I would like to urge people to make bread at home once in awhile.  It is not THAT hard, although I am getting a machine assist from a Bread Machine dough cycle. What I am struck by, and want to share with the wider audience, is how much richer, filling, and more fulfilling home-made bread is as compared to not only sandwich bread, but also the fancier deli-style bread.  Supposedly it is the same stuff, but somehow it's not.  This is the stuff that made history, inspired legends, and fed mankind.   I now am on my 3rd SourDough bread attempt.  The first two used a bread yeast boost and turned out perfect.  The third reminds me some of sourdough in my youth .. it did not rise much, but it did rise and is also very tasty.

It may be time again to revisit the notion of Bread Machines. Bread Machines are pretty nifty and can be a way to eat better and save some money. Tasty bread can be made for between $0.50 and $1.00 per loaf.

I am going to share some interesting "secrets" learned along the way.