Did you loaf around too long and now you're scrambling to find an amazing gift? The Homebaker 2 lb Breadmaker is sure to get a rise out of anyone on your list. Note: It's tempting to go off on a bread pun tangent here, but I'll try to cool it with the fun bun puns...wouldn't want to annoy anybody and make them all crusty.
Hamilton Beach sent me this breadmaker to try and it was perfect timing since I really kneaded one. Okay, I'll stop for real.
My kids eat sandwiches every day (it's the one lunchbox food I know they'll eat) but I feel better about giving them homemade bread since I can control the ingredients and it's fresh...as in, "Kids, mummy set the timer on the breadmaker so when you wake up, what you'll be smelling is what is called BAKING–something rarely smelled in this house before."
The Homebaker is so easy to use. You literally toss the ingredients into the machine in the order in which they're listed in the recipe, choose the cycle (at the top of each recipe) and then wait–you'll have bread in a few hours.
This machine makes all kinds of breads from gluten-free to French bread. It also makes jam. Yes, I said jam! I made some yesterday. The recipe called for strawberries, but apparently there's some weird strawberry shortage going on because I couldn't find any anywhere. So instead I used a combo of blackberries and raspberries. To make jam in the breadmaker you simply toss in the berries, add powdered fruit pectin and sugar, stir and select the Jam Cycle. When it's done, let it cool and transfer to a clean jam jar.
Those are my children in the background "testing" the product. We all agree, it's the best jam we've ever made. Granted, it's the only jam we've ever made, but even compared to the commercial jams we buy, it's delicious. We never have to buy jam again!! This excites me more than it probably should.
I keep my breadmaker out on my counter since I use it a few times a week. It's black and sleek so it looks great. But it's also light enough to easily move off the counter and store in the pantry. Reasonably priced at $79.00, it pays for itself in no time and that's a great way to save your dough. Sorry. I can't help it. To find out where to buy the Homebaker visit www.hamiltonbeach.ca.
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post but I did receive a breadmaker to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own. Also, I'm feeling rather domestically smug and proud of myself.
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