SO - we ran out of bread AGAIN -

[tim]

SO - up at 6am & ready for the oven! = Tim

PS SORRY again - tried to reduce it but ran out of time.

[tim]

[aquilegia]

mmm - looks delicious! I just adore homemade bread. I shall have to make some next week while I have the time.

[eileen]

Pity we can't smell and taste it instead of just looking !!!!  :(

Warm from the oven, covered in butter, with a hot cup of freshly made tea YUM. Blimey my mouth is actually watering here.  :P

Eileen.

[tim]

Such a shame that you weren't all here!! = Tim

[aquilegia]

mmmmmarmite

Which reminds me - must buy some more, we've run out.

*mouth watering*

[busy_lizzie]

Tim, I swear I could smell freshly baked bread when I looked at your Pic.  Mouth watering delicious by the look of it.  Really must start making bread again!   ;D busy_lizzie

[tim]

Trouble with your own stuff, it gets eaten that day - so - one has to do another!!

I'm really only doing this to try out Pat's instructions on Photo Manager. = Tim

PS Thanks, Pat!

[Applejack]

Tim do you use a Breadmaker? if so could you recommend a good make, thankyou Jackie.

[tim]

I don't, Jackie -
1. We have an AGA.
2. I love bashing bread.
3. I have time on my hands.
4. Machines, I believe, only make small loaves. That one is 14" long!
5. There's no room in the kitchen for one. I have to fight to keep my Magimix out! = Tim

[Multiveg]

Last year, bumped into a friend who was buying a breadmaker for her mother in law - £20 in Tescos. I persuaded hubby to buy one - perfect, wonderful, then we took it down to my mum's and forgot to bring it back. So, he bought me a new one, though this has only been used a couple of times since. Prefer the other one, but haven't got round to sticking the flour, etc in the breadmaker - maybe I could give up spending so much time here, in order to make bread  :o

[tim]

At that price, you could have several, working in relay? = Tim

[Mrs Ava]

Tim, do you use fresh yeast and if so, where do you get yours?  I lurve making bread but haven't used fresh bread since my o'level domestic science days!  :o

[Ceri]

EJ, I'm not Tim, but do make my own bread.  I get my fresh yeast either from morrisons if I'm there, but if you ask nicely at Asda bakery, they give you lumps for free.  I freeze it in 1oz weights and it works beautifully

[Mrs Ava]

Cor, thanks Ceri, I shall ask when I am in Asda in the week.  ;D

p.s.  didn't think you were Tim, your voice is so much higher  ;)

[Ceri]

other than that, you couldn't tell us apart!

[tim]

Whoever I am, Tesco stopped doing it. The only other option is to order it from the baker & drive 4m to collect. Not my scene. = Tim

[Chezzie]

So is mine now!

Pity we can't smell and taste it instead of just looking !!!!  :(

Warm from the oven, covered in butter, with a hot cup of freshly made tea YUM. Blimey my mouth is actually watering here.  :P

Eileen.

[Chezzie]

I don't think there's much difference in the taste with fresh or packet yeast, I live above shops and the baker gave me some but I don't bother any more I use dried.  I was given a really old bread maker because my shiny new one was rubbish and I love the thing and use it all the time, it takes exactly 4 minutes to put the ingredients in and that's it, hot crusty bread 3 hours later!

Chezzie

[Mrs Ava]

hhhmmm....I can sense some big birthday pressie hints wafting Avas way!  ;D

[tim]

So what colour will your AGA be?? = Tim