On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 "cshenk" wrote:
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>Thats why I use a bread machine. I am limited by what it does in some
>ways, but it works well. I've been making almost all our bread since
>2001.
>
>I have about 35% reduction in feeling and strength in my right hand and
>15% roughly same in left hand. Both are due to spinal issues. I
>really started making bread *after that*.
>
>Some people will tell you that 'unless you hand knead the bread' it
>doesnt count. Bull hocky. You can do just as fine at being happy with
>your own produced breads as anyone else. The recipies are a little
>different with a bread machine, but only due to a static rise time
>making that needed.

All bread recipes are a little different due to the type of bread, and
also the weather, and flour varies by lot number... wheat is a crop,
it's always different.

>I make no apologies for using a machine to do the parts I cannot.

A bread machine can make just as good bread as totally hand made bread
ingredients b eing the same. If one has issues with kneading simply
let the ABM do the first knead (same as using a stand mixer). The ABM
still lets you form artisan loaves... not that the loaf shape has any
bearing on bread quality. I've found the only drawback to an ABM is
it limits the amount of dough it can handle at one time, but then so
does the typical 5 quart home style stand mixer. Not many people can
hand knead more than the dough for two loaves anyway. I used to use
my ABM often but now since I can buy this company's bread in town not
so much:
http://www.heidelbergbread.com/