The price of a loaf of bread

gailey_2

Thanks for that do supermarkets sell it in huge packs.
Like I say only made bread ready made bread mixes so no yeast required, I brought the sachets for my pizza base making which i find easy enough so want to give bread from scratch a go.

Anyone costed chepest possible cost for loaf of bread.

Bitsy_Beans

paulwf wrote: »

Agreed, much better than buying yeast in sachets which is much more expensive...taking a teaspoon of yeast from a packet isn't exactly difficult!

I prefer dried yeast that you activate in water with a little sugar first...that way you can check the yeast is working so there is no chance of wasting ingredients. Not that quick yeast has ever let me down yet

Now I've tried the Doves farm yeast and couldn't get it to work. I did contact them and they suggested it could have been related to the fact that their product doesn't contain Vitamin C and the sachets do. Even bought Vit C powder and still couldn't get a decent loaf. For me the sachets are worth it and not because I can't be bothered to take a teaspoon out

meanmarie

I have recently found a bakery which sells a very nice small loaf for €1.50, would be an 18 mile round trip to get every second day, buy it on Monday as I am near, alternate that with making my own in bread maker....bread flour locally costs about €2.50 for 2 kg, doves farm yeast is about €2, at present my olive oil is free ( importers mix up) and I use 2 tbsps of dried milk powder which is around €4 a kilo....bread is still less than a euro per loaf, which is very good here.

Marie

smileyt_2

I'm currently reading a book called 'Bread Matters' by Andrew Whitley who runs his own artisan bakery in North Yorkshire. He tells you exactly what goes into industrialised bread and I can tell you it has certainly put me off!

He also tells you how to make your own sourdoughs to start your own bread off without relying on packet yeast.

I would really recommend this book to anyone who is interested in baking their own bread. I am going to start as soon as my Auntie Flo has been and gone and I have my energy levels back again!

For those of you who bake a lot, you can buy flour in bulk and much cheaper online - including Dove's Farm, I think. You can also buy your own grains and mill/grind them yourself, which apparently works out even cheaper.

Up the revolution!:beer:

skypie123_2

I have also just started baking my own bread in the oven and I love it!
I did find though that plain flour produces better bread than the bread I make with bread-making bread. Which is great because plain flour is sooooo cheap compared to some bread-making flours.

Gigervamp

gailey wrote: »

Thanks for that do supermarkets sell it in huge packs.

I buy mine from Tesco.

Bitsy Beans, never had a problem with Doves Farm yeast, my bread comes out lovely. I wonder what the problem was with yours.

smileyt, I've just bought a grain mill and intend to buy a 20kilo sack of wheat after the harvest because I'd rather store grain than flour (wouldn't want to find weevils in the flour after only using some of it!)

I was reading a blog by Andrew Whitley only last night, over on the Guardian website.

smileyt_2

Gigervamp wrote: »

I buy mine from Tesco.

Bitsy Beans, never had a problem with Doves Farm yeast, my bread comes out lovely. I wonder what the problem was with yours.

smileyt, I've just bought a grain mill and intend to buy a 20kilo sack of wheat after the harvest because I'd rather store grain than flour (wouldn't want to find weevils in the flour after only using some of it!)

I was reading a blog by Andrew Whitley only last night, over on the Guardian website.

Ha ha I've just bought a grain mill too! It wasn't the very reduced Lakeland one by any chance, was it? Mine should arrive tomorrow or Friday :j Can't wait to try it out, I shall be grinding anything I can lay my hands on :rotfl:

Gigervamp

Haha, it was indeed that very one!

ceridwen

Gigervamp wrote: »

I buy mine from Tesco.

Bitsy Beans, never had a problem with Doves Farm yeast, my bread comes out lovely. I wonder what the problem was with yours.

smileyt, I've just bought a grain mill and intend to buy a 20kilo sack of wheat after the harvest because I'd rather store grain than flour (wouldn't want to find weevils in the flour after only using some of it!)

I was reading a blog by Andrew Whitley only last night, over on the Guardian website.

Ooh...thats a brave lady there...takes hat off to....

I'd be interested to have a report of your progress on here about how to make bread all the way from scratch, ie first mill your own grains.

...goes off scratching head again thinking "I'm sure if I think hard enough I can work out how to store a sack of wheat SOMEWHERE in my little home.....":)

Larumbelle

Subject to some frantic negotiations with OH I may be buying one of those mills too! :j

ceridwen wrote: »

"I'm sure if I think hard enough I can work out how to store a sack of wheat SOMEWHERE in my little home.....":)

You have to use your imagination. I'm thinking one of those white food buckets, artfully draped with a throw and used as an occasional table or a footstool. Because I live in a tiny bungalow and there is NOWHERE else left! :rotfl: