Abstract: An automatic bread maker of the present invention comprises: a container into which bread ingredients are put; a body for receiving the container; and a control unit for executing bread-making steps in a state in which the container has been received in the body. The bread-making steps include a grinding step for grinding cereal grains inside the container, and a post-grinding liquid-absorption step for causing ground flour from cereal grains ground in the grinding step to absorb liquid.

Abstract: An automatic bread making machine that sequentially performs a mixing/kneading process, a leavening process, and a baking process includes: a bread container that is used to contain a bread making ingredient and that has a passive spindle that permits selective attachment of a mixing/kneading blade or a grinding blade in a bottom part of the bread container; a baking chamber that is provided inside a cabinet of the automatic bread making machine and that houses the bread container; a first driving spindle that is disposed in a bottom part of the baking chamber and that is so disposed that it can be coupled to the passive spindle to feed it with rotation for the mixing/kneading blade; and a second driving spindle that is disposed in the bottom part of the baking chamber in a position deviated from the first driving spindle and that is so disposed that it can be coupled to the passive spindle to feed it with rotation for the grinding blade.

Abstract: An automatic bread maker comprises a container in which bread ingredients are fed; a body for accommodating the container; a control unit for carrying out bread-making steps in a state in which the container is accommodated in the body; and a rise detector for detecting that dough has risen to a prescribed height from an upper surface of the container in a state in which the container is accommodated in the body.

Abstract: An automatic bread maker includes a container in which bread ingredients are fed, a main body which receives the container and is equipped with a motor, and a control unit which controls to perform a bread making process in a state where the container is received by the main body. The bread making process includes a grinding step of grinding grains in the container by driving the motor, and a kneading step of kneading bread ingredients in the container including the ground flour of the grains into bread dough by driving the motor. The control unit monitors a load of the motor so as to decide end of the active step on the basis of the load in at least one of the grinding step and the kneading step.

Abstract: A method for producing dough includes a grinding process #20 of grinding grains by rotating a grinding blade in a mixture of cereal grains and liquid, and a kneading process #30 of kneading a dough material constituted by the mixture of the ground grains and the liquid with a kneading blade to obtain the dough. The crushing process #20 is preceded by a pre-crushing soaking process #10 in which the grains and the liquid are left to rest in a mixed state. In the kneading process #30, gluten, seasoning, a leavening agent, and the like are added to the dough material or the dough. When the leavening agent is yeast, a step of adjusting the dough temperature to a predetermined temperature before adding the yeast is provided.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic bread maker which sequentially performs a mixing/kneading process, a fermentation process, and a baking process, the automatic bread maker including: a bread container used for accommodating breadmaking materials; a baking chamber which is provided inside a body and receives the bread container; a grinding blade which is capable of being put in and taken out of the bread container in the baking chamber; and a grinding motor provided for rotating the grinding blade.