Thank you OS and everyone - Merged

Gingham_Ribbon

That sounds delicious. Well done.

(Is wondering if I can squeeze any more time out of my day to have a go without the breadmaker for a change...)

thriftlady_2

That's fantastic Alex :T it's great fun isn't it ? I feel like having a go at D&DD's apple plait or a quince variation upon it (I never stick to recipes).

I remember watching Jamie Oliver make bread on a worktop and thinking 'why don't you just use a bowl you twit :rolleyes: ?' The whole mountain and crater thing is completely unecessary if you do it in a bowl -just mix it all together with a spoon or your hands, no special techniques required

spaghetti_monster

Yes!!! Will definitely be doing it with a bowl next time!

Also the pizza base thing reminded me of an old TV show maybe Generation Game???? Where they have an expert show contestants a skill and then they have a go??
I was thinking of those Italian pizza chefs that do that spinny thing with the dough and come up with a perfect circular base compared to my comical attempts!

Angelraesunshine

well done is great isn't it i used to do it by hand bit i am messy so now i use a BM to make my dough and i do the rest

kippers

Well done, think of the money you saved and the healthy things you cooked without preservatives!

thriftmonster

thriftlady wrote: »

That's fantastic Alex :T it's great fun isn't it ? I feel like having a go at D&DD's apple plait or a quince variation upon it (I never stick to recipes).

I remember watching Jamie Oliver make bread on a worktop and thinking 'why don't you just use a bowl you twit :rolleyes: ?' The whole mountain and crater thing is completely unecessary if you do it in a bowl -just mix it all together with a spoon or your hands, no special techniques required

Great minds think alike, Thriftlady. And by the way, I made the apple braid on Friday, but left out the sultanas and added raspberry jam - it is lovely but huge - would make two out of it next time. Oh and I made it with half wholemeal.

Well done, Alex:beer: - you'll be hooked for life - breadmaking is so addictive

kethry

thriftlady wrote: »

I remember watching Jamie Oliver make bread on a worktop and thinking 'why don't you just use a bowl you twit :rolleyes: ?' The whole mountain and crater thing is completely unecessary if you do it in a bowl -just mix it all together with a spoon or your hands, no special techniques required

*falls over laughing*.. absolutely.. grandpa taught me to do it in a large bowl so i've always done it that way. About the only thing i do on the worktop is kneading and gathering in the last bits of crumb from the bottom of the bowl.

anyway, alex, well done - hope its the first of many loaves of bread that come from your hands!

keth
xx

spaghetti_monster

Thanks for replies! Can definitely feel an addiction coming on... although it might not be so good for the waistline.....

Am all inspired now to check out different kinds of flour and try some of the additions/ flavours!!

HappyIdiotTalk

thriftlady wrote: »

I remember watching Jamie Oliver make bread on a worktop and thinking 'why don't you just use a bowl you twit :rolleyes: ?'

Haha, most humourous.

I cant help thinking (playing devils advocate) that it might have been to illustrate how easy it is though.

livalot

thriftlady wrote: »

I remember watching Jamie Oliver make bread on a worktop and thinking 'why don't you just use a bowl you twit :rolleyes: ?' The whole mountain and crater thing is completely unecessary if you do it in a bowl -just mix it all together with a spoon or your hands, no special techniques required

I believe Jamie Oliver was shown this bread making technique by an Italian chef (Gennaro Contaldo) and why he used it on telly. This is how they used to make bread dough in Italian households and it is the technique my Italian mother still uses every week to make not only bread, but pasta dough! Difference is, she brings out a huge wooden bread board and does the "crater thing" and then puts the board away (after cleaning it!) The bread, pizza and pasta she makes is so light and tasty it is out of this world..... must be all that air that she gets into the flour when she gently swirls the flour into the water ..... bit like sifting the flour I suppose. If I use exactly the same recipe in my breadmachine it just does not taste quite as good..... (and I should know as I make bread/dough every day in my breadmachine) and if I try to make it in a a bowl I find it turns out soooooo much heavier..... wish I could use the above technique, but I know that I just don't have the patience or the skill :rotfl:

Livalot