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Post by toshtego on Oct 2, 2017 14:36:14 GMT -5
How many of you bake your own bread? Knead by hand or use a machine? What is your favorite flour? Do you use dry or fresh yeast? How long do you ferment the dough? Is there a particular shape you favor? What is the "fanciest" formula you made? Me. I bake my own because is to far to travel to a store which sells a decent product. Hand knead, about ten minutes. Ferment for four hours or so. King Arthur bread Flour. Although, plain old Gold Medal Bread Flour is good, too. "Mountain Mama" from southern Colorado is another favorite. About half in a bread pan for sandwich loaf and boulard or baguette the rest of the time. Rich dough with eggs, milk and butter, kind of like Challah is about as exotic as I get. Here is a plain old loaf, just flour, water, salt, a little brown sugar, dry yeast and some olive oil. Water sprayed in hot oven while baking.  |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 2, 2017 14:48:28 GMT -5
Machine here, King Arthur flour, 1lb loaves every other day. Machine is Japanese starts with a K, very good machine. Don't know what yeast the wife uses. The smell when it's baking will drive you nuts,
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Post by Yohanan on Oct 2, 2017 16:08:33 GMT -5
That looks Good!!!, now I'm hungry.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 16:29:27 GMT -5
Used to make bread in a crock pot. Wish I knew then what I do now about baking soda and powder. Did make some fairly good sourdough. It has been tacked to our roof for twenty years and has not leaked
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Post by trailboss on Oct 2, 2017 16:51:07 GMT -5
I used to bake bread, preferred to do it all by hand like grandma.....simple white bread, but it was great. I try to eat bread sparingly now to keep my midsection from looking like I am carrying a spare...If I was to make homemade bread, I would be eating it all.
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Post by mgtarheel on Oct 2, 2017 17:26:52 GMT -5
Used to bake french hard rolls, but my type 2 keeps me from eating it now
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Post by Nevadablue on Oct 2, 2017 21:08:51 GMT -5
I will ask my wife for her recipes. She makes a really nice rustic round loaf and some great crusty rolls. She uses a machine to mix the dough, her hands can't take the pressure any more.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 21:12:21 GMT -5
Welcome, Desert. Sounds yummy, but Xuan calls my love handles Crusty Rolls. I'll survive
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Post by Nevadablue on Oct 2, 2017 21:17:02 GMT -5
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Post by bonanzadriver on Oct 2, 2017 21:28:32 GMT -5
You're killin me with this thread brutha!
I absolutely love fresh baked bread. All kinds of bread!
But alas, I've not been able to enjoy a single morsel since July 02, my birthday, when I started my Paleo Diet.
Ok, ok, admittedly it is a "modified" paleo diet, meaning that although I've eliminated virually all carbs from my regimen, I do splurge a little on the weekends, drinking a couple of beers and Scotch or Bourbon throughout the week.
The bad news is that I haven't had bread, pasta, rice, potato's, ice cream, etc... in 3 months now.
The good news? Well, the good news is that I've been able to drop over 50 lbs. Only about 10 or so to go.
Dino
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Post by toshtego on Oct 2, 2017 22:34:42 GMT -5
You're killin me with this thread brutha! I absolutely love fresh baked bread. All kinds of bread! But alas, I've not been able to enjoy a single morsel since July 02, my birthday, when I started my Paleo Diet. Ok, ok, admittedly it is a "modified" paleo diet, meaning that although I've eliminated virually all carbs from my regimen, I do splurge a little on the weekends, drinking a couple of beers and Scotch or Bourbon throughout the week. The bad news is that I haven't had bread, pasta, rice, potato's, ice cream, etc... in 3 months now. The good news? Well, the good news is that I've been able to drop over 50 lbs. Only about 10 or so to go. You are a better man than I am. |
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Post by Nevadablue on Oct 3, 2017 17:00:57 GMT -5
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Post by Nevadablue on Oct 3, 2017 17:01:58 GMT -5
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Post by toshtego on Oct 4, 2017 3:24:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the recipe. Ate my share of brotchen in Germany with a wurst or two. I will have to make some. |
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Post by Nevadablue on Oct 4, 2017 12:08:10 GMT -5
Thanks for starting this thread. This beautiful loaf of bread came out of the oven this morning. Your thread triggered this happening.  |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 4, 2017 13:47:45 GMT -5
I looked at bread machine and it's a Zog--------, made in Japan, getting old can't remember crap. Just ate 2 big slices of French Bread toast.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 4, 2017 19:37:20 GMT -5
Thanks for starting this thread. This beautiful loaf of bread came out of the oven this morning. Your thread triggered this happening. That Boule looks about right! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 4, 2017 20:07:00 GMT -5
I tried to bake bread once. I ended up varnishing the loves and using them as door stops.
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Post by scrooge on Oct 4, 2017 22:00:11 GMT -5
Come on guys. Lets see some real bread. The one an only. "CORN BREAD" If I like your picture I'll send you my address. LOL!!! Come on Brad I know you have some.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 4, 2017 22:27:47 GMT -5
 Yes I do, wife makes it from scratch, heats black iron skillet with oil in it, spoons mixture in it and that beautiful sizzle, slides it in oven, and man that's good yea, Toner mah sa say Bon ! Las pa la patot ! That's good exclaiminations in Cajun.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2017 22:40:21 GMT -5
Come on guys. Lets see some real bread. The one an only. "CORN BREAD" If I like your picture I'll send you my address. LOL!!! Come on Brad I know you have some. I failed to mention the cornbread cookies I had before my first bowlful. Pretty darned good. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2017 23:00:56 GMT -5
Wife loves bread, but other than hamburger and hot dogs, I could live happily without it.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 5, 2017 8:11:55 GMT -5
Yes I do, wife makes it from scratch, heats black iron skillet with oil in it, spoons mixture in it and that beautiful sizzle, slides it in oven, and man that's good yea, Toner mah sa say Bon ! Las pa la patot ! That's good exclaiminations in Cajun. That is the way I make it. Got to get the hot oil or fat on the top, too, for it to be right. |
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Post by sparks on Oct 5, 2017 8:12:48 GMT -5
I love bread, but don't have the time or patience to make my own.
My cousin started experimenting with making his own, from scratch. He has fared pretty well and is getting damn good at it. Too bad he lives 6 hours away.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 7, 2017 20:04:46 GMT -5
Made up a "rich" loaf this afternoon. Eggs, milk, melted butter, turbinado sugar. Should be sweet! Got a little hot on top since it rose so high. I should have divided the dough into two loaves. Oh well, another complaint to file.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2017 20:12:23 GMT -5
Momma use to make her own bread etc., in fact I never had store bought bread, pies or much of anything store bought until it was my time to move out of the house.
No bread machines or fancy gadgets, just loaf pans an oven and a lot of work and, that's all I know about make'en bread.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 7, 2017 21:42:11 GMT -5
Momma use to make her own bread etc., in fact I never had store bought bread, pies or much of anything store bought until it was my time to move out of the house. No bread machines or fancy gadgets, just loaf pans an oven and a lot of work and, that's all I know about make'en bread. There is so little store bought bread worth buying these days. It really is not that hard to make one's own. I knew a guy in Berkeley CA who used to grow his own wheat in their backyard. Was he ever fussy! |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 8, 2017 9:58:33 GMT -5
One of the few things that I miss about living in the Bay Area, is the availability of really, really, good bread. Especially sourdough. Living there spoils you, and can really cause you to end up with discriminating taste... wines, seafood, bread, even cheeses are quite phenomenal, and my recent trip to the wine country, all of it was set before me at a few different meals.
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Post by toshtego on Oct 8, 2017 13:21:39 GMT -5
One of the few things that I miss about living in the Bay Area, is the availability of really, really, good bread. Especially sourdough. Living there spoils you, and can really cause you to end up with discriminating taste... wines, seafood, bread, even cheeses are quite phenomenal, and my recent trip to the wine country, all of it was set before me at a few different meals. Boudin Bakery way out in the Richmond District was my favorite but there were many others. I remember picking up a loaf on the Warf along with a fresh steamed Dungeness Crab.What a meal! |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 8, 2017 14:20:46 GMT -5
 Just pulled this one out the machine. |
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