Bread recipes??

[gam3rchic]

Free form it on a bread or pizza stone that’s got cornmeal dusted on it.

Bottom gets nice and crunchy, and it’s very rustic looking

Good idea, I was just thinking maybe I should just forgo the loaf pan altogether and cook it free-form.

 

[Brenda_V]

Well, I tried to bake my first loaf of bread following a basic white bread recipe…

TRIED is the operative word here

Everything was going good, but after I baked it and it was nice and golden brown, I cut into it and it was still “doughy” at the bottom, but perfectly done on top. GRRRRR

Oh well, at least the kitchen smells good from my attempt

I think my dough might’ve been too wet still…but I ran out of flour but I thought it was still good enough…maybe not

Lower temp. in the oven, longer bake time might solve this. Try baking at 325 for 15 mins. more or longer.

Or put foil over the top of the loaf 10 mins. into the baking time and consider baking a bit longer. I have found at my altitude (~5000 ft.) I need to bake longer - and start with a “wetter” dough because of how dry it is here in the high desert.

Oh, and my aluminum bread pans work just fine - I don’t get doughy bottoms - if anything, I get a doughy center from not cooking long enough - that was experimental and like I said above has to do with altitude.

Brenda V.

 

[mercygate]

Free form it on a bread or pizza stone that’s got cornmeal dusted on it.

Bottom gets nice and crunchy, and it’s very rustic looking

Shiann,

Do you kids ever get depressed thinking about what they have to live up to?

 

[Shiann]

Shiann,

Do you kids ever get depressed thinking about what they have to live up to?

Hahaha, I guess I never thought of it that way, it’s always been how we’ve lived family life, and I encourage the talents in each kid.

My father was very much like this (my mother too) and growing up I got to experience them learning new hobbies and talents, and caught the bug too I guess (Dad basket weaves, does stained glass, cooks amazingly well, decorates cakes… Mom arranges flowers, sews, etc. etc.)

Besides, why pay for it when you can do it yourself?!? It’s part of living frugally too, without ‘looking’ like it

 

[mercygate]

Hahaha, I guess I never thought of it that way, it’s always been how we’ve lived family life, and I encourage the talents in each kid.

My father was very much like this (my mother too) and growing up I got to experience them learning new hobbies and talents, and caught the bug too I guess (Dad basket weaves, does stained glass, cooks amazingly well, decorates cakes… Mom arranges flowers, sews, etc. etc.)

Besides, why pay for it when you can do it yourself?!? It’s part of living frugally too, without ‘looking’ like it

Same here on all counts. DD is following the pattern in her own way as well. Everywhere we look in our home is some architectural detail (all the window and door frames restored to their 1905 look. Cabinetry. Furniture, upholstery, curtains . . . . For us, that’s part of making a home.

 

[gam3rchic]

Well, I finally succeeded at making a loaf of bread! :extrahappy:

I made a loaf of honey wheat bread…I got the recipe off the back of the package of wheat flour I bought at the store. It turned out good…DH loves it!

I ended up having to turn my oven down a little and cooking it longer in order for it to cook through without burning. I’m feeling so proud of myself :bounce:

 

[BeeSweet]

Well, I finally succeeded at making a loaf of bread! :extrahappy:

I made a loaf of honey wheat bread…I got the recipe off the back of the package of wheat flour I bought at the store. It turned out good…DH loves it!

I ended up having to turn my oven down a little and cooking it longer in order for it to cook through without burning. I’m feeling so proud of myself :bounce:

Congratulations! It is a wonderful feeling of satisfaction. Honey wheat sounds tasty… I’d like to have some right now… warm with butter… mmmmmmm…

 

[mercygate]

Well, I finally succeeded at making a loaf of bread! :extrahappy:

I made a loaf of honey wheat bread…I got the recipe off the back of the package of wheat flour I bought at the store. It turned out good…DH loves it!

I ended up having to turn my oven down a little and cooking it longer in order for it to cook through without burning. I’m feeling so proud of myself :bounce:

CONGRATULATIONS! BTW, you can’t beat the recipes on a package. Those recipes are tested and re-tested, and tested again. They make them leaving out ingredients or setting the oven wrong – those recipes are designed to be idiot proof. Good thing because I use a lot of those recipes. :whacky:

 

[Shiann]

Well and when you think about it, a lot of our granny’s recipes (which ended up being family favorites for many families) started off as recipes off the box.

Green bean casserole
Tollhouse cookies

My preggo brain is having a hard time this morning… but I think you catch my drift lol…

Congrats on the bread, keep baking!

 

[gardenswithkids]

Well, I finally succeeded at making a loaf of bread! :extrahappy:

I made a loaf of honey wheat bread…I got the recipe off the back of the package of wheat flour I bought at the store. It turned out good…DH loves it!

Great! Now will ***you ***please post your bread recipe?

 

[Ruthie]

“Does anyone make popovers?”

I haven’t tried popovers yet, but I do like to make Yorkshire pudding. It is supposed to bubble up and become light and crispy. I’ve had some very wet, flat things served to me called “Yorkshire pudding” - yuck! It’s like lamb; if you don’t cook it right, it’s awful. Cooked right, it’s yummy!

Funny story: My mother’s friend George was a Cordon Bleu chef. One night there was a gathering somewhere in the country. George had been going to make a souffle, but discovered that the oven wasn’t level. He made Yorkshire pudding instead.

Because of the unlevel oven, it didn’t rise all over. Instead, it rose at one edge of the pan, so that, when it came out of the oven, it looked like a cresting wave! Slices looked like an L on its side. I’ve never forgotten it! - oh yeah - it was yummy.

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I really love Safeway’s Renaissance Grain bread - one of their “Artisan” breads. Does anyone have a recipe for that?

 

[PoliSciProf]

Here is a bread recipe from my grad school days. It is from a community cookbook sold as a fund-raiser which will account for the prose.
Bread You Can’t Possibly Fail With
Gather together:
** 2 cups milk
¼ cup oil
1 tablespoon salt
4 to 6 tablespoons sugar
1 package yeast
½ cup of lukewarm water
6-8 cups sifted flour**

Dissolve the yeast in the hot water in a large bowl. Set it aside while you scald (almost, but not quite, boil) the milk, stirring in the sugar, salt and oil. Let it cool, unless you want hard, flat bread. When it is cool, pour into the bowl and whip to a froth. Begin sifting in flour, a little at a time, each time stirring it in. You’d better switch to a wooden spoon for this because that eggbeater will clog in 1.68 seconds. When you have enough flour added so that the dough cleans the side of the bowl and doesn’t stick, turn it out onto a floured board or tabletop or counter. Flour your hands so they don’t stick and proceed to knead. Work out all your aggressions upon the dough. Smack it a good one, and pump it up and down for several minutes. You can’t overwork it. When you’re tired, wash the mixing bowl, oil it and put the dough in it. Oil the top of the dough so that it doesn’t turn to plaster-of-paris, cover with a clean towel and let it sit in a warm place for about an hour. After the hour, punch the dough down, cut into two halves and place each in a slightly oiled bread pan (or any other pan, for the bread will shape itself to what you have around. Cover and let rise for about an hour. Oil the tops of the loaves first! Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. For an extra rising spurt, place the bread in the oven as you start preheating. Take the towel off first. Also look out for upper over racks into which the bread might rise. Bake on a middle rack for 15-20 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and finish baking for 30-45 minutes. Let the cooked loaves cool a few minutes and then turn them out of the pans. Now, wasn’t that easy?

 

[gam3rchic]

Great! Now will ***you ***please post your bread recipe?

Haha I will! I’ve been working lately, but I promise I will post it soon!