Oh My Gosh! I've just discovered...

Angelicdevil

bread making!!! :j

It's so cheap and easy! Don't think I'll be buying loaves from the supermarket any more!

I only made a small, white loaf, as it's only me at home, and it cost just shy of 20p and about 15 mins of my actual time.

Feeling quite pleased with myself as it tastes delicious

marisco_2

Well done you. Your post has encouraged me to give it a try. Nothing quite like the smell of freshly homebaked bread. My nan use to make her own. She was a great cook and got quite adventurous with all the different types of loaves she made. You have brought back some lovely memories for me, thanks

bobbyoscar

Welcome to the world of bread making .

I've been making my own bread for about 15 years. Anything you want to know about recipes, ask away.

I've tried lots of different bread flours and the brand I find works the best is Lidl's. Costs about 60p for 1.5 kg and you can get 3 loaves from that.

pearl123

Can you print out the recipe for us?

beautiful_ravens

Great!!

My quick bread recipie -
1lb SRflour
half a pint of semi skimmed milk
Teaspoon of salt

Flour & salt in a bow, mix in milk with steel spoon, plop into greased cake tin, cook at 180 for 30-45 mins till the hollow sound occurs. Nice! Ok its not REAL bread, but I like that its SO fast and only 3 ingredients as opposed to shop bread.

bobbyoscar

Here's my recipe for a white loaf:

300ml warm water
drizzle of olive oil
500g strong bread flour
2 teasp quick acting yeast
1 teasp salt
1 teasp sugar

method:

Pour water and oil into bowl
add bread flour
add other ingredients

1. Mix together and then knead for about 10mins
2. Put into greased and floured loaf tin (or place onto a baking sheet)
3. Cover with a tea towel for about 30mins - it should have doubled in size.
4. Place towards bottom shelf of oven and cook at 210 for about 25mins.
5. It should then have the 'hollow' sound when tapped (on the base of the loaf).

To this basic mix, I also add walnuts/sunflower seeds + linseeds/pecans + dried cranberries/freshly chopped rosemary.

If you want to make a wholemeal loaf, I use 300g strong white flour + 200g wholemeal flour. I find that if I use more than 200g wholemeal flour, the loaf is rather 'heavy'.

I hope this helps.

Forgot to say, if you are adding extras like walnuts etc, add less than 2 tablesp. If adding herbs, about 1 teasp

Angelicdevil

Ahhh marisco, glad to have helped remind you

The recipe I used was similar to the one BobbyOscar posted.
But I left the dough to rise over night at room temp and then in the morning punched it a bit to get the air out then put it in the airing cupboard for a couple of hours to rise again.

Think I might experiment with some herbs and other bits and bobs.

How do the supermarkets make Tiger bread? The OH was impressed with the standard white loaf but his fave is Tiger bread, so thought I might doubly impress, if I can

pink_princess

Tiger bread is a mystery that escapes me. I've tried around 30 different recipes and never got it right.

We never buy bread and always make it ourselves. Much nicer

Swan_2

Angelicdevil wrote: »

Ahhh marisco, glad to have helped remind you

The recipe I used was similar to the one BobbyOscar posted.
But I left the dough to rise over night at room temp and then in the morning punched it a bit to get the air out then put it in the airing cupboard for a couple of hours to rise again.

Think I might experiment with some herbs and other bits and bobs.

How do the supermarkets make Tiger bread? The OH was impressed with the standard white loaf but his fave is Tiger bread, so thought I might doubly impress, if I can

you'll find lots of breadmaking recipes, links & discussion over on the Old Style Forum

there was a long-running thread about Tiger bread, how to make the textured topping & discussing whether it was flavoured or not & what the flavour might be, without much success ... I'll see if I can find it & post a link it's an interesting read

another vote for the Lidl flour, it's better than the big branded flours that you pay a fortune for

raven83

bobbyoscar wrote: »

Here's my recipe for a white loaf:

300ml warm water
drizzle of olive oil
500g strong bread flour
2 teasp quick acting yeast
1 teasp salt
1 teasp sugar

method:

Pour water and oil into bowl
add bread flour
add other ingredients

1. Mix together and then knead for about 10mins
2. Put into greased and floured loaf tin (or place onto a baking sheet)
3. Cover with a tea towel for about 30mins - it should have doubled in size.
4. Place towards bottom shelf of oven and cook at 210 for about 25mins.
5. It should then have the 'hollow' sound when tapped (on the base of the loaf).

To this basic mix, I also add walnuts/sunflower seeds + linseeds/pecans + dried cranberries/freshly chopped rosemary.

If you want to make a wholemeal loaf, I use 300g strong white flour + 200g wholemeal flour. I find that if I use more than 200g wholemeal flour, the loaf is rather 'heavy'.

I hope this helps.

Forgot to say, if you are adding extras like walnuts etc, add less than 2 tablesp. If adding herbs, about 1 teasp

This is the same recipe i use, sometimes i even throw in some cheese or onions or olives. I love making break i find it quite relaxing too and it makes the house smell lush and tastes so much nicer than the shop stuff you buy which tastes like cotton wool:rotfl:

pearl123

Has anyone got a recipe for a good wholemeal loaf?