Cooking with Jonny69: baking bread.

I always use the bread maker to make bread :p

Is this cheating? I'll put some on tomorrow afternoon and try and remember to stick a picture up. Bread is just amazing when it's still warm with just butter or good jam on it.
 
I'd guess it's probably a lot easier and probably produces similar results.

I think a lot of people are attracted to "learning the skill" though. Plus, personally I try to keep the single function kitchen gadgets to a minimum for fear of clogging up my cupboards with them (small kitchen).
 
Jolteh said:
I'd guess it's probably a lot easier and probably produces similar results.

I think a lot of people are attracted to "learning the skill" though. Plus, personally I try to keep the single function kitchen gadgets to a minimum for fear of clogging up my cupboards with them (small kitchen).
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:p tssh!

They're delicious from our breadmaker and the timer on it is fantastic. Waking up to the smell of fresh bread.

I know "how" to make bread, the breadmaker is of similar standard and much much easier.
 
Tummy said:
:p tssh!

They're delicious from our breadmaker and the timer on it is fantastic. Waking up to the smell of fresh bread.

I know "how" to make bread, the breadmaker is of similar standard and much much easier.
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Altho I fully admit a breadmaker makes better loafs than most shop bought stuff, it is not in the same league as a well made artisan loaf. Ever. :p
 
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I love this thread so much... problem is... if I start making bread, I'll just have to eat it... all. And that's just not good :o
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This is pretty much the only reason I don't make bread more often.
When I do make it a loaf is gone in a few hours.
I've tried cutting it up and then freezing portions once it has cooled, but even the temptation to cut into a loaf while it's still cooling is usually too much.
 
Been baking some bread today! Did a rosemary and garlic twist to start:

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Just got a white round in the oven at the moment as well:

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Got a tigerbread loaf to go in after this one comes out as well! The rosemary and garlic loaf is so damn good. Not dense at all and well, yea, nice.

EDIT: My cooling rack is part of a server rack, which is why it is a bit Heath Robinson, realised the other day I didnt have any when I was making a cake! On the shopping list!

more edit: They're all out now, just cooling. I will now eat!
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Pretty pleased since I haven't cooked bread in eons!
 
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Stromboli!

Afternoon all! Well, I finally got round to making another stromboli and here's the how to :)

First of all make up your dough (any recipe for a 500g white loaf will do) and roll out to a 1cm-ish rectangle:



Add some tomato sauce (homemade is better however pasta sauce can do as a substitute):



Then add your layers of meat and cheese - I used mozzarella, cheddar (instead of provolone this time), ham and pepperoni:

 
I then rolled this up and coated in a whisked up egg (add some slots in the top to release moisture):



Whack in a pre-heated oven at 200c for half an hour:



Let it cool for a bit then cut into slices and enjoy :D :

 
Some beautiful stuff in this thread! It's inspired me to have a go at bread making properly! We have a bread maker but the results are pretty inconsistent, and it never seems to rise properly. I picked up the river cottage bread guide and a bread tin yesterday, now just need some ingredients. :p
 
Anyone know any good wholemeal/granary/oatmeal roll recipes, for some reason I can't seem to find any on the interwebs
 
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I would think there's a big difference in breadmaker bread and handmade to be honest. It's more about the texture than anything, not entirely sure either, but there's something about the ratio of air to bread that's different in machine made bread. I still use the bread machine because it's great for setting it off on delay at night if you want a fresh loaf in the morning, but I prefer to do it by hand when I have the time.

I tend to make a lot of soda bread and wheaten bread too (brown soda if you're southern irish) and those just don't do so well in a machine.
 
Last week I decided to try making some bread, by hand. Have done it with breadmaker before. Sorry for bad pictures in advance.

This was last weeks try (and the first ever by hand):

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And todays one, Tiger Bread:

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Both were very nice, better than breadmaker results :)
 
I have been baking bread for a short time but already addicted...

'In search of a perfect loaf' was on BBC 4 recently:
– http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rm55q

I have mainly been using the River Cottage recipes but am beginning to try Tom Herbert's recipes:
– http://www.virtuousbread.com/the-virtuous-network/recipies/tom-herberts-basic-white-loaf/

I usually buy my flour from the supermarket but would like to buy some good quality organic flour in larger quantities to save some money. Can anyone recommend a mill or supplier near to London?
 
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