on the top of the bread.
   
   
  
• Once done baking, turn the loaf out and let it cool completely before slicing the bread. 
   
   
  

Salam Aidilfitri and happy holidays!

I'm having a not-so-fun holidays as I have to cancel my trip to Thailand because I'm down with flu and sore throat. Let's not dwell in my unsuccessful trip to Thailand but check out my freshly baked Italian Herbs Loaf!

This bread reminds me of those served at Italiannies...yum! Many years ago when I first dined in Italiannies I was impressed with their Herbs Infused Olive Oil. Since then I've been making my own Herbs Infused Olive Oil and believe me it is really easy to make one yourself.

To make your own Herbs Infused Olive Oil - you will need a brand new bottle of olive oil (250ml) and some Italian herbs. Pour the Italian herbs (about 4 tbsp) into the olive oil. Close the olive oil cap and let it sit for a week before using it for more herbs flavor to be infused in the oil.

This homemade Italian Herbs Infused Olive Oil is very versatile as you can use it for your regular cooking - great for bread dipping (with Balsamic vinegar), cooking pasta and stir-frying mushroom.

  

I used the Italian herbs infused olive oil in this recipe for a more richer taste of Italian herbs, alternatively you can use regular olive oil.

Italian Herbs Loaf

240gm Milk (you can also use water instead of milk)
30gm Olive Oil (I used my homemade Italian Herbs Infused Olive Oil)
1/2 tsp Salt
30gm Sugar
375gm Bread Flour
1 1/2 tsp Dried Italian Herbs
1 1/4 tsp Instant Yeast

Topping (optional):
Olive Oil (for brushing, again I used Italian Herbs Infused Olive Oil)
Coarse Salt
Ground Black Pepper

Directions:

• Place all the ingredients in the bucket following the order given in your manufacturer's instructions, or in the order listed here. 
• Set the machine for Basic setting and 1.5lbs size, and set the Crust/Color to Light. 
• Just before the machine start to bake (when the dough has finished proofing), brush the top of the loaf with olive oil and sprinkle over with coarse salt and ground black pepper. 
   
   
    
  
• Once done, turn the loaf out onto a wire rack as soon as possible. Let it cool completely before slicing the bread.