After much research and consideration, and listing a few unused items on Facebook Marketplace, I bought the best bread machine for our family a few years ago. I have been making a few loaves a week ever since.
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It’s the Zojirushi PDC20BA->
I learned early on that to get the most consistent loaves each time I needed to ditch the measuring cups and use a kitchen scale.
I started with the recipe from Zojirushi and tweaked it for our family based on our intolerances and preferences.
I use:
400 g water
3 duck eggs (as a few of us are intolerant to chicken eggs)
15 g Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar (Aldi)
36g Olive or Avocado Oil (Aldi)
40g Honey, local when possible
320 g Potato or Corn Starch –> https://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-potato-starch-flour-non-gmo-and-gluten-free-32-oz-2-lbs-907-g-2
228g Rice Flour –> https://www.vitacost.com/bobs-red-mill-white-rice-flour-24-oz-resealable-pouch
8g Xanthan Gum –> https://www.vitacost.com/now-foods-xanthan-gum
8g Salt –> https://www.vitacost.com/redmond-real-salt-ancient-sea-salt-fine
9g Yeast –> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fleischmann-s-Active-Dry-Yeast-4-Oz/10306743?athbdg=L1600
Loaf yield for each store-bought ingredient
(I wish I had known this when I started before I bought a massive supply of some items and only a few of others):
1 33.8oz bottle ACV=66 loaves
1 16.9oz bottle Olive Oil= 13.88 loaves
1 32oz box of Potato Starch =2.83 loaves
1 24ox bag of Rice Flour =2.98 loaves
1 6oz bottle of Xanthan Gum= 21.25 loaves
1 26oz bag of Salt= 98.26 loaves
1 jar of Yeast= 12.55 loaves
I bought a big supply of Xanthan Gum before I realized one bottle could make 21 loaves. Lesson learned!
I like that this machine makes substantial-sized loaves of bread that can often serve our large family for at least 2 meals. Cutting the bread slices in half makes a sandwich that is just right for the little ones.
I have not figured out the cost per loaf for 2024 (many items have increased in price, so I’ll do this soon and update here), but for 2022:
A loaf with potato starch, olive oil, & duck eggs=$5.14
A loaf with corn starch, olive oil, and duck eggs=$5.63
Happy Baking! If you have any questions please send me a DM over on Instagram.
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