Do you like avocados? I eat half an avocado every single day for lunch at home using my recipe for Bread Machine Classic Sourdough Bread or this Sourdough Bread Machine Sandwich Loaf as a base. The challenge is saving the other half for the next day. Cut avocados can turn brown in what feels like a terrifying minute! I've tried: Plastic wrap pressed against the flesh (didn’t work well) A small avocado-shaped plastic container 👎🏻 Storing the half avocado in water in a Mason jar (works OK, but...

Hi Friends, If you’re shopping for a bread machine—or wondering why your pan looks worn—here’s a quick behind-the-scenes look at something most manufacturers never talk about: the nonstick coating. ⭐ Almost All Bread Machine Pans Are Coated Whether it’s called PTFE, Teflon, or “nonstick,” nearly every bread machine pan uses a slick coating so the paddles can knead without the dough grabbing onto the sides. Uncoated pans simply don’t release well enough for bread dough. ⭐ Is It Safe? Bread...

Hi Friends, As promised, this is the follow-up to the email I sent a couple of weeks ago. Previously, we talked about why a loaf of bread collapses inward on the sides after it’s baked and removed from the pan. You can read it here. Today, I’m exploring why the top of a home-baked loaf of bread lifts off—sometimes evenly, but more often just on one side, and sometimes quite dramatically. 1. The crust set too early.If the outside firms up before the inside finishes expanding, trapped steam and...