Where is best value breadflour from?

converted-lurker

Question for all you breadmakers out there

I have recently bought a panny and have so far made 3 loaves of bread which I am delighted with :j

However my other half is grumbling abit about how much it cost :mad:, so I want to make it pay for itself as quick as possible.

We go through a loaf a day and I also intend to do fruit loaf a couple of times a week (for breakfasts and kids snacks). Also I will have a go at making chiabatta and pizza.

So I think it will pay for iteslf within 4 - 6 months. We used to pay £1 for a loaf.

I have already bought loads of hovis yeast as it is on offer in tesco for 39p.

But where is the cheapest good flour from??? - I think we will be using a mix of white and wholemeal as I love granary but the flour looks expensive.

Also has anyone worked out how much the electricity is likely to cost - so I can account for that in my sums.

Thanks, from a very excited new breadmaker :rotfl:

sinw

Do they sell it in weigh n save?

Kirri

Try the Dove's Farm orange packet of yeast, it's the cheapest I think and lasts for ages and I've always had great results.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Home_Baking/Doves_Farm_Quick_Yeast_125g.html

There is a thread on here somewhere about flours

converted-lurker

Oh, thanks I will search for the flour thread.

I have not heard of weigh and save - must not be any stores round here

Kirri

converted-lurker wrote: »

Oh, thanks I will search for the flour thread.

I have not heard of weigh and save - must not be any stores round here

Most I think are in the old style section, here's one:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2168189&highlight=bread+flour

this might be of interest as well:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=448840

dollypop

I use Morrisons strong bread flour which is around 70p a pack for white, wholemeal is more. Tesco own yeast is as good as Hovis but a bit cheaper. Asda used to do a 3kg bag of Hovis flour which was good value but not sure they still do! Enjoy your breadmaker, I wouldnt be without ours now!

Kirri

dollypop wrote: »

I use Morrisons strong bread flour which is around 70p a pack for white, wholemeal is more. Tesco own yeast is as good as Hovis but a bit cheaper. Asda used to do a 3kg bag of Hovis flour which was good value but not sure they still do! Enjoy your breadmaker, I wouldnt be without ours now!

I found the Morrisons strong flour awful, it's the only one that hasn't made such a good loaf, was spongey and collapsible! The Morrisons organic strong flour though was much better, but for a own brand normal level flour, Sainsbury's Strong was much better.

converted-lurker

So mixed reviews then for the Morrisons. So far I have used both sainsburys and tescos and found they have been good.

I will have a look in asda and see if they still do bigger packs.

I made the easy chiabatta recipe in the panny book last night-although it is not really like chiabatta it is absolutely delicious!

And when I got back from the school run I was greeted with the smell of fresh bread - loving it :j

rosalie-lavender

I have a Panasonic breadmaker too and my family all love the french loaf. I use Tesco's own brand or Hovis flour and Dove yeast.

My son is at university and they made a loaf the old fashioned way with Tesco's value plain flour and it seemed to work ok. Not so sure about the shape though. It was a bit erm rude.:eek: I don't think I would recommend value flour for a breadmaker though. I think it took ages for it to rise. I might experiment one day though and find out what it comes out like.

Lord_Kobel

Kirri wrote: »

Try the Dove's Farm orange packet of yeast, it's the cheapest I think and lasts for ages and I've always had great results.

http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/tesco-price-comparison/Home_Baking/Doves_Farm_Quick_Yeast_125g.html

There is a thread on here somewhere about flours

Cheers for the heads up on that! I've seen that around the shop but I've never been sure how well it works in a breadmaker.

horsechestnut

Lidl sell a bread flour, but I don't know the price. All of their stuff is of good quality so it may be worth a try if there is a Lidl near you.