How to make "supermarket style bread" at home - Is This Possible? -Yes I am a Heathen

sunflowermum1

Calling all experts

If using 1lb of flour how much vitamin C should you add?
Has anyone experience of putting vinegar in home made bread to improve shelf life?
Can you reccommend a loaf tin, my birthday is comming up and mother-in-law nagging me for suggestions.

lill

I use about a 1/4 of a tsp for 500g of flour ( got big tub of crystals from asian supermarket) not tried vinegar though, but always up for an experiment

Lizbetty

My kids are letting me down I'm afraid. My friend gave them sliced white shop bought bread for a sarnie and they actually ate it without taking the filling out and leaving the bread.

My husband (who is also a traitor) has bought them a milk roll and they have eaten 3 slices so far this morning :rolleyes: They never eat all their toast on a morning!!!

We can't afford to buy bread (besides that, I'm loath to!) and so I was wondering if there is a way to make my bread machine (Panasonic) bread turn out like shop bought muck, lol!

I have tried making a milk loaf but they seem quite dense compared to the plastic bread you buy in the shops. I know that they have a lot of additives in..I'm hoping it's not less dense because of that

Any suggestions anyone? My chickens are even sick of eating the kids leftover home made bread

Thanks in advance
Luce

rachbc

ha ha this was one of my family's complaints too, to quote dh 'its ok, but its not warbies'. I gave up and started buying cheap white for their toast and mainly use the machine for dough for pizza, naan and rolls now

Penelope_Penguin

You'll need the Chorleywood bread process, which isn't as much baking as an industrial process :eek: I'll add this to an earlier thread to give you more opinions

Penny. x

Lizbetty

rachbc wrote: »

ha ha this was one of my family's complaints too, to quote dh 'its ok, but its not warbies'. I gave up and started buying cheap white for their toast and mainly use the machine for dough for pizza, naan and rolls now

It's soul destroying isn't it!!!! I'm glad I'm not on my own. I just wish my kids had never had dinner at my friends house. She's lovely but her daughter won't touch pasta (only spaghetti hoops) or anything other than plastic ham sarnies. And my kids loved it. Aaarrggghhh! They're not going again..:p

D&DD

I managed to find a pullman loaf tin on ebay after reading this thread and I'm really impressed with the results.
It took a bit of faffing to find the right amounts etc but the loaves now get demolished here in record time
I'll try to find a link for you as I posted some pics...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1310719&highlight=pullman+loaf+tin

FairyElephant_2

If you have a Panny BM then try the White Sandwich Loaf, but use sunflower oil instead of butter/marge. Take it out as soon as it beeps, then put a slightly damp tea-towel over it as it cools......

It is not exactly 'plastic bread' (as my dear old dad used to call the supermarket processed stuff!) but it is the closest I have managed to make yet!

HTH,

FE

OH - almost forgot - leave it at least half a day if not a whole one before you try to cut it - you can slice it thinner that way, but it still seems moist enough!

denise_h_2

I made some bread yesterday with a white loaf mix I got from Aldi. This called for a mixture of 320cc lukewarm water & milk and a spoonful of marg to 500g breas. It was one of the softest white breads I have ever made. Don't know if it will last or not!!!. I normally make my bread from scratch but I had this in the cupboard, so I thought I would give it a try. I also have all the other breads in the range which I am slowly working through.

Mel2

I also have trouble with my husband and children moaning that their bread isn't as soft as shop bought muck!! I have found that using a mixture of plain flour and strong bread flour makes my bread slightly softer(about quarter plain), with the addition of melted butter and 2 tbsp of cornflour which also makes a big difference. Also the more liquid you add the softer the finished loaf will be.I use half water half milk which helps witht he softness. My dough is now very slack and difficult to handle but it keeps them all happy!!!