Rising From The (Oven) Flames

So, whilst the previous outing was a disaster, this week resulted in the best bread I’ve made so far. I was determined to make the most of all the learning so far and bring it altogether to create a standard white loaf. I also wanted to prove or disprove the need to leave a dough…>

Bread Beauty

From the disaster to the best bread I’ve made so far! White Bread

Food Disaster

Well, sort of. I wanted to create a dough with a high liquid percentage as a few friends have said how the higher the liquid ratio, the more likely for a delicate crumb structure and a crusty exterior. I also wanted to make a milk loaf, so I made the decision to combine the two….>

Cashew & Rasin Spelt Bread

Cashew & Raisin Spelt Bread

Spelt Bread

Spelt Bread made with avocado Plain Spelt Chocolate & Banana Chip Cashew & Raisin

Chocs Away

Going a bit mad with the experiments, I decided to make chocolate and banana chip bread. I used spelt flour for a change and added an avocado instead of butter. The chocolate was provided via a dark chocolate spread from Whole Earth. Chocolate & Banana Bread Chocolate & Banana Bread To my surprise,…>

Fatless

Up until now, I have been adding fat to my dough, either olive oil or butter. I demonstrated the effect on calories using each and I’ve really wanted to make some dough without using any fat. This week I gave it a go. Ingredients 500g Strong Flour 2tsp Salt 7g Fast Action Yeast 300ml…>

Chocolate

This week was different, I came by a recipe for a pain au chocolate recipe and although it wasn’t bread exactly, the dough seemed pretty similar. The key difference was that this dough had a whole block of butter in it. It made the dough very difficult to work with as it was greasy and…>

Cheating

Flour Mix Today, I’m cheating with bread making. I’m doing this because I’m about to spend a week on holiday in Cornwall and I wanted to make some bread to take with me. So, as result, I’m using a pre-prepared flour mix from Waitrose. It’s their own brand mix but it has a variety of…>

Dough, Remixed

With the dough back up to room temperature on the Sunday morning, it was decision time as to what to do with it. I wanted to make a white loaf, just as a control to check the taste against the previous efforts. With the other two, I went out there. A friend of mine, Ben,…>