Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups buttermilk (no buttermilk?-just put 2 tbs apple cider vinegar in a 2 cup measuring cup and add milk to make it 2 cups! Thank you Pioneer Woman!)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. In a separate mixing bowl, blend egg buttermilk and melted butter together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Peggy's Best Whole Wheat Bread

I've experimented with a lot of whole wheat bread recipes and this one turns out really good for me each time. I do use a stoneware bread pan to bake it in, and that probably makes a lot of the difference.

1 cup water
3 TBS honey
1/2 cup unbleached white flour
2 1/2 cups wheat flour (white or red wheat)
1 1/2 TBS powdered milk
3 TBS Gluten flour (can buy this in the health food section or bulk bins)
1 TBS flax seed (optional--also in health food or bulk bins)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 TBS butter (I use real)
2 tsp yeast

Load in machine. Run through dough cycle. Punch down. Shape into loaf. Let rise about 35 minutes. Bake at 350º for about 35 min. Loaf should sound hollow on the bottom when turned out of pan. I like to rub butter on the top of it to make a softer crust.

The water might need to be altered depending on your altitude. I would load it, and get it mixing good. If it is a bit dry add a little water til the dough is sticky to the touch without sticking to your finger.
I also bought a dough enhancer from Emergency Essentials. I'm not sure where else you can get that, but I have been adding a Tablespoon of that.

SusieQ's French Bread

This is a never fail, very delicious, and chewy french bread. Makes 2 loafs.

1 1/4 cup water
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast
2 TBS margarine or butter

Load into bread machine and set on dough cycle. When complete turn it on again to knead it down into a ball, then stop machine and take it out and put on a floured surface. Cut dough in half. Roll into 2 loafs and set on a coated cookie sheet. Bake at 400º for 20-25 minutes.