Paul Hollywood's Bread tv programme

Olderbutnotwiser

anniemf2508 wrote: »

Just made crumpets from the book....you do need a little bit of patience as they take awhile to cook but i think they look and taste great

Wow they look great and they're my daughters favorites!
Looking forward to giving these a bash after the crumpet show is aired.

Justamum

anniemf2508 wrote: »

Just made crumpets from the book....you do need a little bit of patience as they take awhile to cook but i think they look and taste great

They look yummy. It's a couple of years since I made crumpets - I think I might have to make some over the school holidays as the children will need plenty of things to snack on.

I'm going to order the book this weekend.

I've got bloomers rising in the kitchen. I followed his shaping method, but they still seem to want to go their own way :cool:

sistercas

I made his basic tin loaf and it came out like a brick

I wonder if its the yeast

Badrick

sistercas wrote: »

I made his basic tin loaf and it came out like a brick
I wonder if its the yeast

As a test, you can mix a teaspoon of yeast and a pinch of sugar with 250mls of warm water, if it has a foamy head after 15 minutes, then you can use this in a bread dough mix, just make up the liquid to your usual amount.

sistercas

Badrick wrote: »

As a test, you can mix a teaspoon of yeast and a pinch of sugar with 250mls of warm water, if it has a foamy head after 15 minutes, then you can use this in a bread dough mix, just make up the liquid to your usual amount.

Brilliant thank you x

Seakay

Book People has Paul Hollywood's Bread for £7.99 (RRP £18.99)

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_searchResult_tbp?searchDropDown=books&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&searchTerm=paul+hollywood

SIRENS

Hi
I am a novice bread maker, have made the occasional loaf, but would like to make more, can I ask 2 questions
I don't have either of PH books, would yo recommend the new one or How to Bake for a beginner, and also how will this effect my attempts on the Weight Loss Board:rotfl::rotfl:
Thanks x

P.s I have plenty of cake books, just need a bread receipe book xx

rowsew

Can I just point anyone interested in bread making with minimum fuss to this thread:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1001965
and the Artisan Bread in Five website here:
http://www.artisanbreadinfive.com/
I have been a home bread maker now for at least 15 years, and this method (which I have been using for about 5 or 6 yrs now) consistently gives me the best results. Don't get me wrong, I'm not averse to looking at PH of an evening, and his recipes are great, but if you want bread on hand all the time, this is the best way I've found. Any questions, let me know. And congratulations to anyone who has actually moved away from buying/eating the Chorleywood method bread/pap - homemade is worth the effort, and more than twice as nice!

rowsew

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowsew/8582859076/
Just made!

redfragglebiker

SIRENS wrote: »

Hi
I am a novice bread maker, have made the occasional loaf, but would like to make more, can I ask 2 questions
I don't have either of PH books, would yo recommend the new one or How to Bake for a beginner, and also how will this effect my attempts on the Weight Loss Board:rotfl::rotfl:
Thanks x

P.s I have plenty of cake books, just need a bread receipe book xx

I got the How to Bake book for crimbo and it's FANTASTIC. I'm not bad with desserts, cakes etc but my bread was never quite tight. So far I've made dinner rolls, a cottage loaf and crumpets from How to Bake and they've all been a resounding success! :T