Homemade GUMP Bread - best I've found! **New pics added on pg. 5**

[ozark hen]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

After reading this thread over and over and over, I couldn't stand it any more. As someone who has never made anything beyond pre-made frozen bread dough, I had to make it. It is very good bread. The taste and texture are awesome. And the crust is so soft!! I put it into 2 9" loaf pans. As I was chowing down on the first slice, plans for cinnamon rolls, hamburger buns and others were dancing in my head.. THANK YOU for sharing! Here is a photo of my first attempt.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/40643_my_first_homemade_loafs_of_bread.jpg

Awesome job!

Next time, make up some honey butter and brush the tops with it.

Heavenly!! don't forget to use it for your pizza crusts!! I only let mine rise once and sometimes not even once.

 

[PurpleChicken]

This thread keeps going and going and is getting tastier and tastier.

I've made various breads from this core recipe 8 or 9 times now. It's dangerous because baking challenged people like me can end up thinking we know what we're doing.

 

[ozark hen]

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P.C. you don't give yourself enough credit!! You do a great job

 

[PurpleChicken]

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P.C. you don't give yourself enough credit!! You do a great job

Awwww

 

[Acre of Blessings]

My bread machine is finally going into retirement, because I bought me a Brand New Kitchen Aid Mixer last night and as soon as I am done typing here I am going to break it in with some GumpBread. So looooooooong

 

[ozark hen]

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[gumpsgirl]

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Awesome Angela! You will love your new mixer!

 

[annmarie]

Okay, as a member who hasn't posted here in quite a while I must say, I can't believe this thread is still going!!! But it is darn good bread. I'm glad it is still going because I have some questions. Has anyone tried to freeze this dough for future use? If yes, at what point would I freeze it? After kneading, before rising? I have about 10-15 pounds of white flour that's going to be expiring in a month, and a baby on the way any day, so I was thinking it might be nice to fill the freezer with premade bread dough that I could maybe use for bread, cinnamon rolls and maybe pizza dough (has anyone tried that?). Also, is there no place that all these recipe variations have been compiled, or do I have to read though all 102 pages?! I need to hurry up and make this stuff before I go into labor so I don't think I have the time to read all of that!

 

[gumpsgirl]

I know that people have frozen it and what they have done to do that are here in this thread. I just can't tell you where!

Compiling all the variations at one point is a great idea too. I know I can't do that any time soon though. That will have to wait for fall I'm afraid.

 

[annmarie]

Thank you! If someone happens to run into this who successfully froze their dough, please let me know how you did it! (basically, at what point in the process did it go in the freezer?)