Have you done the math on the cost of baking bread yourself versus buying it?
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One loaf of whole grain bread cost $3.99.
I have begun baking my own and wonder if any of you thrifty people have figured out the cost. Thanks.
One loaf of whole grain bread cost $3.99.
I have begun baking my own and wonder if any of you thrifty people have figured out the cost. Thanks.
Oh and feel free to paste your favorite bread recipe.
Psych Lapse, did you factor that for one loaf you’re only using about a tablespoon of sugar and a teaspoon of salt?
February 11th, 2009 at 11:40 am
i think it’s always cheaper to make your own anything. It might seem a little more at first. but you end up with more product in the end
February 13th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
no but i have wondered. It sure is a lot of work for saving such little….lol. But i guess its better for us.
February 15th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Dont know about cost but you cant beat the freshness and the smell !! Plus you know what is going into it !
February 16th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
I think it costs more to make good bread than to buy good bread.
There is the cost of the seven ingredients (flour, salt, sugar, yeast!, dried milk, butter, water) and the pre-heating the oven and the 30 minutes at 350º in your home oven. All those costs have to be factored in, but as another answer says here, nothing beats the freshness and the smell.
February 20th, 2009 at 10:48 am
One year ago, I did a cost analysis on my French bread and the price per loaf was +/- $1.00, not counting my own labor and the electricity to use the stove. I can also pronounce all of the ingredients because like Psych Lapse said, there are only 7 ingredients.
Snackie’s Basic Dough
1 pkg yeast (2 - 1/4 teaspoons)
3 cups of bread flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon oleo, butter or vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon powdered milk (optional but it makes a soft bread)
1 cup of water no hotter than 120 degrees F
Mix and knead the dough by hand, mixer or in a bread machine set on the dough cycle ‘til you’ve made a soft, smooth dough. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover it and let it rise for 1 hour. Punch dough down and divide into portions and place on greased cookie sheet. Let rise 30 to 45 minutes or until puffy.
Bake at 375F for approximately 11 minutes.
Makes one loaf or 8 sandwich buns, 12 dinner rolls or 24 tiny rolls
February 21st, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Unfortunately, my math has to include the cost of a hospital visit. Most of the commercial bread producers in this area are adding soy (related to peanuts), in some fashion, to their recipes. One of them has soya flour as their second ingredient.
I can have small amounts without reacting, but if an item has soy in the top half of the ingredients — especially on a staple like bread — I give it a miss. I have been unable to find bread without soy here, unless I go to a specialty bakery, and then I have to have all sorts of fancy things in it.
I now have a bread maker and the house smells wonderful!