I bake nearly all my bread in the machine because we have a propane stove and propane is ridiculously expensive. I set the machine to "dough." Then take out the dough and paddle, spray cooking spray on my fingers and grease the post, shape the loaf and put back in the pan, let it rise, and then put it back into the machine to bake. This is also really nice in the summer because you don't heat up your kitchen by turning on the stove. Sometimes I even take the machine outside for the baking portion on hot days. You don't get the lovely smell in the house that way, but eliminate the heat.

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