Abstract: A bread baking apparatus having a bread container, a mixer for mixing ingredients in the container to form a dough, and an oven for baking the dough, and further having a storage unit for storing a plurality of bread types, bread recipes and bread processing operating times, a display unit for displaying the plurality of bread types, a selection unit for selecting one of the displayed bread types, with the display unit further displaying the recipe of the selected bread type, a control unit for controlling the time of operation of the apparatus, and a start unit for starting the mixing and baking. A method of baking bread utilizing such baking apparatus.

Abstract: A baking appliance having an oven case, a bread case in the over case, an impeller installed at the bottom of the bread case and driven by a motor, a lid unit for the over case, a heater for the over case, and a control unit for the heater and motor, with the lid unit comprising an outer lid and an inner lid joined together in spaced relation providing a lid space therebetween with vent holes for flow into and out of the lid space.