Back to baking
Back to bakingI have been buying bread but have decided to go back to baking my own. Firstly for flavour and then for something to keep me busy. This morning I made 2 small loaves, 12 croissants and a share and tear loaf which is topped with cheese and cumin seeds. Smells so good in here.
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Re: Back to bakingI can't smell it - but it looks good.
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Re: Back to bakingIt all looks fantastic, June! I love baking but I'd have scoffed that lot in minutes flat, so I don't do it very often. I'm a bit jealous!
Re: Back to bakingIt looks very tempting, June. Did you use a mixer or a breadmaker, or do it the hard way?
Re: Back to bakingThat all looks scrummy, love the smell of baking bread.
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I mix by hand which I find very theraputic and I don't find it hard even though I have arthritis in my hand. I am now a widow and live with my memories.
Re: Back to bakingI would find it too difficult now, with my hands, June, but well done you!
Re: Back to bakingDo you make the criossant dough by hand as well June? I wouldn't know where to start. They look delicious!
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Yes, all by hand. I used to have a bread maker but I still preferred my own. As I have a problem standing for long, I mix in a very large bowl on my lap until it feels right and finish off on the work surface to give it that extra knead and stretch. Seems to work for me. I am now a widow and live with my memories.
Re: Back to bakingLooks absolutely delicious and you really cannot beat the taste and smell of home baked bread.
Well done for not using a bread maker. I find mixing by hand so much better, especially when it comes to knowing how much water to add. With a mixer you throw thing in and hope for the best. When kneading by hand get to know if the dough feels right and can add a little more water our flour out doesn't feel quite right. Michael
Re: Back to bakingNicely done! I've made bread for a while now but had to stop as my hands could no longer cope with it. Bread maker - I could never get it to work right. Now I have a mixer and I love it. I stopped baking anything at all for ages as I just couldn't work the dough. The kneading hook saves me a step!
I bake my bread in a Dutch oven, which I really like. The process isn't quite like making sourdough, but close-ish; it sits for 24 hours and the yeast develops a bit. I never got the hang of sourdough, feeding it daily was something I would systematically forget to do. Anyone else do sourdough? |
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