The bakers' thread

[Dave 123]

A few weeks ago I told you about the cheese making course I attended.

Last night we tried the Caerphilly. Mushroomy, nutty, creamy, soft and mellow.

It was a thumbs up from Lisa and my in laws

 

[Tom B]

Having done the cheese making course is this now something you can do at home?

 

[Dave 123]

Having done the cheese making course is this now something you can do at home?

I will need a digital thermometer for greater accuracy.

Some starter bacteria and some rennet.

https://cheesemakingshop.co.uk/product-category/cultures/

https://cheesemakingshop.co.uk/product-category/calf-rennet/

 

[Poacher]

Bought a bag of a dozen eating apples for 50p at last Saturday's Stickney car boot. What to do, crumble? Nah!
Roll of puff pastry from Lidl and tadah! Tarte tatin. Only used five of the apples.

Bonus baking: used the leftover pastry and four Linda McCartney red onion and rosemary sausages to make eight sausage rolls.
Yes, I know there are only six in the photo!

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Yes, I know there are only six in the photo!

Hmm, I wonder why… 🤔

 

[Dave 123]

3 for me, one for a present

 

[Julia9054]

Spelt is my current flour of choice. Because the dough is slacker and more difficult to work, I have acquired these silicone moulds instead of letting my buns freeform.

(two gone already. Yum)

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Spelt is my current flour of choice. Because the dough is slacker and more difficult to work, I have acquired these silicone moulds instead of letting my buns freeform.
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(two gone already. Yum

I’ve got the top right mould too for making little rolls. The only think I dislike about it is the holes; if the dough is wetter than normal it oozes through and makes it tricky to remove them,

 

[Always Cross]

Busy this afternoon 4 loaves to fill the oven and a banana cake while the oven was still hot

 

[Tom B]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a nice not too fruity fruit loaf recipe that might also work in a bread maker. I'm not a fan but my neighbour has asked me to make them something ideally they could do I'm their bread maker.

They want something like you buy from supermarkets. More bready than cakey.

 

[Reynard]

In that case, any fruited bun recipe should work well enough, and just bake as a loaf rather than individual buns.

 

[annedonnelly]

The instruction book that came with my breadmaker has recipes for fruit bread. I'd be surprised if theirs doesn't too.

This isn't the model I have but I bet most of the recipes work in all breadmakers.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Pagnotta con Finocchietto
(Farmhouse loaf encrusted with fennel seeds)

Time slows when you're waiting for bread to cool. ⏳

 

[T4tomo]

A few weeks ago I told you about the cheese making course I attended.

Last night we tried the Caerphilly. Mushroomy, nutty, creamy, soft and mellow.

It was a thumbs up from Lisa and my in laws

How do you make Welsh cheese?
Carefully.


That look very very good @Dave 123

 

[Tom B]

Had a bucket of cold proved dough in the fridge for nearly a week, it was about to crawl out of the bucket and run off, so I knocked it back tossed in a touch of fresh yeast and a sniff of sugar, balled it out and then made pizza.

The plan was eat 3 and freeze the rest (another 3 or 4 out of view) hence the slightly underdone appearances.

But the missus has claimed the rest for the early crew's lunch at work tomorrow.


Again Baking of the lowest order... Plan was to make some pretzels but I didnt have time.