>(For those who are asking about machines, I like the Breadman a LOT. I
>usually make heavy, whole grain, wheat-free breads (with 1/2 cup gluten)
>and it works just fine. I only wish it had a PAUSE button during the knead
>cycle so I could manually fold nuts or raisins or corrective water/flour
>into the dough without restarting from the beginning -- manufacturers are
>you listening? Readers do you know of any machine that has such a
>feature?)
I have a Hitachi, and it has a "Mix Bread" cycle that stops and beeps so you
know when to put raisins etc. in. This occurs 4 minutes before the Knead
cycle ends and the First Rise begins. I think if you just opened the lid and
threw the raisins in at this point without stopping the machine, it would
work just as well. I haven't tried this but I've often added extra flour or
water at any point without stopping the machine.
{{ Mary White }}