As many bakers have come to find out, there is nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked bread, perhaps topped with a thin layer of margarine. Those who rely on the bread found on shelves in their local supermarkets are truly missing out on this unique experience. Not that consumers can't find quality bread inside those see-through plastic bags at retail outlets, but that nothing quite matches up to fresh bread straight out of the oven…or bread machine.

Bread machines enable even the most amateur of bakers to bake bread just like the professionals do. By simply following a recipe, putting the kneaded dough into the bread marker and setting the timer, users can soon produce a hot loaf of bread -just as good as the loaves of bread produced at the best of bakeries-with the aid of a bread machine.

Those who have absolutely no experience in the art of baking their own loaves of bread simply need to obtain a few recipes. In fact, it is not uncommon for a newly purchased bread machine to come with a recipe booklet detailing how to make various types of bread-whole wheat, rye, poppy seed, sunflower, pumpernickel and more.

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