Breadmaking - recipes, hints, tips, questions

squeaky

Nice site. I'll add it to the collection later, thank you

Allexie

lyns wrote:

Just found this site www.bakingmad.com sorry if its already listed on here

Ooooh that's a good site!

(Dan De Gustibus!!! :rotfl: )

elvis_bloggs

Thanks lyns, I've bookmarked it for future reference.

Curry_Queen

lyns wrote:

Just found this site www.bakingmad.com sorry if its already listed on here

Oh my!!! ... I really shouldn't have clicked on that site :eek: :drool:


Think I better go stick several more bags of flour on my shopping list :dance:


Diet??? ... what diet??? :whistle: :doh:

Allexie

Oh dear...another little.... ermm...'incident' :rotfl:


Cinnamon and raisin bread this time and I missed the beeps to tell me when to put the raisins in! The thing had stopped chugging, (only just though). Didn't know what to do so I just chucked the raisins in quick-like and gave the dough a quick stir, shut the lid and crossed my fingers. Am I in for another disaster? Is the timing for adding stuff absolutely critical?

This BM is gonna have me on tranquillisers, (or cooking sherry), at this rate!

1sttimer_2

Hope this is ok to post here.

I have a machine and I like it fine (Xmas pressie 2003) but I find that most of my bread has a similar flavour. I have lots of recipes and use them plenty, but I still like to buy 'other' breads just for a change of taste. Does anyone else do this?

Don't get me wrong, I use it loads for 'different' loaves still and whatever you make you can't escape the wonderful smell you get when it's done.

squeaky

Allexie:

Nah - the sultanas will all be more or less in one place, that's all. If you slice it at funny angles you might still get one sultana per slice - and a hundred in the last one

Next time it happens - as long as you aren't too long after the beep and it has stopped chugging - just lift the dough out and roughly flatten it on a board, spread the sultanas on it and fold and work them in. When they're spread well enough put the dough back in the machine.

squeaky

1sttimer wrote:

Hope this is ok to post here.

I have a machine and I like it fine (Xmas pressie 2003) but I find that most of my bread has a similar flavour. I have lots of recipes and use them plenty, but I still like to buy 'other' breads just for a change of taste. Does anyone else do this?

Don't get me wrong, I use it loads for 'different' loaves still and whatever you make you can't escape the wonderful smell you get when it's done.

Yep, though rarely. It's usually french sticks I buy... but now I've got two recipes for baguettes so I'm going to give those a go

Allexie

squeaky wrote:

Allexie:

Nah - the sultanas will all be more or less in one place, that's all. If you slice it at funny angles you might still get one sultana per slice - and a hundred in the last one

Next time it happens - as long as you aren't too long after the beep and it has stopped chugging - just lift the dough out and roughly flatten it on a board, spread the sultanas on it and fold and work them in. When they're spread well enough put the dough back in the machine.

I'll have you know, Mr Squeaks, that my fruit is very evenly distributed through my very yummy loaf! So....



I was alarmed to see that the top had collapsed a bit and I expected it to be very 'doughy' but when I cut into it...it was fine! Abso-blooming-lutely-luvverly

squeaky

LOL

It's a cracking good loaf. Great toasted in the morning for breakfast 'cos it fills up the house with the smell of (burnt ) cinnamon again...

..and for some unknown reason is absolutely fabulous when used to make chicken sandwiches with. Honest