Biggest Book of Bread Machine Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking) [Plastic Comb]

Better Homes & Gardens (Author)

Book Description

Series: Better Homes & Gardens Cooking | Publication Date: September 15, 2003

• More than 400 recipes, including basic loaves, savory breads, sweet favorites, and holiday classics.
• Holiday-worthy butters and spreads to pair with your favorite breads.
• Two bonus chapters on Soups & Stews and Sandwiches offer more recipes and suggestions for enjoying delicious homemade breads.
• Basics chapter that takes the guesswork out of bread machine baking and includes a troubleshooting guide and substitution suggestions.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 416 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (September 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696218534
• ISBN-13: 978-0696218538
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely the Biggest!, November 13, 2003

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Mary Beal "marusya" (Prescott, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biggest Book of Bread Machine Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking) (Plastic Comb)

New to bread machine baking, I wanted a BIG book of tested recipes. This is it. There are lots of recipes for the bread machine, both for total machine baking and oven baking. The one reason I cannot give it 5 stars is the way the recipe pages are set up.

The type is in a nice blue and hard to read orange. The type used to list the ingredients is small and every other line is in orange. I find it difficult to read as the orange seems to fade out alongside the deep blue. Maybe I need to update my glasses.

One other item I would like to have seen is an ingredient substitution guide somewhere in the Tips Section.

There are some really good features, however. The book opens out flat for easy reference to the recipe while preparing. The index cross references recipes by ingredients which I found very useful. There are some ideas for how to use the bread in sandwiches and with soups; they look yummy and worth trying.

Overall, I like the book. All the recipes I tried have come out great. I just wish the book was easier to read, but that won't keep me from using it.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the biggest book indeed, February 27, 2004

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This review is from: Biggest Book of Bread Machine Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens Cooking) (Plastic Comb)

This is probably the biggest book on bread machine that you can find in the cooking category. I only wish that there are pictures. I'm a sucker of cookbook with pictures- They encourage me to bake more just by looking at the pictures. If you decide to buy this book, do not buy the previously published bread machine cookbook by Better homes and garden. This book included probably 95% of the recipes included in the previous book

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of Bread Recipes, February 27, 2006

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Thomas J. Horton "Hawkeye 6" (Sun City West, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This is an excellent collection for a beginning bread maker like myself. I like the aroma coming from a freshly baking loaf in the morning, and the many recipes in this book amply provide it. I think the amount of yeast recommended is perhaps a bit low, but the rest of the recipes are fine. I am currently baking my way through them. The book makes an excellent gift.