Author Topic: Bread (Read 13058 times)

ora pro me · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2011, 03:11:36 PM »

Wisconsinsheepgirl,

Was your yeast old? expired? Was your liquid too hot or too cold? Yeast also needs a tiny bit of sugar or honey in the recipe to activate it, doesn't it?

Jessa · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2011, 04:23:41 PM »

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Hi everyone. Any bread makers here? I've made it a few times in the dutch oven, and I'm thinking I should do it more often. Plus there's nothing like filling the house with the smell of delicious bread- especially now that winter's coming up. I'm sure its cheaper in the long run too!

Here's a great recipe for no kneed bread I've used before:

http://steamykitchen.com/168-no-knead-bread-revisited.html

I love olive bread, but I have a few stalks of rosemary outside and am thinking of making rosemary olive bread this week!

I make bread and it makes my house smell wonderful ...even the people who live next to me know when I'm baking bread :wink:

Have you tried any Amish recipes?

Jessa · « **Reply #12 on:** October 24, 2011, 04:25:28 PM »

Quote from: ora pro me

Wisconsinsheepgirl,

Was your yeast old? expired? Was your liquid too hot or too cold? Yeast also needs a tiny bit of sugar or honey in the recipe to activate it, doesn't it?

Not in my experience. Make sure your water isn't to hot, it will kill the yeast. Too cold won't activate it...I'd do a little hotter than luke warm. Make sure your yeast is not expired and keeping in the freezer is best.

Jessa · « **Reply #13 on:** October 24, 2011, 04:34:30 PM »

OH and make sure your keeping it warm enough to rise.

PenitentWoman · « **Reply #14 on:** July 16, 2012, 09:02:34 AM »

I love baking bread. I don't do it as often as I'd like, but I have had enough practice to become very good at it. Precise measuring, fresh ingredients (especially yeast) and proper kneading will ensure great bread.

I have the morning off today because my daughter has a doctor appointment. I've been advised I need more carbs in my diet :-) so I woke up early and now have 2 loaves done and 2 more in the oven. It smells so good!

I order wheat berries and use an electric grinder to make my own whole wheat flour. I make it as needed so it is always fresh.

I do have a bread machine that was given to me, but I really prefer to use my Kitchen Aid mixer to knead the dough and then I shape it myself into pans for baking.

I am diligent with buying baking supplies when they are lowest cost and so I can make a loaf of whole wheat for 1/4 or less of the cost of buying a nutritionally equivalent loaf that is inferior in flavor anyway.

My favorite bread to make is sourdough, but that is a bit more complicated. :-)

Saturday I'm going to make beer bread.