Weight loss the old style way part 3.

ampersand

Many recipes suggest wholemeal flour as alternative to spelt.
Thankyou all for the welcome - Mrs Micawber, I've just taken your bread recipe out of the oven.
It's not my usual way/recipe, so that perhaps explains it - risen, but not fantastically.
Used Dove's organic wholemeal breadflour, lots of seeds(usual tbsp each of sunflower,poppy,pumpkin,sesame,linseed), reduced 3tsp salt to 2, which is double my normal amount for 500gms of flour.
Did second rise in tin.
Did I faff about with it too much?

MRSMCAWBER

Hi ampersand

Was it the basic white recipe of mine you were using???
the weight of seeds etc could explain it not rising so well, and i usually find wholemeal flour needs more liquid and yeast to rise like good old white.... As a basic loaf mine usually ends up about 3-4" clear of the top of the tin

chloebelle

:rotfl: at your comment Cheerfulness, I was thinking that as well, I've never been a size 12!!!

taplady

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

Nearly forgot - lovely to have you back Taplady. Well done at getting in size 12's :eek: . I don't think I ever was a 12....maybe when I was 12.

thanks! believe me its a first for me! have always been a 16 on the bottom half or occasionally a 14 on a good day!(am a traditional pear shape!)

good luck to all those weighing in tomorrow!;)

meanmarie

Strange menu to-day...

Breakfast was 8 chips, 2 slice BLT, some bubble'n'squeak, slice white pudding and coffee...oh and 1 pint of water....

Lunch was 2 bowls of home made tomato/veg/bean soup;

Dinner was ham, lots of turnip, spinach and celery, mash, followed by jelly fruit and blueberry yogurt....followed later by two small chocolate and coconut bars with coffee and another pint of water.

Off to bed soon with some prunes and guess what...yet another pint of water!

Welcome to newbies, congratulations to the losers and keep trying to the rest of us!

Marie

ampersand

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Hi ampersand

Was it the basic white recipe of mine you were using???
the weight of seeds etc could explain it not rising so well, and i usually find wholemeal flour needs more liquid and yeast to rise like good old white.... As a basic loaf mine usually ends up about 3-4" clear of the top of the tin

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Thankyou for this MrsM.
I always put these seeds in and know wholemeal or any non-white flour needs 2 rises. In fact, I'd decided I'd put it into a tin too large.
As per usual, I sliced it last night, to freeze and extract ,slices as required and it cut beautifully, thinly(35-40gm WW slices)without crumbling. The 'crumb'/texture is perfect, slightly elastic.
Rising is done in the hotwater cupboard which is ideal, consistent - the first time I've ever had such a pleasing helpmeet for this.
I was using Mr T's free yeast for the first time, too - so next time will be better again - and this loaf IS very tasty.
Will now be saving any potato water as well.
Wishing everyone a lightweight day today.

taplady

Morning everyone!

last day at home before returning to work! need to dso some menu planning.
Food plans for today are

muesli

cheese salad sandwich(small seeded bread) and grapes

quorn cottage pie, veggies and roasters or SW chips

snacks - banana, low fat yoghurt, leftover mango slices, grapes.

I hope you all have a good day!

see you later x

toniwoty2009

morning all,

its monday again...!
meals for today-
b: weetabix and a few crunchy nut cornflakes
l: crackers and low fat soft cheese, frozen yoghurt(s)
d: something with pasta, perhaps s/f jelly

WI tomorrow so i intend (!!) to be very good today.

good luck to any with WI today :beer:

must get off and do some housework - i don't seem to have enough time to post properly just lately!!! :j :j :j

Be Good :A

toniwoty2009

oh, what is our next challenge date? i know the one after is the official start of summer (the longest day) 20th June. i'm trying to decide on what my target will be!

cheerfulness4

Morning all,

Tis lovely and sunny here so it makes you feel on top of the world, doesn't it?

I'm glad I'm not the only one that seems to have entered pigpen's topsyturvy land of breakfasts, Marie's at it, too. :rotfl: Love the idea of bubble and squeak for a breakfast. Yum!

Have done it again today as I was craving for another bierwurst sandwich(finally can spell it!) with brown sauce. If I had made myself have my readybrek first I'd have only thought about it for the next hour and then had my lunch at 10am! Now it's eaten I'm not bothered about food at all and panic over. :beer:

Rose wood - my eyes are a bit blurry this morning and when I read your post I thought it said '1/2 an hours smooching along the waters edge'. Was just thinking what a lovely way to spend a hot Sunday afternoon. :rotfl:

Food today:
Bierwurst in soft bap with brown sauce.
Readybrek
Ham salad with jacket potato and apple coleslaw

snacks - orange yoghurt and apples

Have a lovely joint of ham simmering nicely on the hob which means I'm going to have a yummy ham salad later instead of the toad in the hole the lads are having. I can not have the smell of ham cooking around me for ages without knowing I'll be tucking into it sometime today.
The boys love the HM sausages but only DS2 will eat the ham (unless its cunningly disguised in a pasta sauce )

As its a 2 week break from school work for DS2 it means I'm free as a bird for the next fortnight so I'm going to finally get my seeds sown, my recipe file sorted and my garden ship shape. Not to mention the boys bedrooms overhauled. :rolleyes: Should be some exercise in that lot somewhere.

Take care everyone and have a good week.

Toni - I think the next challenge date was the first May bank holiday. Am I right anyone?