Does anyone on here make there own bread ?

[Ozzy Fudd]

you strike me as a master baker babby

 

 

 

I taunt mrs stuartp with quality and sheer size of my loaves (hers are like miniatures in comparison)

I will get a picture of my next beaut

 

so your man loaves are bigger than the wifes?

[malkiserow]

I make my own with an Aldi machine.

 

I use Waitrose flour and dired yest from the US (very cheap there)

[amateur]

Certainly do - haven't bought "shop bread" in years.

 

I've found that Waitrose Canadian wheat flour gives the best results, and I also make spelt flour bread for my wife (who can't tolerate wheat).

 

The only down-side is that the bread machine only lasts about 2-3 years until it packs in - but they are cheap to buy.

 

You can't beat the smell of home-baked bread which you have set up on the timer overnight

[jmooney]

I used to make mine a lot, it was easy with the machine. I made all or bread for a year or so and at one point I hadn't made a loaf for about a month and my wife gave the machine to her father and said "here, we never use the thing."

[Dunkield]

The machines are handy for making your naan bread as well

[lord_seagrave]

I do, in the oven.

 

Other than once or twice whilst the kitchen was being done, I haven't bought a loaf of bread for a year or so now.

 

Unfortunately, my top tip is the one that no-one likes to hear: you can't rush really good bread - make a sponge/starter at least the day before and the quality and taste of your loaves will increase dramatically.

 

My best loaf was started with:-

 

• 300ml of warm water, a teaspoon of dried yeast, 125g of Sainsbury's Oat Malties (breakfast cereal), 125g Sainsbury's wholemeal bread flour - left (covered) in a

warm place overnight.

 

...and then:-

 

• The following day mix in with 250g Sainsbury's strong white bread flour, a tablespoon or two of Farrington's rape seed oil and knead (without adding extra flour)

for 20 minutes - this recipe makes a VERY sticky dough that needs to be well-worked.

 

• Leave to prove for a couple of hours.

 

• Knead again (adding a little more white flour if necessary to reduce the stickiness) and press into an oiled, floured 2lb loaf tin.

 

• Leave to rise for an hour and a half.

 

• Heat the oven (220 degrees C) with a deep baking tray of boiling water in the bottom and bake for 20 minutes.

 

• Turn the heat down (180 degrees C) and continue to bake for a further 20 minutes.

 

• The bread is ready if it sounds hollow when the underside is tapped. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

 

The result was a firm soft loaf with a delicious deep flavour and good crust. Spot on.

 

 

LS

[Wiltsmark]

i make my own, "Wheaten" bread no yeast involved takes minutes to make taste superb got a bread maker just sitting in the cupboard its an irish recipe,and the irish sure do know how to make good food.

[rocksaplenty]

We make our own bread. It definitely tastes better the longer it takes for the dough to rise, preferably a couple of slow rises. My wife has just bought some clay tins, from Pampered chef, they seem to work better than the metal tins.

 

We used to have a bread maker, but the amount of butter and oil that you need for it to work it should taste like cake!

 

You can't beat just flour, yeast, water and a bit of olive oil. B)

[markb]

There was a programe on radio 4 a few months ago about bread, maybe MGMan can help out here, but a while ago bakers or the big bread manufactures changed the type of yeast they used so that they could speed up production, end result more IBS, wheat and yeast intolerance, the longer you leave the bread to prove the better it is for you and the better it tastes, I know quite a few people now that don't eat bread 'er indoors included, except when it's home made then she eats it and no problems B)

 

Just sometimes the old ways are best

[Dunkield]

Next on PW, the "bake off".

Here's one I made earlier, the Bucks entry :blink:

 

[jay222]

i make my own, my chilli and sundried tomato is the family favourite

[leaseone]

Ok I have to buy a Bread maker :blink: Which one?

[Mungler]

The cheapest one nearest to you on ebay.

 

There will be millions.

 

Get a abs crunch machine as well and maybe a cross trainer while you are at it :blink:

[leaseone]

i have them in the garage already. why would i need 2 more.

 

Andy you are BAD

[Baldrick]

leaseone, buy a Panasonic SD255, like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-SD255-Br...r/dp/B000QUYW62

 

I didn't pay anything like that when bought mine last year, but it gets used every day. I'd be interested in any refinements anyone has to the recipes recommeded by Panasonic.

[Dunkield]

Ditto, ours is a Panasonic SD253, gets used twice a week and must be 7 or 8 years old now.

So don't believe the stories of them only lasting a year if you buy a decent one.

[Mrs Sweepy]

Mr P

That would be class as the bread roll in my house :look:

And gone in seconds

xxxxSuzy

[Dunkield]

I get told off for making them that big, we have to cut some of the crust off just to get it in the toaster :look:

[markbivvy]

my mrs tried to make it once, thank god only once.

only chance we had was to get the grinder and take the crust of and hope the inside was a little bit edible. :look:

threw the crust out for the birds and it hit the shed door like odd jobs bowler hat

embedded that for in the milk man leaves the bottles standing on it now.

[Mungler]

my mrs tried to make it once, thank god only once.

only chance we had was to get the grinder and take the crust of and hope the inside was a little bit edible. :look:

threw the crust out for the birds and it hit the shed door like odd jobs bowler hat

embedded that for in the milk man leaves the bottles standing on it now.

 

 

That made me chuckle

[lapwing]

We found the flour varies hugely. Get some strong Canadian high protein wheat and you wont go far wrong; mix it with wholegrain if you dont want a white loaf. The best UK flour we ever had was from the watermill at the Weald & Downland Museum who were running a bin of spring wheat; cannot remember the variety, but it was something like 15% protein and made cracking loaves.

 

I'd second the Panasonic vote. Get the dispenser type if possible as you will soon want to faff around adding bits & pieces. You need to follow the instructions carefully to start with as it will mess up the loaf if the yeast & liquid meet up before the delay timer starts

 

Handy tools for just making the dough too; take it out to make rolls, let rise, & put in Rayburn/Aga (quick & great with soup), or use to make dough for pizza base.

[leaseone]

Ok just bought the Panasonic with nut dispencer off Amazon for £49.

[S.O.A.B.W.F.]

Have made my own bread for years. Nothing quite like it mmmmm...... Doesn't last as long as shop bought but what do they put in the bread that make it "STAY FRESH" for several days, that can,t be right .....Bake your own you wont regret it... Oh don,t bother with a bread maker just flour yeast and water give it a good old kneeding leave it to rest and bang it in the oven............. smells delicious and tastes just as good

[Kay]

I make my own bread loaves & little cobs but i cant say its any cheaper than buying a loaf to be honest but if you use decent flour etc its very moorish & you can always knock up a loaf if you cant get to the shop

 

they love it here but as Suzy sayes its gone in mins