making your own bread - worth it?

tomterm8

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

seeing as own brand loaves are about 78p and brand names nearing £1.50p should i buy a bread-maker and try myself???

No, it's not. Yes, you will save money, Yes, the bread will taste better, but... you will probably end up eating half a loaf the second it comes out of the cooker, and swell up like a whale. Home cooked bread is very bad for your health! Beware!

Ddraig

Ive made my own for the last week.Wasnt that impressed with the dried yeast ones.And have tons left .But yum when i tried fresh yeast.

And my mum told me if you go to the bakery at tesco and ask for yeast they will give you 20grams for 5 pence.Bargain.

The taste is heavenly.Im so gonna put all my weight back on haha x

furndire

If you are thinking of making your own bread, its so easy to do, have a look at this thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1001965&highlight=artisan+bread

I started using the five minutes a day method about 3 mths ago, and have never looked back. You literally mix everything up, and don't need to knead the mix.

newlywed

thriftlady wrote: »

Once you can make a basic loaf- recipe here , you will be able to make pizza, flatbreads (quick to bake), rolls, sticky buns, cinnamon rolls, hot cross buns, foccacia, naan bread....

OK so I made bread :T I did 1/3 wholemeal and the rest white flour.


And it rose, and rose and it's not a brick and it's completely edible :T (so much better than my attempts at artisan bread - which ended in a mushy flop). But no it doesn't taste like supermarket bought bread - it's nicer.


Thank you thriftlady for making it sound so easy and pointing out the Delia way. It really was easy and fun too!


And no it really doesn't take long - just you need to keep going back to it for 5 mins or so - after a 2 hour rise, again after a 1 hour rise and then when it's nearly baked. It was much easier than I thought it would be.

So.... thriftlady - now how do I turn that into all the other things you mention :D:D:D (I read the pizza and flatbread instructiosn) I want sticky buns and cinnamon rolls and naan and foccacia

Must try and get some proper yeast next....

thriftlady_2

newlywed wrote: »

OK so I made bread :T I did 1/3 wholemeal and the rest white flour.


And it rose, and rose and it's not a brick and it's completely edible :T .

Do you know that looks exactly like one of mine:D:T

It is a good recipe isn't it? I'm so pleased for you:j

For sticky buns etc have a look at this thread
Adventures With Bread Dough. Lots more ideas there.

zippychick

newlywed that looks brill! Well done! i remember you saying the other day you had a problem with the Artisan so good job! I have to try it out now...... Mum had brought bread rolls on Friday and i have wheaten so will use up what I have first.

Was on the phone to my Mum yesterday and told her i was converting the mini baguettes into garlic bread for the freezer and she started to laugh. I asked why and she said " your adaptations, I'd have binned it on Saturday" . I told her this is why my freezer is full to bursting and hers isn't! :rotfl:

Anyway, i might try tonight..... Are wholemeal/white - is one or the other easier? I bought brown flour yesterday in tescos, but it doesnt say wholemeal? Was just a bit confused as to what is what..... Also bought seeds one so was going to try a threeway (breadwise.....):rotfl:

Can you part bake them and then freeze? Think i will have to look for the main Hand made bread thread and read it all .

newlywed

thriftlady wrote: »

Do you know that looks exactly like one of mine:D:T

It is a good recipe isn't it? I'm so pleased for you:j

For sticky buns etc have a look at this thread
Adventures With Bread Dough. Lots more ideas there.

Two fairly generous slices actually made an extremely tasty sandwich for my lunch

Cool thanks thriftlady - will have a read of that later

I think anyone who has had a disaster with the artisan bread gloop ought to give this recipe a go instead - ok it has to be kneaded, but only for a few minutes each time - and it doesn't take up loads of room in the fridge like the gloop recipe does


zippychick - I had to borrow some room in mum's freezer for my damson pies I made - love damsons - hadn't made pastry since school so was pretty chuffed with how they turned out (with the help of be-ro and mum's SR flour tip ).

newlywed

When you buy the iced finger buns from the bakery - is there sugar added to the dough at all? or is it just white bread with icing on?

Thinking of easy cheap treats for the step kids

zippychick

newlywed wrote: »

When you buy the iced finger buns from the bakery - is there sugar added to the dough at all? or is it just white bread with icing on?

Thinking of easy cheap treats for the step kids

No its a sweet bread as far as I know! No recipes though......

Thriftlady, you're naughty linking to that thread :shocked: :kisses:

thriftlady_2

zippychick wrote: »

Can you part bake them and then freeze? Think i will have to look for the main Hand made bread thread and read it all .

I freeze them after they've been baked. I find the defrosted loaves to be moist and easy to slice.

It makes no difference which flour you use as regards ease of making. One tip though, if you use all wholemeal flour it won't rise as well as Newlywed's.

Delia says to warm the flour first -I never bother it makes no difference;)