PJH: The recipe calls for 7 cups of flour, I don't think that much flour will fit into the canister for the bread machine.
Stan, if you're using the recipe from the 200th Anniversary Cookbook, then yes, that amount is too much for your bread machine. If you're using this recipe, the one in this blog, it calls for about 5 1/2 cups of flour. That amount is fine to knead in your bread machine, so long as you have a full-sized machine (capable of making a 2-lb. loaf) - just don't leave it in the machine to rise. PJH
December 14, 2008 at 4:02pm