Bread recipes

[Lindsay]

Thought it might be worth starting a new thread for favourite bread recipes - I know there are plenty out there! 

Here's the fruit and nut one I have just done.

330 ml water
3 teaspoons oil
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon brown sugar
80g raisins
80g nuts (I used half pistachio, half sunflower seeds)
teaspoon salt
460g flour
4g yeast

Setting - Sweet Bread Programme - this takes just under 3 hours with three rises. 
Small loaf (900g), dark crust

And our standard wholemeal loaf - this makes a 1.1 kg loaf (quickly became a firm favourite with us)

330g of wholemeal bread packet (ours is from Lidl)
320g plain white flour
450 ml water
1 teaspoon yeast

Normal bread programme - takes 3 hours 40 mns I think.
Large loaf (1.1 kg) dark crust

Looking forward to trying some more   :P

[Lindsay]

[manicscousers]

one of my favies
Cheese and herb
3/4 cup of water
1 tablespoon basil flavoured olive oil
1 tsp salt
2 cups bread flour
1 tsp yeast

when it goes bing
2 tbspns fresh chives, chopped
2 tbspns fresh parsley, chopped
2 tbspns fresh basil, chopped
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 tps ground black pepper
1 cup mature cheddar, grated

brill  ;D

[Baccy Man]

If you want bread recipes take a look at:
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/forum

[springbok]

Great recipes, but do you have the settings for the breadmaker.. :)

[Lindsay]

Sorry Springbokgirlie - I've modified my recipes, but I don't know whether different machines have different programmes.   ???

[springbok]

Just what you use will be fine, i found with my recipe book the settings are pretty standard to all machines.

Ie: 

Basic
1lb Loaf
meduim crust
start

etc

[Jeannine]

Are we talking machine or by hand.

I love Maltese bread which I make on good days by hand but rarely.

XX Jeannine

[manicscousers]

mine's done on dough then finished off by hand  :)

[Jeannine]

You can't do that with the Maltese Bread unfortunately Xx Jeannine

[Lindsay]

Jeannine - I was talking about bread machines. I don't have the strength in my wrists for the kneading necessary. But couldn't the recipes be the same for both?  My machine can be programmed individually - in other words, I can put in the number of times to knead, the number of times to rise, the time needed to bake etc.

[Jeannine]

Well for most, but there are a few that it won't do.  I do have some good machine recipes though so will dig some out for you XX Jeannine

[star]

About 20 odd years ago we had a bread strike......does antone remember? I had to bake bread every couple of days for my young growing family.

It only took a couple of goes and it was superb, though I say it myself.

But now? No way, I dont have a machine I do like to do it the old fashioned way. I have lost the knack, it always tastes so yeasty and I would so love to get it like I used to :(

[manicscousers]

if you're anything like me, star, I haven't got the same strength to knead the dough any more  ;D

[star]

Just think of all the bog roll the OH uses, you find it in you to really knead that dough ;D ;D ;D

[Jeannine]

Try singing rock of ages,10 verses!!

I remember a bread strike before I went to Canada in the 70's, I seemed to make bread for all the neighbours.


If anyone has access to sprouted wheat flour I have a smashing recipe.

XX Jeannine

[littlebabybird]

About 20 odd years ago we had a bread strike......does antone remember? I had to bake bread every couple of days for my young growing family.

It only took a couple of goes and it was superb, though I say it myself.

But now? No way, I dont have a machine I do like to do it the old fashioned way. I have lost the knack, it always tastes so yeasty and I would so love to get it like I used to :(

star are you using dried yeast?
i bet you used to use fresh,  imho it makes a lot of differance

[Jeannine]

I agree with this and you still can get fresh actually Tescos give it away for free, they are not allowed to sell it but if you ask for it in the bakery deparment they will give you some.

XX Jeannine

[littlebabybird]

ty Jeannine
get mine every week, they will give every customer up to 2 oz twice a week and as you said its free
we like free

[star]

Now why did I not try Tesco? I asked at Morrisons, they said it was not their policy to give or sell fresh yeast to customers :-\


Tesco.....watch out.

Thanks for that girls, thinking about it I used to use fresh years ago  ;)

[Jeannine]

 I sometimes use this company which do let me order and they deliver, in bulk of course

they have the Bradmalt flour I have mentioned before although I do get it mine straight from the mill

They also have fresh yeast which will freeze.


I buy quite a lot from here especially baking stuff for icing cakes etc


                   http://www.visprod.co.uk

XX Jeannine