I never had much luck with a bread machine.
Have had better luck with kneading it for a long time with my KitchenAid mixer.
I have a mixer. Not sure if I have the paddle. I think I do, but I’ve only used the mixer once for something else.
There are a lot of dough-based recipes I want to try. I watch a lot of cooking shows and it seems like a mixer is an essential appliance to have and use.