Breadmaker help

[ArtsyMomma]

I am trying to clean out the cupboards and made a loaf of 'trail mix' bread last night, but all the trail mix was on the bottom of the loaf. I added the trail mix at the beep - should I have put it in earlier? Any suggestions?

PS. The bread was great anyway! I want to try again with a different bit of leftover trail mix!

[Guinevere]

Hmmm...not sure, although I confess that whenever I make bread with "additions" I usually just add them to the initial mixing part to avoid that happening (plus I'm too impatient/easily distracted to hang around and wait for the beep.) Maybe it's just me, but although I've always liked the convenience of my breadmaker, I've never found it to be the world's best mixer -- if I'm even the tiniest bit short on liquid, it won't combine the ingredients properly. :

But hey, I lucked out and got a big mixer for Xmas, so now I'm not mixing my bread dough with the machine anymore; trying to branch out here...

Trail Mix bread sounds yummy!

Guin

[ArtsyMomma]

Originally Posted by Guinevere

Hmmm...not sure, although I confess that whenever I make bread with "additions" I usually just add them to the initial mixing part to avoid that happening

I'll just throw the additions in at the beginning next time then. It was super yummy - just threw about 1/2 a cup of leftover trail mix in my usual oatmeal bread recipe. I have a kitchenaid stand mixer, but what I like about the bread machine is that I can just put the ingredients in and a few hours later I have bread!