Thread: Freshly baked bread

Oh, forgot to say - don't know if you can get the dried fast acting yeast, but I can buy it easily here & it would be very light to post if anyone did want it.

Nice one NR green sent will try it if I can find the fast rise dried yeast , all the bread I have made in the past would have just made good sound insulation bricks

You can get good yeast at Makro in big (500g) vacuum packed bags. Can't remember the name, but it's a silver pack and is about 115B.

what you really get in EVERY third world country is dried yeast...

mostly bruggeman brand..

We actually use some Chinky stuff Called Angel. It makes lighter bread than some of the other brands, but they don't sell that at Makro. The Midget gets it from one of the flour wholesalers.

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Originally Posted by November Rain

Just started making my own bread & this is a fool proof recipe that requires only one lot of kneading & no knocking back So it takes less than 2 hours start to finish.

750g strong bread flour
2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
25ml olive oil or 25g butter
1 sachet (7g) fast rise dried yeast
450ml warm water (200ml boiling cooled with 250 ml chilled)

Put the flour, sugar, salt, yeast and butter/oil into a bowl - hint put the yeast with the sugar, not the salt

Add the water & mix until a dough and no dry bits left in the bowl. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for ten minutes (good stress release). Put into a large greased loaf tin, or even just shape and put onto a greased baking tray. Cover with cling film and leave for an hour until doubled in size. Remove cling film and whack it in a hot (200 degrees C) preheated oven for 30 mins. Turn out onto a rack to cool after testing if it's done by tapping the bottom (if it sounds hollow it's done).

If you want crusty bread, just put a baking tray half filled with water at the bottom of the oven while the bread is cooking. Steam makes it crusty

A recent crusty loaf made using this recipe

^Where's the obligatory bacon sandwich!

Looks delicious.

I tried this recipie too, with good results. I don't use a loaf tin, I just form it into a ball. I also sprinkle flour onto it, and make a couple of cuts across the top before baking.

Wow that looks tasty NR ! thats the first home baked loaf I have seen that looks edible ,, my efforts dont rise that well and are bloody hard although if you toast it its quite nice .

Gonna have to give your recipe a go

Originally Posted by November Rain

hint put the yeast with the sugar,

You said put all the ingredients into a bowl and then ^above?

Could I put the yeast with the sugar, activate it with some warm water, then place it with the rest of the ingredients?

Cheers, Chas.

Originally Posted by Takeovers

But for me bread is only bread if rye flour is used.

Happy now?

^ Bloody hell? Did you make that Marmers? Looks fantastic!

Originally Posted by charleyboy

You said put all the ingredients into a bowl and then ^above? Could I put the yeast with the sugar, activate it with some warm water, then place it with the rest of the ingredients?

If it's fast acting yeast, you don't need to activate it. If you just put the sugar and salt on opposite sides of the bowl when measuring out, it works

Baking:

1: Yeast - right temperature for activation
2: Flour mix - up to you

Sugar content: Sugar reacts with yeast - this gives you the difference between white bread and bagels.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Takeovers

But for me bread is only bread if rye flour is used.

Happy now?

Yes of course.

Your midget is a treasure.

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Could I put the yeast with the sugar, activate it with some warm water, then place it with the rest of the ingredients? Cheers, Chas.

That's how I do it. But add a little flour too. I just make a little depression in the flour, put the yeast and a tea spoon sugar in, pour water and stir a little. After 10 minutes I continue mixing the dough.

Wow ! did your wife make that Marmite ?

That looks delicious

Yes, the Midget bakes a fair amount of bread.

White tin loaf




Tea cakes




Subs




Par baked man-sized pizza bases not that thin cardboard shit)

You forgot the burger buns white and rye and the hot dog rolls... AND the Pitta breads

You suck at marketing lol

E G

^ I'm not marketing.

(You forgot the German style beer rye...)

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Takeovers

But for me bread is only bread if rye flour is used.

Happy now?

mate,
Marmers that looks absolutely delicious,

send us a slice up to issan will you?

will throw away the bread maker and build a small oven out of stone, in order to get real bread made.

Originally Posted by November Rain

If you want crusty bread, just put a baking tray half filled with water at the bottom of the oven while the bread is cooking. Steam makes it crusty

Thanks for the tip,

Originally Posted by poorfalang

send us a slice up to issan will you?

Err, I am in Isaan (Udon Stani).

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I'm not marketing.

You should be. Best bread in Thailand.