Anyone bake their own bread?

[mondotomhead]

h4ppy-chris:

If you do try these instead of making those tedious round balls just make the dough in a "log" shape approx 3-4" thick and cut approx 17 pieces. Lay these pieces on their side and let rise. Way more easier than the directions of making "balls" and just as fabulous.

I also give them an egg wash and sprinkle sesame seeds just before baking. They look like I bought them at a bakery!

 

[quercus21]

will you share you recipe please please?

Here is the bread recipe: It's good for toasting and eating hot with butter/jam/peanut butter. To me, it's a little dry/crumbly. It is mostly eaten as toast.

Bread
For 2 loaves:
Yeast - 2 TBLS
Warm Water - 2 1/4 cups
Salt - 1 tsp
oil - 1/4 cup
flour - 6 cups
note: 1/2 cup of one of the following: wheat germ, oats, flax
Soak yeast in water for a "bit", then add the remaining ingredients. Knead 5 minutes, and let rise. When is doubles, punch down, split dough in half, and knead again, put each half in a bread pan and let rise to the size you like. Preheat oven to 375 deg, bake for 35 minutes.

Universal Doug(?) - garlic bread, breakfast,lunch and dinner rolls (maybe pizza).
Yeast - 2 tsp
Warm water - 1 cup
Egg - 1
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - 2 tsp
Warm milk - 1 cup
Melted butter - 4 oz
Flour - 5 cups

Mix all ingredients together except the flour. Add the flour slowly. Knead for a good 5 minutes, add bit's of flour as you knead. Let rise (double in size).
Note: I usually divide the dough into quarters. 3/4's goes into the freezer for latter use, 1/4 goes to what ever.

Preheat over to 425 deg - depends on what I made: bake for 10 - 20 minutes
Enjoy.

 

[h4ppy-chris]

Here is the bread recipe: It's good for toasting and eating hot with butter/jam/peanut butter. To me, it's a little dry/crumbly. It is mostly eaten as toast.

Bread
For 2 loaves:
Yeast - 2 TBLS
Warm Water - 2 1/4 cups
Salt - 1 tsp
oil - 1/4 cup
flour - 6 cups
note: 1/2 cup of one of the following: wheat germ, oats, flax
Soak yeast in water for a "bit", then add the remaining ingredients. Knead 5 minutes, and let rise. When is doubles, punch down, split dough in half, and knead again, put each half in a bread pan and let rise to the size you like. Preheat oven to 375 deg, bake for 35 minutes.

Universal Doug(?) - garlic bread, breakfast,lunch and dinner rolls (maybe pizza).
Yeast - 2 tsp
Warm water - 1 cup
Egg - 1
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt - 2 tsp
Warm milk - 1 cup
Melted butter - 4 oz
Flour - 5 cups

Mix all ingredients together except the flour. Add the flour slowly. Knead for a good 5 minutes, add bit's of flour as you knead. Let rise (double in size).
Note: I usually divide the dough into quarters. 3/4's goes into the freezer for latter use, 1/4 goes to what ever.

Preheat over to 425 deg - depends on what I made: bake for 10 - 20 minutes
Enjoy.

thank you very much for taking the time and posting this up for me

 

[evenstargirl]

That is BEAUTIFUL! Wow! I love baking bread.... I just got a Zojirushi bread machine, and I'm in love. It's so easy on days when I'm working or have a busy schedule.

 

[hereorthere]

Yum! That looks like the Artisan bread in 5 min method!! Just love that fresh baked bread smell throughout the house!

 

[Aussie Lady]

G'day Peepblessed

I love the picture of your silky. I am just new in all this and I have just ordered my chicken coop and would like to house it with 5 rhode island reds however I also want to buy a silkie for a pet. By the way, if you choose a chick, I suppose the issue is will it be a boy or girl. Do you know at what age you can determine the sex of a silkie chick?

Yes, I make bread as well. I have a wheat grinder (electric) and grind my own wheat, rye or spelt and make bread and cakes. I use to have a manual grinder, I couldn't even use it, I had more sweat pore off me than I had flour in the grinder. So I handed this over to my husband - it took him 45 minutes to grind up 2 cups of flour - we gave this one up pretty quick. It's now a museum piece.....

I would love to start up my own sour dough mother however this will have to wait until I finish my studies. I am already in the Kefir making.

Anyway, I happen to see your thread and thought I would put in my 2 cents worth - I hope you don't mind.

Cheers
Chrissy

PS: Is there anything one would have to look at before buying a silkie? I
PPS: It's quite hot and muggy here at the moment in Brisbane/Australia

you must be freezing over your way

 

[Aussie Lady]

Hi Evenstar Girl,

Just noticed you were on line and I thought I just say G'day. I also wanted to ask you what is Zojirushi bread? I've heard of Ezekial Bread.

Have a wonderful day

Cheers
Chrissy

 

[Vamvakas]

Bread is so bad for you, it's high in carbs that will get you fat.

 

[Aussie Lady]

Hello Vamvakas,

I have Greek heritage as well. My father was Greek. Just about the bread - I agree with you when it comes to the white commercial bread and white flour however if you grind your own organic wheat and bake your own bread within 4 hours of the grain being grounded, all the vitamins (except Vit E which gets lost especially if this comes into contact with metal) are still intact. This is a much heavier loaf and even this bread should be eaten like all other foods in moderation. I usually eat it for breakfast and by morning tea I not even hungry because it fills me up (you do not need much of it), keeps me regular and takes my sugar craving away. This bread is a complex carbohydrate like your vegetables and as always it's also what you put on the bread.

I am familiar with Greek cooking and yes the sweets are something you stay away from or only eat on special occasions. Don't be scared in eating Carbs as long as they are complex carbs and eat everything in moderation. You body needs a balance. What makes you fat is the sugar (white or brown), and the items you buy in the supermarket that are low in fat - these make you fat because they have to compensate the fat (the taste) with sugar so it becomes more palatable. Have a look at your labels next time you shop. Don't be afraid of butter either, it's better than margarine again use in moderation.

I'm not trying to give anyone a lecture here however I have been researching several issues regarding different types of foods versus whole foods. This is just my opinion and everyone has their own ideas of what they think is good or bad.

Anyway, let me know what you think.

Stay healthy
Cheers
Chrissy

PS Still hot & muggy in this part of the world - reached 31C today

 

[TheBrumstead]

I would love to bake bread on a more regular basis, but my husband won't eat it, so it goes stale before I can finish it all. He says he doesn't like it. Maybe I just need a new recipe