Lost Nigella Lawson Essential bread recipe - please help!

threepenny_bit

I was just going to my make Nigella Essential bread recipe and see my book is missing - think daughter may have borrowed it lol! Does anyone have the Nigella domestic goddess book and could take a pic of the recipe for me please? It is the essential white bread one with potato water in, hers is free form but I just pop it in a loaf tin. There is a picture of the bread on a right hand side page and recipe is on next page - you would think I would remember the whole recipe but unfortunately my brain is having problems with thinking about it haha! 
I think it is 

500g Strong white bread flour

7g dry yeast 

1 tbsp. salt

approx 300ml warm tap or potato water 

1 tbsp. unsalted butter

I want to get a few loaves made and frozen for the coming month while I still have yeast and flour!

caronc

I've PM'd you 

Rosetta92

Have a look at Nigella.com - she seems to share most of her recipes there. 

JIL

I use 500 flour to 300 liquid and it seems to work.
I may try using the potato water tomorrow, I'm intrigued.

Gloria_Steeth

@threepenny-bit

Your memory is spot on! The ingredients in the book are exactly as you've listed. 

Bake at 220C/Gas mark 7 for 35 mins (or until cooked through).

threepenny_bit

Thankyou so much everyone - really appreciate the help xx

threepenny_bit

JIL said:

I use 500 flour to 300 liquid and it seems to work.
I may try using the potato water tomorrow, I'm intrigued.

I use a spoonful of instant mash powder in the water as I dont always have boiled potatoes 

Farway

threepenny_bit said:

JIL said:

I use 500 flour to 300 liquid and it seems to work.
I may try using the potato water tomorrow, I'm intrigued.

I use a spoonful of instant mash powder in the water as I dont always have boiled potatoes 

Tea, dessert or table?

clive0510

If anyone needs bread flour, aldis have 1.5 kilo bag for .55p! I don't think you'll find cheaper.

Gloria_Steeth

Farway said:

threepenny_bit said:

I use a spoonful of instant mash powder in the water as I dont always have boiled potatoes 

Tea, dessert or table?

@Farway
"A scant tablespoonful" (according to the recipe intro in the book)

Apparently pasta water also works:

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/a31975752/nigella-lawson-baking-bread-tip/

"When asked by one follower what the chemical explanation of this could be, Nigella replied: "I think of it like a tang Zhong or water roux starter on the hoof."  That went whoosh, right over my head...!!

threepenny_bit

Farway said:

threepenny_bit said:

JIL said:

I use 500 flour to 300 liquid and it seems to work.
I may try using the potato water tomorrow, I'm intrigued.

I use a spoonful of instant mash powder in the water as I dont always have boiled potatoes 

Tea, dessert or table?

I use a table spoon or heaped dessert spoon .... however the mood takes me lol!