Cooking with Jonny69: baking bread.

BigBoy said:
lol no thats a microwave! :D
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yea some of the are combi :P I was going to say they look pretty amazing lol
I was just thinking surely they werent cooked in a combi microwave on the oven setting :D but I had to make sure :P

I got "Daewoo KOC9Q3T" combi microwave that goes upto 240c in oven mode but wouldn't dare trying to bake bread in it lol. I don't think the temperature is very even inside
 
Might be useful for proofing, which I really struggle with. Have to whack the heating right up and even that's not really enough (and turns the flat into a sauna).

Anyone got any tips as to what to use/do for proofing? Oven door opens down but can't really use that safely as we have a cat, and gas hob.
 
Russinating said:
Might be useful for proofing, which I really struggle with. Have to whack the heating right up and even that's not really enough (and turns the flat into a sauna).

Anyone got any tips as to what to use/do for proofing? Oven door opens down but can't really use that safely as we have a cat, and gas hob.
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Why don't you just leave the dough to prove for longer? It doesn't have to be in a hot or overly warm environment, so long as it isn't freezing cold. I leave my dough to prove for at least 2 hours, in the corner of the kitchen, away from any heat sources, and I don't adjust the heating (which is not on constantly even in the current climate) and I've never had any problems with the yeast not working with any of the bread I've made.
 
The Cold will make little difference other than to slow the prove process, back in my old bakery we use to slow prove stuff on purpose as it improves the flavor and consistency of the dough.

As long as the bowl is covered in clingfilm/damp cloth then there should be no problem with the rise other than time. Unless you have some crappy yeast as we all talked about back a page or two!
 
Love the Hedgehogs will have to make some with the kids soon :) If your using baking parchment/silicone paper a lot when baking then look in to getting some Teflon sheets as they are reusable and well worth the money.
 
They're awesome, just use scissors to make the spines. Rolls came out very well, singed (I cannot spell that work) the hedgehogs slightly, the others I did fine however and the taste and texture is spot on. :)

Reckon I might start making my own bread a bit more regularly, what I want it a machine that will automatically mix, kneed and prove the bread and then let me cook it in my oven..
 
godinman said:
They're awesome, just use scissors to make the spines. Rolls came out very well, singed (I cannot spell that work) the hedgehogs slightly, the others I did fine however and the taste and texture is spot on. :)

Reckon I might start making my own bread a bit more regularly, what I want it a machine that will automatically mix, kneed and prove the bread and then let me cook it in my oven..
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Just get as good mixer with a dough hook attachment, in my opinion you are better off proving it on the side away from any machines. I dont like the way bread is forced to prove in bread machines!
 
Make another spelt loaf at the weekend which I was very happy with :).

Slightly blurry pic of it sliced.


Also made 4 bacon and cheese loaves. Having for lunch this week, very tasty!
The bacon distribution wasn't perfect, but good enough for me.


I didn't make any hot cross buns but I may do this weekend. Either those or some more fruit bread.
 
Bump! I've been meaning to post in this thread for a while. I'm looking to try baking bread for the first time. Are there any decent recipes/guides out there (or in here!) for a simple wholemeal loaf to get me started? I did search this thread but I don't think anyone's done a proper run-down.

I found this which looks pretty good:

http://www.waitrose.com/content/wai.../recipe_directory/o/oaty_wholemeal_bread.html

and I've bought myself some Allison's plain wholemeal flour and Easy Bake Yeast sachets in preparation. I was going to just dive in and try it this afternoon I've run out of time :p

I'd like to make seeded/oaty loafs eventually but I guess I should try the basics first! :) Thanks.
 
Scam said:
Bump! I've been meaning to post in this thread for a while. I'm looking to try baking bread for the first time. Are there any decent recipes/guides out there (or in here!) for a simple wholemeal loaf to get me started? I did search this thread but I don't think anyone's done a proper run-down.

I found this which looks pretty good:

http://www.waitrose.com/content/wai.../recipe_directory/o/oaty_wholemeal_bread.html

and I've bought myself some Allison's plain wholemeal flour and Easy Bake Yeast sachets in preparation. I was going to just dive in and try it this afternoon I've run out of time :p

I'd like to make seeded/oaty loafs eventually but I guess I should try the basics first! :) Thanks.
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Pleade tell me its strong flour and not plain as plain will make a very hard crap loaf! Strong flour is what you need.
If you got back quite a few pages I did a rundown including pictures of how to kneed and a wholemeal mix.
 
Fallen at the first hurdle :(:p

It is "Plain wholemeal. Fine flour. High in fibre, for biscuits, quiches, sweet and savoury pies"

Fail!! I knew I was rushing around Tesco too quickly..
 
Scam said:
Fallen at the first hurdle :(:p

It is "Plain wholemeal. Fine flour. High in fibre, for biscuits, quiches, sweet and savoury pies"

Fail!! I knew I was rushing around Tesco too quickly..
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Ive been a baker both at home and and commercially for nearly 20 years and I still pick up plain when im not thinking its very easy to do. Just make some biscuits ginger honey and lemon with wholemeal flour is good ;)
 
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