Set up your Breadman Pro. Combine the pesto, garlic, nuts, basil and cheese. Weigh up all the liquid ingredients (water, oil) and place in the loaf tin. Add the salt, flour, sugar, butter and milk ...

When my colleagues discovered I would be testing a bread-making machine, enthusiastic gasps gushed forth. "It will change your life", a seasoned bread-maker told me. "I've never looked back since I ...