How does a breadmaker work

[stella]

Thanks all of you for your help, I can always rely on you people. However another question. In Italy I have never seen strong bread flour for sale, they have Farina which I use for cakes and something caled 00 which is used for pasta. It would be impossible to carry or send enough strong flour over, which do you suggest I use or have you got another suggestion.

[chris]

prooving? - is that rising?

[shirlthegirl43]

prooving? - is that rising?

yup.

Thanks all of you for your help, I can always rely on you people. However another question. In Italy I have never seen strong bread flour for sale, they have Farina which I use for cakes and something caled 00 which is used for pasta. It would be impossible to carry or send enough strong flour over, which do you suggest I use or have you got another suggestion.

Just been looking on the web and many people say just using plain flour in your bread machine makes little difference to the loaf. this might be a handy link for you .... Buy Italian Tipo 00 Flour for making pasta, pizza and cakes

[stella]

Nope never seen plain flour either. Tippo 00 does make good pasta but as far as I can see it does not rise at all, hence the use for pasta

[scarey55]

You could do what the bloke does in Scarey's video link and take out the paddle when it reaches the end of proving.

Yeah, I thought that looked like a good idea. I'll do it on my next loaf and let you know.

[scarey55]

Do you have a Lidl near you in Italy? I often buy a mix for the bread maker which has everything in and all you need to do is add water and a little bit of olive oil. One packet (costs less than a eruro) makes 2 loaves - perhaps that would be a good starting point.

[Two_Sheds]

Nope never seen plain flour either. Tippo 00 does make good pasta but as far as I can see it does not rise at all, hence the use for pasta

It's yeast that makes it rise, not the flour.

I just googled "Italian bread flour" and got this: "You could, of course, secure some doppio zero (look for the 00 on the pack) flour from a specialist Italian food supplier"
http://www.italiana.co.uk/basic-reci...ian-bread.html

[stella]

No we dont have a Lidl only a small local supermarket, so I will have to use one of the 2 sorts of flour on offer but which would be best. What is in strong bread flour that is not in ordinary flour. Perhaps I could buy the ordinary and add baking pow??

[taff]

I think the difference is the milling,00 is finer than 0.
Italian bread/pizza can be made with 00 flour, so you'd be fine with that one, or indeed the other
British strong flour has a high gluten content

[jackie j]

So just weigh the ingredients instead

The recipe's say cup but what size is the cup, it doesnt give oz's

[Two_Sheds]

Google Jackie! "one cup is 250 grams/8oz"

[jackie j]

Google Jackie! "one cup is 250 grams/8oz"

Lol I know that but I dont know if the cup that came with it is the same size

[jackie j]

Just got the book its a morphy richards 48220 series fastbake 48230, it say's dry measurments esp flours must be done using the cup provided and level off with a knife. Liquid, also use the cup and place at eye level, A guesstimate is not good enough.

[stella]

Does anyone know how many kw a breadmaker uses as we live in a shed and only have 1 plug with 3 kw. If I blow the electricity I dont think I will be very popular

[Two_Sheds]

I googled this 800 watt breadmaker for you, just as an example. Other good breadmakers are available