The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Have you a favorite recipe for the bread maker ? or any tips for successful bread ?

The only one I use is for French Bread and takes 3hrs 50 mins
I have made up my own by adding the nuts and seeds, but keeping to the same amount of yeast, salt, milk powder and sugar ( I use brown sugar instead of white).
The flour I split with wholemeal half and half.
Using the French flour is has the same texture as Baguette's light and fluffy.
Water 1 1/4 cup full
milk powder 2 cap fulls
sugar 4 cap full
Salt 2 small cap fulls
Sunflower oil 2 cap fulls
French flour 2 cup fulls
Wholemeal 2 cup fulls
yeast 2 small cap fulls
and nuts seeds as in the last post, or what you like, but don't over do it

 

[dodgy]

Walk to shop. Pick up bread. Pay for bread. Leave shop.


Sorry.

 

[rustybolts]

The only one I use is for French Bread and takes 3hrs 50 mins
I have made up my own by adding the nuts and seeds, but keeping to the same amount of yeast, salt, milk powder and sugar ( I use brown sugar instead of white).
The flour I split with wholemeal half and half.
Using the French flour is has the same texture as Baguette's light and fluffy.
Water 1 1/4 cup full
milk powder 2 cap fulls
sugar 4 cap full
Salt 2 small cap fulls
Sunflower oil 2 cap fulls
French flour 2 cup fulls
Wholemeal 2 cup fulls
yeast 2 small cap fulls
and nuts seeds as in the last post, or what you like, but don't over do it

Will try it ! sounds great

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Still windy here but dry. My cycling mojo isn’t around so I will just walk.

 

[Dave7]

Hello the gang.
Good sleep last night.....in bed before 2200 and slept till 0500.
Tony B is on with SoTS.
Breakfast.....will it be banana or will it be a big juicy sausage sarnie

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning all.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cool and breezy again. Will try and get out on my bike for a bit.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooeee. Looks a bit brighter here at the moment anyway.

Stay safe peeps

 

[PaulSB]

Hello! Light cloud, bright and still here. Happy with that!! Some friends set off on a 130 miler at 07.00. Very much hoping the weather stays as forecast for them, grim here from 9.00 but very good in Settle, the halfway point all day. 🤞 It's a big ride for them. I heard talk of finishing in 9 hours but doubt it will happen.

Me! I'm heading over to Leeds at lunchtime. Restrap, the Yorkshire company who make brilliant cycle luggage, have their annual factory sale at 2.00pm. I'm going for a look round.

Cleaning out my allotment shed this morning but first it's exercises.

 

[Exlaser2]

Good morning everyone .

 

[Mo1959]

Back from a 6 mile wander. Overcast and breezy but made it home just as a drizzle was starting.

Nothing much of note other than these Highland cattle that appear to have escaped and are lurking at the bottom of the town.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Good night was had last night, when our friends came over for an evening in our caravan. Much wine and joviality.
Dunkery Beacon is shrouded in low cloud this morning, but it's forecast to brighten up later.
Got to pick up a 6kg propane bottle this morning from the garage just up the road. The previous bottle lasted 10 days, which is pretty good.
We generally only use gas for water heating, boiling a kettle and running the fridge when we're off grid and I always carry 2 gas bottles onboard. One runs out, change over bottles and exchange the empty one.

 

[Dave7]

Hello! Light cloud, bright and still here. Happy with that!! Some friends set off on a 130 miler at 07.00. Very much hoping the weather stays as forecast for them, grim here from 9.00 but very good in Settle, the halfway point all day. 🤞 It's a big ride for them. I heard talk of finishing in 9 hours but doubt it will happen.

Me! I'm heading over to Leeds at lunchtime. Restrap, the Yorkshire company who make brilliant cycle luggage, have their annual factory sale at 2.00pm. I'm going for a look round.

Cleaning out my allotment shed this morning but first it's exercises.

WoW.....120 mile round trip to look at cycle luggage........you really are keen.

 

[Dave7]

The BIG decision was made and I have just enjoyed sausage n brown sauce on toast sarnie.....one of my better decisions

 

[Dirk]

The BIG decision was made and I have just enjoyed sausage n brown sauce on toast sarnie.....one of my better decisions

Fruit & Fibre with added blueberries and strawberries for us.