We're glad you asked, Marijke. We have a section of our website dedicated to answering questions about baking in bread machines. We even answer the question can I make a bread machine recipe by hand, which it sounds like is what you're wondering about. Here's the answer we provide: " You can easily convert bread machine recipes to 'manual' recipes by reading the ingredients, then combining them the way you usually do. Dissolve the yeast in the liquid, add other 'wet' ingredients (e.g., eggs, honey, butter), add the flour and other dry ingredients, knead, then knead in any 'extras' (raisins, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.). Let the bread rise once in the bowl, then transfer it to a pan and let it rise again. Bake for about 30 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven. A bread machine recipe for a 'large' machine, calling for 3 cups of all-purpose or bread flour or 4 cups of a whole-grain/all-purpose flour mix, will make a 1-lb. (8 1/2” x 4 1/2”) loaf. A bread machine recipe for a 'small' loaf, calling for 2 cups of all-purpose or bread flour or 3 cups of a whole-grain/all-purpose flour mix, will make a 10- to 11-ounce loaf (a 7 3/8” x 3 5/8” pan)." We hope this helps and happy baking! Kye@KAF

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