Adventures with bread dough

Baileys_Babe

frivolous_fay wrote: »

Funny... I used to get cream cheese and marmite sandwiches in my school packed lunch - I just assumed I had weird parents

No not weird parents, I love cream cheese & marmite especially on flat bread.

I have just come across this thread, I want to go and make lots of bread now.

furndire

I read on one of the threads where to order flour in bulk from anyone remember the thread/posting?

rosie383

I just want to bump this thread and say a massive thank you to Thriftlady for starting this thread. It is wonderful!!!!! Dh has been having crackers at work as I couldn't think of anything else to give him as he no longer wants sandwiches. I have started to make my own granary/ wholemeal bread and i can't wait to get started on some of these ideas. Fancy doing some with caramelised onions and garlic, oooooh yummy maybe have to do some tear 'n' share with sun dried toms and parmesan!

Swan_2

furndire wrote: »

I read on one of the threads where to order flour in bulk from anyone remember the thread/posting?

I think the one you might mean was the Marriage's site, but I can't seem to find the link to their shop any more :huh: perhaps someone else can help with that?

I could of course be totally wrong

rosie383 wrote: »

I just want to bump this thread and say a massive thank you to Thriftlady for starting this thread. It is wonderful!!!!! Dh has been having crackers at work as I couldn't think of anything else to give him as he no longer wants sandwiches. I have started to make my own granary/ wholemeal bread and i can't wait to get started on some of these ideas. Fancy doing some with caramelised onions and garlic, oooooh yummy maybe have to do some tear 'n' share with sun dried toms and parmesan!

I made a tear & share with sunblush & parmesan, I dipped the balls of dough in the oil from the sunblush tub, the result was glorious

Taliahmai

I have an apple braid rising on my side as i type...now ive never made any type of bread before in my life so god knows hows its going to turn out lol....fingers crossed!

Swan_2

Taliahmai wrote: »

I have an apple braid rising on my side as i type...now ive never made any type of bread before in my life so god knows hows its going to turn out lol....fingers crossed!

sounds good let us know how it goes

my first attempt many years ago was crusty rolls to go with home made soup, they turned out like nasty grey miniature cannonballs :rotfl:

wish I'd had this site to keep me right

Magpie27

I've recently started making bread, the recipe I have been using is one from Lorraine Pascal's website for plaited bread. I have made a plaited loaf and put the same dough in a loaf tin. I have noticed on here that you all talk about putting butter & sugar in your bread her recipe is just flour, fast acting yeast, salt & water. I'm happy with the recipe but I wondering if it is nicer with butter & sugar added - mind you most things are I suppose! Anyone tell what the advantages are of adding them and give me a recipe using these and fast acting yeast. BTW i don't have a BM I am using the dough hooks on my mixer.

quintwins

Magpie27 wrote: »

I've recently started making bread, the recipe I have been using is one from Lorraine Pascal's website for plaited bread. I have made a plaited loaf and put the same dough in a loaf tin. I have noticed on here that you all talk about putting butter & sugar in your bread her recipe is just flour, fast acting yeast, salt & water. I'm happy with the recipe but I wondering if it is nicer with butter & sugar added - mind you most things are I suppose! Anyone tell what the advantages are of adding them and give me a recipe using these and fast acting yeast. BTW i don't have a BM I am using the dough hooks on my mixer.

i thought yeast neededsugar to activate it? i'm abit of a newbie aswell but i'm sure somone else will know if this is right


i've been butter sugar and butter in mine, but a few days ago i put flora in mine (light one incase that matters) and it acually tastes nicer than the ones i've been doing with real butter, my hubby even commented on it

caitybabes

Has anyone successfully made dough balls nice and round and fluffy? I made some as a starter for a dinner party and, although they were nice, they were a bit craggy. Any suggestions?

Swan_2

caitybabes wrote: »

Has anyone successfully made dough balls nice and round and fluffy? I made some as a starter for a dinner party and, although they were nice, they were a bit craggy. Any suggestions?

is it that thay weren't smooth & evenly round?

if that's the problem, make sure you have a nice soft pliable dough, then the trick's in the shaping
you have to take the ball of dough & push the bottom edge under with your fingertips, at the same time turning the dough a bit, until you've gone all round it & it's a nice even shape

it sounds more complicated than it actualy is, possibly easier to have a go with a larger loaf-sized piece of to to start with?



craggy can be good too though at the beginning of this thread thriftlady describes a loaf* that you repeatedly chop into & roughly pile up, it looks & tastes great, every time I've made it it's been a huge success

* EDIT ... it's in the first post, Free Form bread