Has anyone managed to make a Lidl breadmix

traciekan

that doesnt look like something from an outer planet! i have now made 3 and they all look awful. and taste leathery. the breadmaker makes lush white a brown and i use the lidl flour daily. is it just me am i a breadmix failure!!

northy

I use lidl breadmix I prefer the sunflower or the multigrain ones,
I always add a vitamin C tablet makes it rise better and also only add 320 ml of water rather than the 350ml that it says on the packet.
They are a heavier bread than a normal white bread but a lot tastier.
Also nice to add some chopped walnuts give's a different texture and taste gorgeous with cheese.

champys

I use Lidl breadmix most of the time - simply because wholemeal flour and wholemeal bread is very rare or totally unknown in France. They do nothave a concept of 'strong' flour either. The Panasonic makes a perfect loaf out of it, never any problem at all. I add a good tablespoonful of olive oil, but that's it (I use the green packet - that's multigrain I think). I put the breadmaker on the wholemeal program, I add the full 350 ml of water and it really is perfect every time. When I am away, my OH uses the 'ciabatta' white breadmix (he loves white bread - I detest it), and that works fine just the same. Have also used this same white bread mix to make dinner rolls for a dinner party, on the 'dough' setting, and that was nice too.

lil_me

I used the multigrain one before and came out ok. I use the wholemeal setting on the BM.

stefejb

I'm with you traciekan - I have used them in the BM and by hand and they're awful - too salty as well

Agutka

I used to make the red one - rye bread was it? I haven't seen it recently, perhaps they've changed the packaging. I remember the first loaf - I thought I made a brick it was so hard. But once I cut through it it was delicious. Now I'm hungry...

sandy2_2

champys wrote: »

I use Lidl breadmix most of the time - simply because wholemeal flour and wholemeal bread is very rare or totally unknown in France. They do nothave a concept of 'strong' flour either. The Panasonic makes a perfect loaf out of it, never any problem at all. I add a good tablespoonful of olive oil, but that's it (I use the green packet - that's multigrain I think). I put the breadmaker on the wholemeal program, I add the full 350 ml of water and it really is perfect every time. When I am away, my OH uses the 'ciabatta' white breadmix (he loves white bread - I detest it), and that works fine just the same. Have also used this same white bread mix to make dinner rolls for a dinner party, on the 'dough' setting, and that was nice too.

I can't get strong flour here in Spain either, so am using the Lidl bread mixes when I can get them.
As I'm new to breadmaking, I'm using a borrowed Swan breadmaker machine (similar to Breville and AWT) to see how I get on before splashing the cash. If I do buy one rather than keep this borrowed one, it'll have to come over from UK as shops here don't sell breadmakers
Yesterday made the Lidl 'Rustico' loaf (red pkt) looks half way between white and brown. 1 packet of the breadmix makes 2 smallish loaves (750gr) but I added walnut sized lump of marg and a tad more water, I will try with olive oil next time. Have got 2 other mixes in the cupboard, green pkt 'multicereales' and yellow pkt 'semantes de girasol' (with bits of sunflower seeds)
If anyone has any recommendations for a breadmaker other than a Panasonic I'd love to hear about them. I like the Swan I've borrowed but the don't seem to make them anymore

traciekan

thanks everyone will try the vit c thing then at least i have tried!!!

blissfulbabe

I do the complete opposite to Northy - I add extra water (in total about 375-390 mls) and always have a perfect loaf, using the rye (red) or rustic wholemeal (dark red packet), but this is in my Panasonic bm. When I used a Morphy Richards bm I would often have 'bricks', rather than loaves.

sandy2_2

I did the sunflower seed packet this week, it's yellow here in Spain. The bread is nice, but it didn't rise to a domed top, just a flat top which sank a very little bit when it cooled. Has anyone else used this and what results did you get.

katiecoodle

I used the sunflower one, followed the instructions and it was perfect. Judging my other's comments, I must be lucky.