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Everytime I try to make my own bread, it comes out more like bricks. So I’m borrowing my mum’s bread maker (cheating, I know!! But still miles better than buying it at Sainsburys. Wach this space…. ;)
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How to bake my own bread
It made me
hum to myself
 "I picked quite an involved recipe that took 5 hours, so by the end of it I was a bit fed up and impatient to try the bread, but it was worth it and I thoroughly enjoyed the process."
How I did it: I browsed www.recipezaar.com until I found a bread that grabbed me. In my case that was cinnamon raisin bread, yum! I premeasured and set out the ingredients (thereby discovering that I didn't have enough of everything) and then simply followed the recipe. The recipe I used makes three loaves, so I gave one to a neighbour earning myself major brownie points :) Lessons & tips: Double check you have enough of all the ingredients, especially the "ordinary" stuff like butter, milk and sugar. I am so used to having these in the house that I didn't think to check whether levels were low and ended up sending my poor, patient boyfriend out emergency shopping....twice! I have found premeasuring and setting out the ingredients incredibly helpful, especially if the recipe is complex. I don't have to scrabble around for anything and the whole process is a lot more relaxed.
Follow the recipe meticulously. With this particular recipe, add the flour bit by bit or your dough won't firm up properly. I didn't have a rolling pin so I used a large, straight-sided vase and it worked perfectly. Just remember to dust it a bit more with flour ;) I have also learnt that, while lining the bread pan with butter adds wonderfully to the flavour of the bread, it also tends to bring the bottom crust uncomfortably close to being burnt (because of its very low melting point). Instead, line the pan with two layers of wax paper and then grease the paper. This will give you the flavour whilst protecting the crust. I allowed the loaves to cool for a couple of minutes on the rack and then wrapped them in clean kitchen towels until they cooled off completely. This prevents them from drying out. Wash up as you go or during the periods when you are waiting for the dough to rise. This makes for a MUCH more pleasant experience and fewer dishes to do at the end when you're tired. Resources: I used this recipe: The above is a great site for finding and sharing recipes.
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7 months ago
I bought all the stuff to make it and I printed a recipe! Let’s hope this produces delicious results :)
Scarlett if this city never sleeps, does it mean that no-one ever dreams?
I bought a bread pan the other day...
8 months ago
and used it today for the first time! The bread is heavenly, I’m surprised I’ve had so much success in my bakings – though at first I thought I had screwed this one up. Home-made bread is so much yummier, and the whole process is therapeutic, I only decided to start baking tonight (it quarter past eleven in the evening right now) because I desperately needed something to do. This is so much fun, I can’t even think of buying my bread from the shop anymore. :P
Scarlett if this city never sleeps, does it mean that no-one ever dreams?
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8 months ago
As the price of bread keeps rising, I’ve started to think that it’s probably wiser to start making my own bread – and cheaper as well. I talked about this with a colleague of mine, and she said that by baking your own bread, you can save around 400 euros a year, and that’s… quite a lot, considering.
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Bake my own bread....
12 months ago
This is part of my 40 things to do whilst I’m 40 list. Starting on February 25th 2009 (My Birthday!)
I have attempted to make bread, but when I was at school, and it was horrid, so never tried again. Think it’s about time I tried again, of course this may involve being gadget queen and getting a breadmaker…. is that cheating?
Starting out easy!
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Nonna spoiled me rotten with a bread maker as an early birthday present. I tried it out for the first time last night and it worked! I know it was just a matter of putting the ingredients in the bread maker and pressing a few buttons but there was still something satisfying about the smell of baking bread filling the house and the end result – a beautiful loaf of fresh bread. I am gluten intolerant and the bread that’s usually available in the shops is mostly overpriced and not very nice. This loaf was lovely though – with a nice, soft texture (sometimes a rarity in gluten-free cooking). Next on my list to try is a cornbread recipe out of a gluten-free cookbook I got over Christmas.
Easy peasy!
23 months ago
I made the simplest white bread ever – just bread flour, yeast, water and salt. It is so delicious, I’ve already made it twice! I’m hoping to get more adventurous in the future and add to the recipe, but for now I am very happy with my plain, homemade bread. Yummy!
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2 years ago
Just pick a recipe and go for it. My biggest problem when starting was not kneading long enough. Dough goes through 3 stages, sticky just mixed, hard to mix- underkneaded, soft and elasticy and read to start rising. I haven’t bought bread since I started making my own almost a year ago.
