My regular oven has not been working for a bit so I bought a bread machine. So far I've just been using pre packaged mixes but am ready to start trying something else. Any advice and tips would be appreciated. I would very much like to adapt some of my Mom's recipes for blueberry bread and apple sauce cake for this machine as well. Can't afford to replace the regular oven right now and the cooktop works just fine. Laura, use breads that call for about 3 to 3 1/2 cups of flour; and don't choose ones that need long, long rises. Start simple. As for cake, think of it as a little tiny oven; Fill the pan maybe 1 1/2" or so full, and bake? Best to consult the instructions, I guess, as I can't quite remember how to use the cake/jam cycle... Good luck - my oven hasn't worked for 10 years. (Lucky I work where I do!) PJH

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