I debated and debated: for almost two weeks the box sat on the sideboard, taunting me with a photo of fresh hot bread…. Ultimately the decision came down to money vs. possible success with baking. “Money” because it would cost $$ to return to Amazon, more money for the larger machine, more money for more ingredients to make the 2 pound loaves and money because of the possible waste of not finishing a loaf. “Success” because I have never, in my whole entire life, baked a loaf of bread. Let alone a non-gluten bread (which, from all of the reading I’ve done, isn’t necessarily easy!).
I figured I’d better (as my grandma used to say) “stack the decks” and do whatever it takes to be as successful with my GFCF bread endeavors as possible right from the start. So now I’ve returned the Home Bakery Mini machine and ordered the full sized 2 pound machine.
A major deciding factor in the decision was also that all of the recipes I could find for GFCF bread were for two pound loaves: The cookbook I purchased, Gluten-Free Baking Classics for the Bread Machine, only has recipes for the 2 pound machine. As much as I searched and searched (going to other blogs, reviews and the authors’ website), I couldn’t find any 1-pound modification instructions. And every bag of GFCF bread I purchased (Bob’s Red Mill GF Bread) are either to be made by hand or in a 2 pound machine. So it was a no brainer.
So, now I wait (for free ground shipping, ’cause I can’t justify paying extra when it’s my second time ordering!). I’ll post back when I get it. And until then, now that I think of it, I may try making one of those Bob’s Red Mill GF Breads by hand. How hard can it be? Worst case, it will be awful and make so oh-so-thankful for the nifty auto-bread machine. Wish me luck! 