Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was going to wait until I had tried a few recipes but I cannot contain myself. I ordered this cookbook along with a Sunbeam Bread Machine. I'm glad you're able to preview some of the recipes here on Amazon because what really sold me was that it's got a cinnamon bread recipe. Today, my bread machine arrived but I decided to try the basic white bread recipe. I've never made homemade bread in my life (I'm 57) and I can tell you the 1.5lb recipe I used came out perfectly on my very first try!!! Cinnamon is next. I don't think I'll ever buy store-bought bread again. I also did her sourdough starter with active dry yeast but it won't be ready for a few days, so hopefully that works out. If you decide to do the sourdough where dry active yeast is require, do, please, use an extra large bowl. I used what I thought was a large bowl and it was not large enough because it expanded up into the kitchen cloth I draped over it. So I had to move it to a larger bowl. Now it has calmed down and doing its thing so I should be able to have sourdough sometime next week. I'll update if I have more success/failure recipe attempts. Update: The Cinnamon bread is heavenly. I did the 1.5lb and it nearly reached the top of the lid, so I don't think I'll do the 2lb recipe. I made 2 loaves, one on medium crust and the other on light crust. I liked the light crust better and I gave it to the neighbors. I don't know what went wrong with the sourdough starter. I'm sure it's my fault but I had to throw it out. Update2: Since they don't let you ask questions about this book within Amazon, her recipe for Buttermilk Whole Wheat is way short on liquid. I follow the recipe exactly and I get crumbled dough and have to add many teaspoons of additional buttermilk. However, it does come out with an irregular top with crispy peaks which is nice and a very good center. Quite tasty, but what's wrong with this recipe? Please comment if you have personal experience.