Thread: Bake your own bread

Originally Posted by TSR2

The quality of the flour is most important, sadly its not readily available retail,

Yes, in the UK strong flour for bread is easily bought

I am not sure what the availability is in Thailand

I think if you get wholemeal, then there should not be a problem, but I don't think normal white flour would have the body etc

Fairly easy to get Aust hi gluten flour, Tops here in Udon has it.
My experience is that if you use a preferment almost any bread flour will respond with a respectable loaf.

I mentioned earlier I would try the cool water. Two loaves of Rye (w carraway) were kick ass.

Water was not COLD but cool. Will continue the practice.

E. G.

You should aim for a finished dough temperature of 25 DEg, to achieve this I use ice water and cool the flour, because I get a temperature rise when mixing of about 4 deg. That temperature gives a good balance between optimum yeast development and enzyme activity for flavour development.

This site has some good recipes.

Bread cetera

Look at this for a delicious Ciabatta!

Originally Posted by DrAndy

yes, 25C sounds a good temperature for yeast

21C is better (well, it is for beer anyway).

who should we believe, PeterPan or Marmite?

OK 23C will do

For bread PP, for beer me.

* Bump! heh...

I will have to buy a bread machine, they look bloody fantastic!... much healthier than processed white bread...

Speaking of bread, if I had a dollar for every time a Thai had remarked that bread is all Farang ate, I'd be a millionaire lol... Farang gin dae kanom bung....

Originally Posted by NZdick1983

I will have to buy a bread machine, they look bloody fantastic!

It's what we use. It's great for making pizza dough as well.

I used to use one in England but I've never bothered in Thailand. I do make my own flatbread through, which is extremely easy.

Don't bother with machine. Doing with your hands is much better.

^ Yup, hand jobbies always better... although my flesh-light will get jealous

Good bump. Bread making threads galore on teak door. One of my favorites.

https://teakdoor.com/famous-food-thre...-pancakes.html