Any Home Bakers Here?

[ronott1]

My problem is I was being lazy both times and using my bread makers dough cycle. So you tend to miss that it's too dry or wet.

Silly me!

I am the "bread Machine"...Or rather the dough cycle is done by the kitchenaid mixer.

Do you make a single loaf?

 

[appps]

Silly me!

I am the "bread Machine"...Or rather the dough cycle is done by the kitchenaid mixer.

Do you make a single loaf?

Lol. I'm sure you would get a better loaf that way. Yes I only make one because I've only got one bread tin

 

[N F C]

I found this:

I use a rolling pin, roll the bread flat and the roll it up and pinch the ends and bottom. I like the way this looks so will likely try it next time.

When my Mom taught me to make bread, she said that you kneed it adding flour until the dough looked and felt "right". That takes time and practice. Since the water content in the flour is never the same, the amount you use will always be off from a recipe. Bread recipes, for the water and flour amounts are guides.

I just got done sitting through about 4 of his videos and 1 other...funny how you can get caught up in this stuff. Thanks Ron!

 

[appps]

I have tried to do that roll bit with it at the end that they do but I cannot for the life of me get it to work. I keep trying though . They make it look so darn easy!

 

[N F C]

I have tried to do that roll bit with it at the end that they do but I cannot for the life of me get it to work. I keep trying though . They make it look so darn easy!

I agree...the pros sure do make it all look easy! I love the look of the dough in those videos, it looks so easy to handle and shape. I have a lot more practicing to do!

The bread monk had some good, short videos that I thought were interesting. I really like how he does his braided dough, he keeps the dough in 1 piece but cuts long strips in it to braid with. That would be easier than wrangling 3 separate strips of dough. He has a bunch of recipes on his website too I want to check out.

 

[sunflour]

I found this:

I use a rolling pin, roll the bread flat and the roll it up and pinch the ends and bottom. I like the way this looks so will likely try it next time.

When my Mom taught me to make bread, she said that you kneed it adding flour until the dough looked and felt "right". That takes time and practice. Since the water content in the flour is never the same, the amount you use will always be off from a recipe. Bread recipes, for the water and flour amounts are guides.

Great video. That's so similar to how I shape the honey wheat rolls.

My problem is I was being lazy both times and using my bread makers dough cycle. So you tend to miss that it's too dry or wet.

I also use the dough cycle in my bread machine. Next time, keep some water and flour close by. Lift the lid after a few minutes and check the dough. If it is too dry add a little water or if too wet add some flour - about a TBS of which it needs. Wait a few more minutes and check it again and add more if needed. It won't hurt anything as long as you do this in the first 10-15 minutes before it starts the first rise. You can also touch the dough to check the texture. It will take a few trials to see the effect, but will make a big difference in the outcome.

Also, do you measure or weigh your flour? Weighing can help avoid last minute major adjustments.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Well thats depressing... I love cinnomen rolls especially with orange icing.

I love orange icing also!

 

[Jesusfreak101]

thats ao neat i reakky need to learn how to make it

 

[Loc20chick]

Saddly I doubt my picky eater would touch it. She does not do sauces or dips, or even spreads. Today I cut a slice of banana bread for her and spread some butter on it, even warned it up. She saw it and was in tears, "I don't like butter!"

Thing 2 though, her I have to watch, that girl eats butter by the handfuls. If I mistakenly leave the butter on the table, she climbs the table to get to it so she can eat it.
Those two are like day and night, even look completely different.

Lmao lucy use to love butter like that, she went through a phase to where she wouldnt eat toast with butter on it she wanted dry lol. Bow she eat it again but before she would cry and say yuck lol. Kids are funny things.

My 3yrs old will also not eat bread anymore, before she would eat it dry now she won't even try it. She doesn't even try mac & cheese if anything doesn't pass the smell test it doesn't get tasted, then if it passes the smell test then it has to pass the lick test

. Luckily for me she will eat rice mixed with cut up veggies & meat broth, or spaghetti & meat sauce. For bread I make her fried Mandazi (its a friend yeast bread) or Chapati (similar to tortilla) she will eat this dry like snacks.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

My 3yrs old will also not eat bread anymore, before she would eat it dry now she won't even try it. She doesn't even try mac & cheese if anything doesn't pass the smell test it doesn't get tasted, then if it passes the smell test then it has to pass the lick test  . Luckily for me she will eat rice mixed with cut up veggies & meat broth, or spaghetti & meat sauce. For bread I make her fried Mandazi (its a friend yeast bread) or Chapati (similar to tortilla) she will eat this dry like snacks. 

Lol mine does the same, it has to pass the smell test before she will even consider licking it . I love her but there are times I want to strangle her. Spaghetti is ok, but no sause (I sneak a bit of butter on it) She will happily eat any fruit or veggie, raw, but it is a real fight to get any protein into her. For a while I could get Peanut butter and jelly if all else failed. But then she decided she did not like peanut butter and there is little nutrition in jelly sandwich :/