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. 
   
   
  

Don't ask me why I call it the "Killer Toast"....apparently this popular recipe was widely circulated among the Chinese food and baking sites. Thanks to many Facebookers that helped to translate the recipe into English and so I jumped on the bandwagon!

What is so famous about this Killer Toast? The bread is amazingly spongy "toink-toink" and pillowy soft, very irresistible texture!

It was really irresistible to the fact that I actually baked this bread twice in a day! No hassle, no fuss, just let the Tesco Bread Maker handle all the work!

The Killer Toast

180gm Egg + Milk (1 egg plus milk will give a total of 180gm)

30gm Sugar

1/2 tsp Salt

260gm Bread Flour

1 tsp Instant Yeast

30gm Butter

Directions:

•  Put all the ingredients in the bucket following the order given in your manufacturer's instructions, or in the order listed here. 
   
  
• Set the Tesco Bread Maker for the Sweet setting and 1.5 lb., and set the Crust/Color setting for light.
  
• Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack as soon as possible after baking is complete.
   
  
• Let it cool completely before slicing the bread. 
   
  

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.
   
   
   
   
  

This bun reminded me of a mooncake (the store just started selling mooncake for Chinese Mid-Autumn festival)....haha! Something fancy on the inside with the look of regular bun. 

This bun recipe is very versatile - if you are not in a mood to do some kneading then you can just add cocoa powder and chocolate chips (option 2: ketchup and cranberries) with the rest of the ingredients in the bread maker.

I used Tesco Bread Maker to knead and to complete the first proofing then baked it in the Philips AirFryer. 

AirBaked Chocolate & Cranberries Bun

170gm Milk

170gm Whipping Cream

40gm Sugar

3/4 tsp Salt

40gm Butter

20gm Milk Powder 

500gm Bread Flour

2 tsp Instant Yeast

Condiments:

10gm Ketchup (use tomato paste for a more intense color)

50gm Dried Cranberries

5gm Cocoa Powder

50gm Chocolate Chips (flour and freeze it!)

Glaze (optional):

1 Egg (beaten)

Directions:

• Sprinkle some flour (i used bread flour) on the chocolate chip and coat it evenly then freeze it for about 15 minutes. (Tips: this step will help the chips melts and still be visible after baking - not melted and incorporated with the dough)
  
• Place all the ingredients (excepts condiments) in the bucket following the the order given in your manufacturer's manual, or in the order listed here.
  
• Set the machine to Dough mode and let it run till the end.
  
• Once the Dough mode is done, place the dough on a pastry mat and punch out the air. Divide the dough into 3 portions. 
  
• Mix each kind of condiments with a portion of the dough. Knead it well to make sure the color is even. 
   
   
  
• One portion will be the white color (no need to mix anything). Second portion to be mixed with ketchup and cranberries to create orange dough. Third portion to be mixed with cocoa powder and chocolate chips to create chocolate dough. 
  
• Wrap the dough with cling film and let it proof for 10 minutes.
  
• Punch the dough to get all the air out then start making smaller balls portion.
• Flatten one of the white small ball dough then wrap it around with one of the colored dough. You can do it the other way around too!
   
   
   
  
• Shape into balls and pinch to seal at the bottom. Repeat the same for all the dough.
• Line the Airfryer basket with baking sheet, place the balls in the basket and cover with a damp cloth.
  
• Let it proof for another the second time (40 minutes to 1 hour). Once it is ready, brush some egg wash on the dough before baking. 
   
  
• Preheat the Airfryer at 150°C. 
• AirBaked these buns at 150°C for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.