As I gazed at this box of bread mix in Walmart, I realized that I’d never purchased bread mixes for my machine. Once we were given a few by a friend, but that had been years ago. I couldn’t even remember how the bread turned out.
Were mixes any good? Would I like them? Would I be able to taste the difference?
I decided to try it out.
The bread looked and tasted fine. I thought it was fantastic toasted with peanut butter on it. The Man of the House like it but said it had a “funny texture.”
Making bread with a bread machine isn’t hard. I make sandwich bread about once a week. It takes about 15 minutes including cleanup. However using a mix was much easier and faster.
The Man of the House and I haven’t done a firm workup on how much it costs to make a loaf of bread. We buy our flour, yeast, salt and sugar at Costco. Our rough estimate is that it costs us about fifty cents to make a loaf of bread. Even if it’s double that, a mix is much more expensive than making a loaf from scratch.
So this mix gets points for ease of use and bread quality. The cost is reasonable for a mix, but more expensive than making bread from scratch.
Looking for Taro Bread Mix! Would you happen to know where I can find it? Our granddaughter loves Taro bread and muffins.
Hi Tom! Sorry I have no idea. I see that Amazon has Taro pancake mix, but not the bread mix.
Hi Marsha, got my hubby a new Zojirushi bread machine for Christmas this year as our old machine finally gave up the ghost. It’s been a few years since we regularly used it anyway. I bought a couple of mixes, including this one, to break in the machine. The flavor is really good, but the second loaf we tried just seemed to have issues. The bread is rising more on one side of the machine than the other and we aren’t sure if it’s the arrangement of the heating coils, or the kneading paddles or what. The bread tastes good but this last loaf looks a bit like a hippo…big rear, and smaller head! Both mixes were purchased at the same grocery store, about a week apart, so there may be something with the yeast. The dough just seemed to want to stick on one side of the machine…perhaps it needed more flour or water?
Thanks, I’m going to try some of your recipes next.
Laura
Laura, congratulations on the new bread machine!
If I remember correctly the mix was for a smaller machine. That doesn’t mean that you can’t make it with a two pound Zojirushi, but sometimes all that extra room makes for some odd looking loaves. Your hippo description is hilariously accurate. That problem should go away when you make a recipe made for a two pound machine. I find my sour milk bread to be a solid performer.
Let me know how it goes.
I need to get one box of bread machine hawaiian bread for a hawaiian dinner party. Is there anyway I could purchase this near Marco Island , florida 34145 or could I purchase one box through you? thank you
Hi Kathy, This will make a fun addition to your dinner party! Amazon sells them, but you have to buy three at once. That might be too much. Here’s the link though just in case – Classic Hearth Hawaiian Royal Sweet Bread Mix, 16-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 3). I bought mine at Walmart so you might try there.
You can also use this recipe to make it from scratch – Hawaiian Bread in the Bread Machine