The Poultry Keeper

NannyP · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

Ours has been in storage for months. Looking forward to using it on the odd occasion once we have moved and have room. No Boulangerie near enough to walk, so there will be times when I have to make it. We used to use the Ciabatta mix from Sainsbury's, it made wonderful toast.
Very Happy

Maybe, next Autumn, will make bread with Chestnut flour.

mojo · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:23 am Post subject:

i will book my seat at the table for then please.............love to try it

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7165 Location: isle of lewis

could anybody give some advise
i do like baking my own bread
but the children where saying they'd like plaited rolls and bread but everytime i do it it ends up looking like a cow pat ,where am i going wrong

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2490 Location: South Cumbria

trying too hard at a guess !
from my book 'Bread Machines and beyond'
To shape plaited roll, place dough on lightly floured surface divide dough into number of bread rolls required then divide into 3 equal pieces roll into thin ropes of equal length and place side by side.pinch one of the ends together then plait finally pinch reamaing ends and tuck under then prove and bake ! my 3 used to like knots just roll out then tie in a knot, prove and bake
HTH

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7165 Location: isle of lewis

thanks

it even happens with my cottage loaf Confused

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2490 Location: South Cumbria

are you over proving ? if you let it rise too long when either slashed or put in the oven it can collapse ! sounds to me that's the problem try a shorter time or somewhere a bit cooler, Good Luck Smile

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7165 Location: isle of lewis

not going to try it tonight ,and just got 5 loaves out
ive just eatten 3 baked apples

mcleod-girls · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:28 am Post subject:

love this thread.

But if I make my own bread but just eat it. prefer bread (or good cheese) to chocolate

family favorite is pizza, feeds family of 5 (plus guests) for a couple of quid. I ussually use lidl flour or tesco own brand, but hovis, allinsons or doves farm does taste better

Smile

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2490 Location: South Cumbria

Though not a pizza lover myself I used to make them a lot when I had the children at home (we were family of 5 too) the other way was I bought TVP and mixed it with mince to make spag bol used to get it very cheap from health food shop and good protien Smile

stephen · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:25 pm Post subject:

One thing we've discovered here is that there is no need for special bread flour. The flour sold here as "all purpose" flour is already naturally high in gluten and makes wonderful bread without affecting it's usefulness in making cakes and pastries.

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2490 Location: South Cumbria

I only buy strong flour as I do not bake very often now and some granary to mix in for bread then I just add baking powder for cakes and suet pastry with excellent results ! makes good Yorkshire puddings too

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7165 Location: isle of lewis

i try to buy doves now as they do an organic ,british wheat ,fair trade sort of one
but cannot always afford it so get it when i can
by this i mean with 3 loaves being eatten per day ,kids love bread and honey ,or bread and cheese,it can work out expensive

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1360 Location: Leicestershire

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7165 Location: isle of lewis

thanks it's a bit annoying when the children say can i have another slice of cow pat

mcleod-girls · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: