Bread making

I certainly like the sound of buttermilk pancakes.
My mouth is watering just looking at your picture.
Recipes would be great when you have a moment.

rosietu: I shall try Lidls flour when they finally get to open one in the York area..
Many thanks
robert

 

Capney I've written the recipes on my blog and will publish tomorrow night (Monday)

http://teandwheatenbread.blogspot.com/

 

Must check this out..Rhyleysgranny.. thanks..
But before I do I just have to share todays bread with you.
Turned out really well, and spread with my own apple and mixed fruit jam it was yummy:yho:
Anybody care for a slice?
robert

 

I'll be there in a minute, butter a couple of slices for me, will you???
Slurp, looks gorgeous.

Oh,my,I will make some bread tonight,me thinks.

 

Rhyleysgranny
You have been bookmarked.
I do hope it was not painful..
Thanks for recipes
robert

 

:lollol:Thats my Nomex oven gloves:lollol:

 

Would you like Jam or jelly on them, or maybe one of each can tempt you:gnthb:

 

Grrroooalll-l-l-l.

Mmmh, sorry,that was my tummy! :D:D:D:D

 

I've made bread all ways! By hand, with the Kenwood dough hook and by bread machine.

I was in a seriously intense phase of breadmaking a few years back, NEVER bought bread - perish the thought. And I'd use a mix of 60% wholemeal and 40% strong white flour. Use the machine for making the dough and then top it out into a large bread tin to cook in my combi-microwave; 180C for 40 mins. Results were always terrific. I'd cut the loaf in half, use one and freeze one.

Then all of a sudden - the bread just didn't rise. No matter what I did, I'd end up with loaves like housebricks!

I changed the flour, the yeast, used trex instead of oil, kneeded it by hand instead of in the machine, even tried live yeast like I did 40 odd years ago! Nothing worked! I seem to be in a total twiight zone of breadmaking. Anyone got any advice, please let me know!

1. If you want sour cream, but do not have any, make your own. Mix one-fourth skim milk to one cup of cottage cheese and teaspoon of vinegar, and you have your own homemade sour cream.

2. You can also make your own sour cream by adding one teaspoon of lemon juice to each 5 fluid ounces of fresh single cream (table cream).

 

Bread failure: I have no idea, but I hope it never happens to me!
Reminds me a few years back I was into making wine and could turn out a very good brew and then suddenly it all went wrong, just would not work for a couple of years. Never tried since.
I reckon you need to appease the god of bread making and make an offering.
Just as soon I find out who that is I will let you know.

Nearest I could find for your intonation is below..I may well join you and try wine making again.
Demeter


The Greek earth goddess par excellence, who brings forth the fruits of the earth, particularly the various grains. She taught mankind the art of sowing and ploughing so they could end their nomadic existence. As such, Demeter was also the goddess of planned society. She was very popular with the rural population. As a fertility goddess she is sometimes identified with Rhea and Gaia.
robert

 

Knocked out four small breads today.
Two cheese and rosemary and two summer seed.
The cheese and rosemary will be just lovely lightely toasted with a fried egg on top.. I have already had a taster while it was still warm

 

Hello Robort .. they look real yummy.

We have a bread maker which is a bit of a 'hit and miss' situation ... I don't know if it's ambient temperature or what. Last week I did dough in the machine and then was going to bake it in the oven as you do ... the dough was tacky to say the least even though I let it 'rise' a second time and it was a total disaster which went in the bin.

May I be so rude as to ask how you do your cheese bread please? Even if it is from scratch I would like to know.

Thank you so much in advance.

 

For you V .. its a pleasure.
I use my bread machine on the pizza dough cycle which I think takes about 1Hr 50Mins to produce the basic mix. I do believe the longer this part of process takes the better.
This is for a1Kg basic mix which you can quarter later, add more stuff and make 4 nice size small breads.


You will need for a 1Kg mix:
350ml of warm water.
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon sugar ( I use golden granulated)
3 and one quarter cups of strong white bread flour
1 cup of summer seed flour (or whatever your favorite grainy flour is)
1 sachet of dried quick yeast.


Water in machine first followed by everything else and finish with the yeast.
Hit the go button
I usually watch the mix at this time as it usually needs a little more water to produce a dough that is just wet to the touch and does not stick to the side of the pan. We are looking for quite a thick mix so we dont see it spreading across the baking tray later.


Once the programe has finished and dough is knocked back, onto a flowered board it goes.
Then divide into two equal portions.
Do not use a knife, but use your thumb and pointing finger like a guilotine to severe the dough.
I then put half the dough into a large bowl and add grated cheese of your choice and as much dried rosemary as you fancy.
Mix this mixture (not to much) and again seperate into two parts.
Sprinkle a little cheese on top and pop onto baking tray.
With the other half thats left I divide into two as above and place on the tray with the seasoned bread.
We now have two small cheese/rosemary breads and two seeded plain almost ready for the oven.
We now need to riase the bread again :
I set my oven to 60/65C and leave for 30 mins. (with the bread inside)
Handling it carefully, take it out the oven.
Crank up the oven to about 180C and pop it back in for about 35 mins or until you are happy.
Its better to go slightly overcooked for nice crust. I also think that better cooked bread is less likely to give you the burbs!
Victoria: I, aware that yeast behaves strangely at different altitudes. Not sure what you are out there but it may have a bearing on failures.
This is the important bit:
When it is cool enough cut the first slice, butter it, and think of me...
enjoy