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Although the cottage cheese may sound strange, it does make for a very tasty bread. I sometimes will substitute the cottage cheese for equal parts of plain yogurt and sour cream in the dill bread which adds a little more zest. It is a favorite in my family and for all whom I have let taste it.

These all sound like valid ideas and I'm such a novice when it comes to baking bread I'm game to try anything. I didn't get into baking until after my father passed away and I inherited his bread machine along with missing his breads. I'm going to try again soon using water instead of milk and...

Thanks for the very informative replies. As requested, here is the recipe I was using along with some details about the machine. recipe: ( 1-1/2 lb loaf) 1/2 cup milk 1 egg 1-1/2 tsp salt 1-1/2 Tbs butter 3 Tbs sugar 2/3 cup cottage cheese 1 Tbs dried minced onion 1-1/2 Tbs dried dill weed 1...

Hi all, I'm new to this discussion forum but not new to cooking and baking. However, I have been struggling with baking whole wheat bread and can't seem to find where the process is breaking down. To start with, I have been using an old ChefMate bread machine for making bread. I know it's...