How good is the bread made on the Fast Bake Program of a
bread maker? I tried two bread makers, the
Sunbeam 5891 and the
Toastmaster TBR15CAN
bread maker, and put two different types of bread in just
to see how good the bread would turn out for supper.

In general, I’ve had better success with the recipes in
the Toastmaster Use and Care Guide, which may just be because of where I live.
(See my article, Breadmaker — Don’t Sell It on eBay — Use It.) I tried
the Fast Bake White Bread recipe in my Toastmaster bread maker and the Fast Bake Cheese’n Onion Bread recipe in my Sunbeam bread maker. Both recipes came
from the Toastmaster Use and Care Guide. Both bread makers have the 58
minute fast bake cycle. I had some milk that I needed to use for cooking,
(It got left out on the counter over night.), so I used milk instead of water in
both recipes. Otherwise, I followed the recipes exactly.

To our family’s great delight, both breads were delicious!
I wouldn’t hesitate to use the Fast Bake program again, and I would recommend it
to anyone else to try it.

Here are the two recipes as they appear in the Toastmaster Bread Maker Use
and Care Guide:

White Bread, 1.5 lb. loaf, Program: FAST BAKE

1 Cup + 2BL. water 110-115 degrees F/43-46 degrees C (warm)

2 TBL Oil

2 TBL Sugar

1 tsp. Salt

3 cups Bread Flour

1 TBL Red Star Quick-Rise Yeast or Bread Machine Yeast.

Cheese’n Onion Bread, 1.5 loaf, Program: FAST BAKE

1 Cup + 2 TBL Water 115-125 degrees F/43-51 degrees C (warm)

3/4 tsp. Salt

4 tsp. Sugar

1/2 cup Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

4 tsp Dried onion or Onion powder

3 cups Bread Flour

1 TBL Red Star quick Rise Yeast or Bread Machine Yeast