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Has any one got one do you use it can you recommend a make Thanks Barbara

I have been through several and would recommend making bread with a mixer. Bread makers over work the dough and give the bread a poor texture.

There is a brilliant recipe I can recommend. It is probably on-line. Mrs Zacharova's bread which i pretty foolproof.

Thank You Sharron just wondered about buying one have a mixer so will look at your recipe :-D

If you can't find it on-line, I can let you have it.

Found it soft milk loaf & butter cake looks good hope it's the right one Thanks

The only place I can see it on-line it is in a foreign language but I expect you can translate it .

You might not be able to get yeast or, indeed bread flour but there is a very good recipe for beer bread several ties on-line. Self-raising flour, beer and a bit of sugar. I have just made some that I have put salt in for flavour and it has risen but I have not tasted it yet.

You'd need the right beer. Some bottled beers are pasteurised which kills off any further yeast activity.

If you know anyone who does home brewing scrounge a bottle off them.

Otherwise, although it's a clat, you can make your own sourdough starter; plenty of recipes on-line :-)

Thanks Sharron . Allan will have a look can't get yeast so will try something else :-)

You don't need the right beer at all.

I have just made some with a 2per cent bitter that costs £1 for tins in Sainsbury's.

One type of medieval bread, possibly maslen read, I can't remember, was made with beer froth.

its possible, apparently to cook a loaf in a slow cooker

Handy for rising it.