The cheapest loaf of bread

kacy1988

crystal9 wrote: »

thank you kacy i think i will get 1 of these. im no jamie oliver when it comes to cooking like to ask is it really easy?

it's really easy. mine came with a few recipies, measuring cup + spoon. put the ingredients in the bread maker in the order they are on the list ( i made the mistake of just slinging it all in the first time - BIG mistake)
then put it on what ever setting it tells you to. and wait for it to beep to say its done. i know it they sound odd but do try banana bread, tomato bread + peanut butter bread! yummy! and i hate sundried tomatoes+peanut butter LOL

Thrifty_Ruby

MrsE wrote: »

Whats the cheapest NICE bread then?

My fav (supermaket bread) is Warburtons. The plain white med sliced one.

Mostly I buy a freshly sliced organic loaf from the bakers for £1.50.

My favorite is Hovis Seed Sensations..........Mmmmm lovely! Usually about £1.56 a loaf but often on special at Asda or Tesco for £1 a loaf so not too bad & every slice gets eaten............never any waste!

Dx

angel00079

I have found that store bread tend to go stale more quickly. To be honest though we have only tried a few. There is probably a store brand that is just as good as the more expensive ones. Perhaps we should have a poll/review on bread.

Reduced bread can sometimes be false economy. It depends if you have the freezer room and how quickly you will use it. Normally it is not as soft as 'fresh ' and will be stale in a few days. If you have a large family it will get used up more quickly. When buying bread we always ask ourselves what we will be doing that week to gauge how quickly a loaf will be used.

I tend not to bother too much with 'Best Before' dates. They do not always mean they are fresh or not fresh.

MrsE_2

Thrifty_Ruby wrote: »

My favorite is Hovis Seed Sensations..........Mmmmm lovely! Usually about £1.56 a loaf but often on special at Asda or Tesco for £1 a loaf so not too bad & every slice gets eaten............never any waste!

Dx

I've had that too, its a nice one.

I find the bakers bread is much fresher (& lasts longer) than the supermarket.

Supermarket bread I will eat on the day of purchase or the day after, the bakers bread I will eat on the third day.

valk_scot

1carminestocky wrote: »

Cheapest loaf of bread I got today was a 800g Hovis for 25p - made in my breadmaker from the Hovis Bread Mixes I bulk-bought from Asda a while ago. Delish as well...

I bought a pile of these from Tesco when they were about the same price. Got white and wholemeal and use a 50:50 mix, kneaded in my old Kenwood Chef and then prooved for 2 hours, 30 minutes in the oven. Fantastic bread, 25p a loaf and the family eat every scrap. Trouble is they also eat twice as much, so it doubles the cost!!!!

Have to say though that home made bread is almost always cheaper and invariably much better, so if there's an unused Xmas 2006 breadmaker sitting in the back of the cupboard, get it out asap.

crystal9

my fav is the hovis ssft i brought loads when tesco had a 3 for 2.50 offer on also kingsmill everyday is good but that is a dearer 1 at 1.24

petshopgirlemma

If you are interested in baking your own and learning a little more about how bread is made, then this book is a great investment (or a great borrow from your local library)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BREAD-MATTERS-Modern-Definitive-Baking/dp/0007203748/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232719222&sr=8-7

I saw this guy speak once and it really struck home with me how most of the bread we eat is really awful! Breadmakers may be better, but they aren't the solution if you really do want to eat good bread. I'm lucky in that I have a local bakery which produces excellent additive and preservative free, traditionally baked bread.

Blurb is:
Andrew Whitley, organic baker and founder of The Village Bakery, reveals the deplorable state into which modern supermarket bread has fallen, and the secrets behind making good, nutritious bread at home. All is not well in British baking. Commercial bread is laced with additives to make it look good and stay soft. It uses varieties of wheat that have been bred for high yield and baking performance with little concern for human nutrition. To rush it through the bakery at the lowest possible cost, it's dosed with four times as much yeast as before. Described as 'fresh' when it may have been frozen and re-heated, it's sold as a loss-leader at knock-down prices which undermine what little respect it may once have commanded. Even before the Atkins diet frightened people off, there was evidence of a massive growth of intolerance - to gluten, wheat and yeast in particular. Call it coincidence. Dismiss it as hypochondria if you will. But things have come to a pretty pass when people avoid their staple food - the staff of life - in droves. "Bread Matters" offers a solution. Revealing the madness behind this modern adulteration of our most basic food as only an insider can, organic baker Andrew Whitley, founder of The Village Bakery in Melmerby, shows why and how to make real bread at home. Unlike many bread book authors, he has baked for a living for over 25 years. His recipes are fool-proof because he explains what's really going on, demystifying the science, sharing a practical baker's craft. Using the skills he deploys on his popular courses, he guides and inspires beginners and seasoned bakers alike. And he brings good news to those who have had to abandon bread because of dietary sensitivity, showing how to bake tasty and nutritious food without yeast, wheat or gluten.

oojeyboojey

lindseykim13 wrote: »

Nobody's mentioned lidl!

35p most of the time on the odd occasion it goes up to 45 for a week a little odd.
Tastes as you would expect but i'm still eating it.

I found that Lidl bread tends to go mouldy really quickly - on some occasions, I've noticed that the bread is mouldy once I've got it home from the shop! Make sure you freeze what you don't need straightaway to avoid this problem.

decembers_spawn

I find budget bread a false economy. The only decent loaf I've found at the supermarkets is Tesco's Stonebaked Organic. It's £1.39 for a small loaf, which is pretty pricey, but only £1.79 for a large (which is about 2 foot long!!!)

It lasts for days, and tastes like bread, not like all this Kingsmill rubbish

nonumb

sainsburys basics bread is 30 something p used to be 27p a year ago