An interesting challenge this – a comment from Chris Young from the the Real Bread Campaign on my post on “how much does it cost to bake your own bread“.
Apparently I can make delicious bread without the sugar or milk – Chris gave a link to this Real Bread recipe. I haven’t had a chance to try it yet, but will do next time I have a chance to play again. I think the main issue may be the small amount of yeast combined with the rapid cycle I tend to use, which produces a loaf in under an hour. We’ll see!
Here’s the recipe:
500g Flour (wholemeal or a mix of white and wholemeal)
5g Salt
350g Water
5g Dried yeast (or 10g fresh yeast, or 3g easy-blend yeast)
15g Butter or olive oil (optional – makes bread slightly softer)Unless your machine’s instructions say otherwise, pour the water into the loaf pan and, if you are using it, add the fresh yeast. Disperse the salt in the flour and then sprinkle this over the water. If you are using dried or instant yeast and/or butter or oil, place them – not touching each other – on top of the flour. Secure the pan in the machine, close the lid and press the start button.
I’ll post a picture once I’ve tried it.
January 31, 2011 at 9:38 am
I use . . .
o 500g flour
o 1/2pt (284ml) water
o 1tsp dried, powdered quick yeast or 10g fresh
o 1tsp salt
o 1tsp sugar – gets the yeast going faster
o 1tsp oil for crusty bread or 1tbsp for soft.
… and kneed by hand for 10 mins, shape, leave to rise & bake.
BTW – what’s a “bread maker”?
January 31, 2011 at 10:47 am
Looks similar – but the Real Bread campaign turn their nose up at sugar it seems – and make the oil an optional ingredient.
A breadmaker is something that turns my raw ingredients into a delicious loaf in less than an hour, with far less energy used that firing up the oven
(And it means I don’t have to do any kneading!)
February 21, 2011 at 9:29 pm
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