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11-06-2008, 10:41 AM
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 Bread Making My dad is really into making his own bread so for father's day I've got him this book Amazon.co.uk: The Bread Book: The Definitive Guide to Making Bread by Hand or Machine: Sara Lewis: Books well its arrived today - and it's absolutely brilliant - so thought I would share it with you all!!      |
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11-06-2008, 11:26 AM
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| Wouldn't be without my breadmaker! But flour has nearly doubled in price! Maybe I should try and grow my own wheat. |
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11-06-2008, 11:38 AM
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| I tend to make bread recipes up as a go along but my early inspiration was The Sunday Times Book of Real Bread - bought for me by my Dad many, many years ago. It well pre-dates the breadmaker!
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11-06-2008, 12:02 PM
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| Looks good steelsy, might get a copy for our bread machine! 
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11-06-2008, 01:40 PM
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25-06-2008, 02:03 PM
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| My dad has fallen in love with the book (oh yes brownie points for me for getting a great present for a change!lol!) |
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26-06-2008, 08:05 AM
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| used my new bread machine for the first time yesterday,aaagh!The first one didnt rise, thesecond one rose but the top collapsed.ive checked every thing and the only thing i can see that may not be ok is that it says wholegrain flour and ive used wholemeal flour.They dont give a simple recipe for a1kg loaf of wholemeal bread the only other one they give is a bit fangled,add lemon,uncle tom cobbly an all. |
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26-06-2008, 08:27 AM
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| A neighbour of mine had trouble with a bread machine, and discovered that too much yeast (and the amount needed is pretty small) will cause the 'collapsing top'. He was just thwe type to keep trying variations on the theme until one works, so try using 2 thirds the amount of yeast, and see how it goes. |
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26-06-2008, 09:00 AM
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26-06-2008, 11:06 AM
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| Raising problems Our bread maker and ready made bread packets sort of rise some of the time. I have tried for many years to make bread by hand but it always ends up "bullet bread" and never rises properly. I have tried fresh yeast etc. Is there some special flour, I have tried all the commertial stuff to no avail. JimL |
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26-06-2008, 11:29 AM
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| Jimmy, we use our bread maker 4 times a week, or more. I reckon we only have 1 loaf in a hundred that fails, and even then its usable (top a bit sunken). On top of that we do have the occasional human disaster - I forgot to put any water in once, that was interesting! and the occasional two-lots of Sugar / Yeast / etc. mucks things up, but other than that the machine is extremely reliable, and we take very little care when making bread - yes I expect our measuring is reasonable accurate, we use the bog-standard Strong Bread Flower from the supermarket, and we make no effort to get the water to a reasonable temperature or any molly-coddling like that. Sorry yours isn't working effortlessly, maybe its the brand? (I have a Panasonic SD-253, but I don't know if that is even made any more, its several years old) |
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26-06-2008, 12:07 PM
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| Don't forget to let the dough prove. For rolls, I use the breadmaker to make the dough then I make little dough balls and put them in a warm place for 90 mins and then bake immediately. |
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26-06-2008, 02:17 PM
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| used strong bread flour,measured every thing exactly ,so will go with suggestion of less yeast.thanks. |
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26-06-2008, 03:39 PM
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| Does anyone know of a good book for gluten free baking ? (By hand or machine, I can't afford to be fussy !  )I've been "experimenting" with gluten free baking for years now, as often as three times a week (more if I get the mixture wrong !  ) and although I think I have it pretty sussed, I have not the faintest idea why the different mixed I use work.I'll tell you what though, that gluten stuffie they use in baking nowadays is the best thing since sliced bread !  |
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