Baker's Anonymous

[breadnatty08]

Any bakers out there?
I'm just getting a resurgence of interest to get back into more home baking. It was what I went to culinary school for.
Starting a sourdough starter currently to do some bread baking at home. Other things I love to do are bagels (they're great since they don't need steam), scones and occasionally cookies.
Pies are always a favorite but I never get my dough right and the wife (and main eater) isn't a pie person.
Feel free to share a recipe or if anyone has any bread questions, I might call myself a pretty knowledgeable person on the subject.

 

[huh]

I love home made bread!! my mom used to bake sour dough all the time..sooo time consuming though..

PS I make a mean beer bread

 

[zuben el genub]

Do we have any sourdough bakers here? I just started with sourdough rye.

I bake other yeast breads. I got a Zojirushi and it does real well on kneading.

 

[breadnatty08]

The bakery I worked at in California did only sourdough/levain leavened breads. There wasn't any baker's yeast in the place.
However, some of the best I've had are 100% rye breads. SUPER tricky to make well, but can turn out fantastic!

 

[Davdi]

I really love soda bread, particularly Wholemeal/Whole Wheat, VERY quick and easy to make, doesn't hang around long enough to get stale!

 

[XplosiV]

I adore home made bread rolls, no fancy stuff, just plain bread rollls, still piping hot, ripped open, buttered and devoured. That'll do me. My mum used to make em, been trying to get her to make some for YEARS but she has not bothered

 

[Granite1]

I work for but I don't bake things.

Now my mom has been baking homemade bread for as long as I've been alive.

Warm homemade bread sliced about 3" thick with a quarter pound of real butter melted on top. Nom nom nom..

Make you take back things you never stole!!

 

[olbriar]

There are very few things that rival the wonderful aroma of fresh bread baking. I tried my hand at baking breads years ago. It's a wonderful adventure. I should return to the kitchen.

 

[breadnatty08]

Growing up, my mom would make this bread inside of coffee cans. Lord knows where she found the recipe, but she'd make a ton of it at a time and it was delicious!

 

[huh]

Growing up, my mom would make this bread inside of coffee cans. Lord knows where she found the recipe, but she'd make a ton of it at a time and it was delicious!

Boston Brown Bread?

 

[zuben el genub]

There's recipes you can cook inside a crock pot in a coffee can. One crock pot maker sold a container for their pot that would do bread. All kinds of bread.

 

[breadnatty08]

Boston Brown Bread?

No, but looks similar. Hers was a pale almost yellow color. Maybe it had cornmeal in it?

 

[SiempreTuna]

How d'you make soda bread? Replace the yeast with soda ..? Can't be just that, shirley?

I make all our bread - we haven't bought a standard loaf in maybe 5 years.

Well, I say 'make': I put the ingredients in the bread machine, press a few buttons and come back in the morning .. same thing, right?

My problem is I always overload the bread with seeds and nuts and stuff so it never rises properly .. taste great, though.

 

[huh]

How d'you make soda bread? Replace the yeast with soda ..? Can't be just that, shirley?

I make all our bread - we haven't bought a standard loaf in maybe 5 years.

Well, I say 'make': I put the ingredients in the bread machine, press a few buttons and come back in the morning .. same thing, right?

My problem is I always overload the bread with seeds and nuts and stuff so it never rises properly .. taste great, though.

Yes! That is how you make beer bread as well, no yeast = no kneading or waiting for the bread to rise = super fast and easy breezy

plus....YUM!

 

[zuben el genub]

The Zo has a sourdough cycle. I put the stuff for the sponge in and let it sit in the machine for 8 hours before adding the rest of the ingredients.

I have a variety of Boston Brown Bread that is made with buttermilk and baking soda.
Sweet corn bread uses baking powder.

I make Italian bread with yeast, but it rises too much (added gluten) for the machine. I roll it into a batard and bake in the oven. Sourdough goes in the regular oven.

Most yeast breads do very well in a bread machine. I've done non-sourdough ryes and they have all baked very well.

There are proportions to replacing yeast with any other levener. You'd have to look it up.

 

[SiempreTuna]

Yes! That is how you make beer bread as well, no yeast = no kneading or waiting for the bread to rise = super fast and easy breezy

plus....YUM!

That sounds great - I'm going to have to try it!

For the beer bread, do you have to use a special sort of beer - maybe a dark one rather a pilsner type - or can it be anything?

 

[huh]

http://http://www.food.com/recipe/beer-bread-73440

That sounds great - I'm going to have to try it!

For the beer bread, do you have to use a special sort of beer - maybe a dark one rather a pilsner type - or can it be anything?

It can be anything, although I prefer the taste of using a lighter pilsner type rather than a dark beer....

exact opposite if I'm drinking the beer though


shoot..don't think I got the link correctly..ugh...
no links no pics....I should really work on that

 

[SiempreTuna]

That's my kinda recipe: chuck everything in a tin, pop in the oven

Love it!

 

[breadnatty08]

One of the most visited pages on NYT website in years:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html?_r=0
I've made it as is but recommend cutting back on the water a bit. This will make fantastic bread at home.

 

[huh]

That's my kinda recipe: chuck everything in a tin, pop in the oven

Love it!

Pic's if you make it!! Please

 

[Kaat72]

How's your oven Dread?

 

[Davdi]

Soda Bread: 500G/2Lb White or Wholemeal(Wholewheat) flour, 500Ml/ 18Fl Oz skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, 2 tsps baking soda.

Mix it all in a bowl (dry ingredients first, add the liquid slowly while mixing). When thoroughly mixed into a soft dough, place on a floured baking sheet and shape into a round about 2" thick. Place in a pre-heated oven Gas 5 for 20 mins or until a knife comes out clean. Eat while still warm with butter melting & soaking in.

 

[breadnatty08]

How's your oven Dread?

Not fixed yet.

 

[Kaat72]

Not fixed yet.

Patience is a true virtue. Sorry pal.

 

[Davdi]

Just bought 200g fresh yeast, came with a recipe for Tiger Bread (Uses a sesame oil based glaze).
Note: Must get some toasted sesame oil!.