handmade bread

grendel

I really should get back in the habit of making bread, its traditional in my family (my mother has made a loaf every other day all her life) a while back we did have a bread maker, but I wore it out in under a year, I have made bread by hand many times, so maybe I should just get back into the habit (I do still make all our pizza bases though). I will talk to the wife and see what she says about it.
Grendel

Penelope_Penguin

The_Mighty_Gusset wrote: »

The half that you keep you're supposed to grow to double the size, so that when the time comes to use it you'll again use half and keep half.

Ooooh - how do you do that, please

fedupandskint

I've read the thread, got the flours and yeast and can't wait to brave the breadmaking by hand.

I got a Panny BM for christmas last year and I'm not that keen on the bread it makes so after a year I think I'll give the HM version a go. Breadmaking has always been my achilies heel but I am braving it after making successful pastry and overcoming the fear of that!

I don't know whether to start with the OP recipe, thriftladys delia or roll one?

Just fancy something to accompany the soup I make and if I make it I know what has gone into it - not many ingredients as opposed to lots

Bring on the weekend for some slow cooking!

sukimia

Hello all.

I have used thriftylady's recipe to make some rolls and they came out beautiful on the outside :j but were very 'heavy' on the inside :eek: . Any ideas what I did wrong?? also is it best to keep them in a sealed box or bag for freshness?

Thanks (in advance) for any help :T

helzbelz_57

i know there are recipes somewhere but i cant find them (probably looking on the wrong place). could someone please direct me to a recipe for making bread without a breadmaker. i only have the oven. thank you.

thriftlady_2

People have been baking bread for centuries without breadmaking machines

Here you go

Handmade bread

helzbelz_57

thanks thriftlady. i knew it could be done i just couldnt find any recipes that didnt involve a breadmaker.

[Deleted User]

sukimia wrote: »

Hello all.

I have used thriftylady's recipe to make some rolls and they came out beautiful on the outside :j but were very 'heavy' on the inside :eek: . Any ideas what I did wrong?? also is it best to keep them in a sealed box or bag for freshness?

Thanks (in advance) for any help :T

Home-made bread is a little heavier and denser than shop-bought and is much more filling - not sure if this is what you got. We usually eat a couple of rolls while still hot, put a couple in a sealed bag for later. The rest, I put in a freezer bag and freeze. I get a couple out as required, leaving them to thaw for 10 minutes before cutting and toasting, or a little longer before buttering and spreading.

helzbelz_57

hello all.

this is my first ever attempt at making bread. i am using the op recipe. i have used easybake yeast and no sugar as suggested and i have mixed it with 1/2 pint of warm water. it is now sittting on top of the living room radiator waiting for an inch of froth. how long should this take? ds is itching to get making some bread.

Lily-Lu

helzbelz_57 wrote: »

hello all.

this is my first ever attempt at making bread. i am using the op recipe. i have used easybake yeast and no sugar as suggested and i have mixed it with 1/2 pint of warm water. it is now sittting on top of the living room radiator waiting for an inch of froth. how long should this take? ds is itching to get making some bread.

I use the radiator too. If the radiator is very hot, put something like a towel under the bowl, so it's not too hot for the yeast. Mine usually has a good inch after about 15 minutes.