French Bread Glass Roll

I love to "Bake Bread" and for quite a while I've been searching for a "French Bread Maker"....

After going "On Line" and searching the better department stores, this past weekend I walked into a busy

"Garage Sale", and  "There it was".. just sitting on a table, way back inside the garage, "Waiting for me"....

At first I thought it was going to be a bit more money than I wanted to pay. They are in the $40.00 range in the better stores..

I was watching a woman looking it over.. then putting it down... then another woman came upon it. 

I crept closer and finally had my turn. I squirmed between a few other women,  saw the price tag and snatched it as fast as I could...

$3.00

Yes, that is what the tag said  "Three Dollars"

"Sold"

If you have never worked with one of these little charmers, you must give it a try!
Mine broke a few years ago and I was never able to replace it.


First you make your favorite bread recipe, let it rise the first time in a bowl, then you butter the glass tube, dust with corn meal and insert the bread dough into it.

Yes, you make the bread dough as you normally would... kneed, rise, punch down, then place it into the tube and let rise "in the tube". When I looked at it after the hour of 'rising', it was sticking out both sides. I did cut off the extra and rolled again  into a loaf pan for a second loaf to bake. (I put too much dough into the tube).

The tube then sets into the 'wire rack' that comes with it.... Bake as you would for normal bread on the center rack, in the oven.

The best part... it was only "$3.00"

Sorry to say, the bread that was baked into my 'Never used Bread Tube"    Yes it was never used. The lady said, "Her daughter bought it for here as a gift and she does not like to bake!  My gain!
The bread I made... Well, I took the bread out of the tube, placed it on a wire rack to cool, then I ran to the store only to come home to find "Mr. Neither" had eaten the majority of it. He is addicted to 'Fresh Baked Bread".  So, I'll have to bake another, and show you the results another time. Besides, this is about "My Garage Sale Find" for the week, not the bread.

           

It even had the original instructions with it!

Wonder what I'll find this week?

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Garage Salein @ Debbiedoos

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