Tomato Basil Bread

Can you tell I'm experimenting with my bread machine again? The mixing paddle of the bread machine leaves a hole in the loaf, so we've been using it only for the dough cycle.

Some things at Aldi's are just not good, like, say, their version of V8 juice. This recipe seems like a good way to use it up.


1 1/4 c Tomato juice
1 1/3 T Honey
1 3/4 t Basil
1 2/3 ts Salt (omit if using Commercial tomato juice)
1 1/2 To 3 T gluten
3 1/3 c Whole wheat flour
2 t Yeast


Mix/add per directions on your bread machine, timer: medium

Polenta Bread with Rosemary and Garlic

1 1/2 ts Active dry yeast
3 c Bread flour
1/3 c Yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 ts Dried rosemary
1 1/2 Cloves garlic, chopped
3/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Water


Place the ingredients in the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Process on white bread cycle. Serving Ideas This bread goes great with chili.

Whole Wheat Lite Oatmeal Bread

I make this recipe in my bread machine, using the dough cycle to do all the kneading. After the first rise, I remove the dough from the bread machine and either form it into rolls or place in loaf pans and let the dough rise a second time before baking. Bake at 350 for about 40 minutes.

The first time I tried this recipe I didn't have any vital wheat gluten but I went ahead and made it anyway; the bread barely rose at all. Don't skip this ingredient.

1 to 1 1/4c water (or milk, or veg stock, soymilk, any liquid you want)
1 1/2t salt (I use iodized sea salt)
1 1/2T sweetener (sugar, honey, corn syrup, molasses, whatever you want)
1 1/2T applesauce
1T gluten (or King Arthur's Bread Machine Boost)
1c oatmeal (quick cooking, regular, steel cut or any other grain--I use
it uncooked)
2 1/2c bread flour (I use 2 cups unbleached flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour)
2t yeast

You'll get best results with lots of machines loading this way--liquid,
dry ingredients, then flour, then yeast. Remember to never let the
yeast and salt touch in your abm for best rising results.

Peasant Bread

This breads texture is a cross between focaccia and English muffin bread. It's wonderful toasted and is so easy to make because it requires no kneading.

2¾ hours 15 min prep
2 loaves
1 (2 1/4 teaspoon) package active dry yeast
2 cups warm water, divided
4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Your choice of topping
poppy seed or garlic bread seasoning or parmesan cheese or cinnamon sugar mixture
Dissolve yeast in 1 cup warm water.
In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and sugar.
Add the yeast mixture and remaining 1 cup of warm water; stir until combined.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled. (About 1 hour).
Stir dough down.
Divide in half.
Place each half in a greased 1 quart round casserole or ovenproof bowl.
Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with topping.
Let rise in a warm place until doubled; about 45 minutes.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Remove from pans to cool.