On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:25:05 -0600, Dave Balderstone
wrote:

In article , Ed
Pawlowski wrote:

krw wrote:
On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:39:22 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:

Sure it does. You still need certain ingredients for a reaction, but
you can get variations by changing the quantities or adding other
indgredients. If you are making bread, you need leavening, but you
can still change other parts of the formula to suit your personal
taste.

Don't expect just any mixture to come out as bread.

I did not say "any mixture", I said you still need certain ingredients to
get the proper chemical reaction. Baking soda, baking powder, yeast, sugar,
salt, buttermilk, shortening, all have a job to do. Keep the proportions in
a reasonable ratio and you can change the other ingredients at will. I've
been changing recipes for decades. You?

I don't think krw has ever actually MADE bread.

I don't "make" anything in the kitchen. SWMBO owns that territory. I
do know that she follows baking recipes to the letter, other than
fillers like nuts. Yes, she makes a lot of bread, or used to. She
killed a "Bread Man" bread maker so we bought a Cuisenart. She
doesn't like it at all so buys bread.