Does Anyone Make Their Own Bread? (Result is in)
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I always promised myself that when i retired i would put Paul Hollywoods bread making book to good use. Well, today's the day!
I have carefully followed his directions for a bloomer and it is now proving for the first time.
It is healthier than shop bought and yesterday i made soup so am hoping to have a nice bit of buttered bread with it later today
Do you make your own or have any tips for me? Success or failure i will post a pic later when it is baked.
slightfoot I remember your picture, they looked really good and in part are responsible for me to make a start. Maybe I should have started with rolls lol. As yours were a success you should make them whenever you are going to use the oven. I am loathe to use it too often just for a loaf of bread as energy is so expensive.
Lynibis it was my first proper success, I've tried every couple of years for about 20 years!!!! Practice makes perfect,lol, good luck with yours. I agree with you about energy prices, I try not to put the oven on unless it's full. I was lucky to be gifted some bags of good quality bread flour and yeast, otherwise the ingredients themselves can be quite expensive
We make our own Wheaton bread. Husband makes it about once a month. He cooks it in the airfryer. Made some for my parents and my mum now keeps dropping hints about wanting more.
slightfoot it is very good and my mum can be fussy about bread so he was absolutely delighted that she wanted more. Bakes one for when she visits or when we visit them.
Lynibis not that different, you don't need yeast. You mix 1.5 teaspoons bicarb, 1 and 3 quarter tablespoons of lemon juice and 400ml room temperature milk together. Use 500ml strong wholemeal flour, then add bicarb, sugar and salt. You don't need to prove it and it takes 30 minutes in the oven at 180.
patatkinsondoyl it is delicious. Use either semi skimmed or whole milk, not skimmed. Also don't use UHT, it won't work otherwise.
Love making my own bread cause you can add a few little things to the mix to come up with your own creations. Whenever i leave bananas too long and they go black i make banana bread in the breadmaker which always goes down well
No I've never baked my own bread, we don't eat that much of it, so not really any need for it, buy the odd uncut loaf every now and then
martinlufc5637 I can go quite a while without bread but I do love a fresh bread sarnie every so often, or a crusty slice with soup and then again I love toast and jam or with beans, spaghetti or egg on it......hmmm not sure I could go without for too long.
No don't but would love to make wish had the bread making machine that would really help
Top tip. If you want it crusty, put an ovenproof dish of water in the bottom of the oven.
Alway make my own. No preservatives no additives lots of seeds and spelt flour. Use treacle instead of sugar and rapeseed oil not butter. All goes in the bread maker comes out great Easy and tastes better than any bought And can even do it with my broken arm!
that looks really good Lynibis that looks great, well done, there's some great recipes on this thread that I may give ago too x
I made one loaf from a recipe on the flour packet as my husband is coeliac. So it was a gluten-free loaf and I was quite pleased with my results. It tasted really nice and fresh. Only disappointment was I left in oven a little too long and I slightly burnt the crust but it was a first attempt and need to adjust for own appliance.
Made my own bread all my life… By hand and machine.It’s therapeutic
I add a couple of tablespoons of plain yoghurt in the mix early on in the process . Adds flavour and makes it lighter in texture
sueharrison10 could you share your recipe as you must be good if you been making it all your life thankyou x 
I love baking and I bought a fool proof sour dough bread baking book. I followed the instructions made the starter then had a go at a simple bread. It is a loooonnnnggg process even once its baked you don't slice it till the next day but it was lovely.
Ilovethebeach Which book did you buy please? I make it regularly. Leave the bread for a couple of hours before slicing. It's best then as it's crusty but lovely and soft inside.
DiAnderson90084 hi I bought The Sour Dough Whisperer by Elaine Boddy. I got it from ebay I also bought her whole grain sour dough book. She tells you what to do step by step. I am sure it will work for you x
I do from time to time, I have a bread maker. If we are having a dippy cheese or oils I always make fresh bread
All this talk has made me want to get the bread maker out again - love the bread but never get round to getting it out of the cupboard!
I have a few times and it always gets eaten while it's still hot with loads of butter and jam..even home made jam but I've got lazy of late.
I use a Panasonic bread maker and occasionally hand made. I use Allisons yeast and always use water at 50c which improves the rise. A good strong bread flour is also better and I have not had many failures. Its the yeast past its best that cause failures or the salt in direct contact with the yeast. Wholemeal can be a little harder so a good wholemeal flour is best. If you don't feel like doing all the mixing, those 500g ready bread mixes are good especially the sun dried tomato ones.
Lynibis, that looks a good loaf of bread which I would be more than happy if it where mine.
I use to bake my own bread but got out of the habit. You guys have all inspired me to start again. Thanks
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