Quick bread in a bread maker
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The recipe won't take much time. Quick bread made in a bread machine usually isn't as fluffy as regular bread—it's understandable, since it has less time for rising and proofing. But the taste is just as good, believe me! Recipe: 1. Warm the water to 35–40°C—this will speed up the fermentation process. If you replace water with milk, the bread will be richer and softer, but it might not bake through properly. So if you'd like a richer bread, add dry milk instead. 2. Put the yeast, salt, sugar, and spices into the bread machine pan, then pour in the water. Sift the flour on top—let it absorb some oxygen. 3. Turn on the bread machine—most models have a "Quick Bake" setting. Baking time in this mode varies from 1 hour 20 minutes to nearly two hours, but still, it's much faster ;) 4. A small tip—after the kneading cycle, check the dough. If it's too soft (the dough ball doesn't form or sticks to the pan walls), add about 100 grams of flour and run the kneading cycle again. The finished bread will be fairly dense yet light and golden, and the taste is quite good—certainly no worse than store-bought.