Breadmaker

[CharlesF]

That's me, my wife will tell you.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Seeded wholemeal with rye for this week's sandwiches...

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Soda bread and oat ginger biscuits. Yumsly.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

[QUOTE 4900655, member: 45"]It looks like you've been in a field full of sheep with a shovel.[/QUOTE]

Stick to Mother's Pride, kid.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Soda bread and oat ginger biscuits. Yumsly.

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That looks tasty.

I've yet to have a go at making soda bread, must try it soon.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

That looks tasty.

I've yet to have a go at making soda bread, must try it soon.

It's uber easy, no kneeding or proving.

 

[CharlesF]

First attempt at Ciabatta, taste great but texture and shape need more work.

 

[Leaway2]

Has anyone had problems with Alinsons flour in the breadmaker? I had a few failures and realised it was a change of flour. I normally use Aldi strong wholemeal, but they they have not had any for a few weeks. The Alinsons does not rise. I now mix it with Adli flour (from another store) 3 to 1 to use it up, which works.

 

[CharlesF]

I can't help other to say you should contact them as it appears to be poor quality in that batch.

I have been using FWP Matthews Cotswold flour for a few months with consistent good results.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I use Matthews too, in fact they're only a couple of miles down the road from me, I use Doves for spelt though.

 

[Saluki]

Has anyone had problems with Alinsons flour in the breadmaker? I had a few failures and realised it was a change of flour. I normally use Aldi strong wholemeal, but they they have not had any for a few weeks. The Alinsons does not rise. I now mix it with Adli flour (from another store) 3 to 1 to use it up, which works.

I use Aldi too. Their organic rustic flour is lovely.
Been using Allinsons extra strong, as per the advice of a CCer, but not always rising as I would like. He has a Panasonic but I have a Cookworks

 

[JtB]

I always used to use just Allisons stong white, but recently I've started using a 50% mix with Allisons very stong wholemeal flour and I've noticed it doesn't rise so much. Anything more than 50% wholemeal flour in the mix and the recipe book with my Panasonic breadmaker indicates that I need to add vitamin C powder (I think it's to counteract the effect of the wholemeal flour on the yeast).

 

[Leaway2]

As I only used it as I couldn't get the Aldi. I just wondered. The Aldi is 75p for 1.5Kilo AFAI, so it is about half the price.
So @JtB ,perhaps the Alinsons is too good.

 

[Ian H]

I suspect the problem isn't the flour, but the programming of the breadmaker. I use all kinds of flour without any problems, but I make bread by hand and let it rise for as long as needed before baking.

 

[Leaway2]

It is a Panasonic BTW.