Salmon & Avocado

Straight out of the machine

Small but delicious, this bread machine recipe is from a new cookbook that crossed my path at work recently, Brilliant Breadmaking in Your Bread Machine, by Catherine Atkinson. The quantities are for a smaller loaf than I usually make, in fact it was less than half the size, but the flavours were really good – the lemon & dill was definitely present, but not overpowering – and the texture was light and fluffy.

I made sandwiches for lunch with some of the slices, but this would make an idea nibbles platter – cut the slices in half so that they are small squares, and top with cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers and a garnish of fresh dill.

To make, just place the ingredients in the bread machine in the following order:

325 mls water

1 tbsp olive oil

1 cup wholemeal flour

1 cup white bread flour (or plain flour if you can’t get bread flour – if the flour is good quality it shouldn’t make a difference)

3 tbsp fresh dill, chopped finely

grated zest of 1 large lemon

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp caster sugar

1 1/4 tsp dried yeast

cracked pepper, to taste

Cook on a basic white loaf setting.

Slices of lemon fluffiness

If you don’t have a bread machine, you should invest in one as they’re awesome!!

Happy Fooding!