Bread ****

[drsmurto]

Just starting making my own bread. Partner brought home a bread maker recently.

Its a bit K&K at present till i find my feet.

Just baked a tomato and basil loaf today with both special ingredients coming from the garden.

Keen to get into 'real' bread making soon using some beer yeast (or sourdough starters) spent grain etc etc.

The sourdough loaves look sensational. :icon_drool2:

Anyone made decent a decent croissant or pain au chocolate?

Pumpkin harvest looks like being a monster this year so am looking for some good pumpkin bread/cake recipes.

Bread and beer, no wonder my belt needs a few more holes in it............. :unsure:

 

[jonocarroll]

Just starting making my own bread. Partner brought home a bread maker recently.

I'd like to know exactly what those machines do (apart from baking, of course) - I didn't realise that I could make bread so easily with my hands. Exact same ingredients as the machine stuff. Damn lovely!

Its a bit K&K at present till i find my feet.
Pumpkin harvest looks like being a monster this year so am looking for some good pumpkin bread/cake recipes.

That's the analogy I used too. Bought a 'kit' pack with the ingredients portioned out. Gotta say, at $1.50 a loaf, can make some darn tasty soy & linseed bread! Making pumpkin bread later this week. Also keen for any recipes anyone has.

 

[Katherine]

Just starting making my own bread. Partner brought home a bread maker recently.

Its a bit K&K at present till i find my feet.

Just baked a tomato and basil loaf today with both special ingredients coming from the garden.

Keen to get into 'real' bread making soon using some beer yeast (or sourdough starters) spent grain etc etc.

The sourdough loaves look sensational. :icon_drool2:

Anyone made decent a decent croissant or pain au chocolate?

Pumpkin harvest looks like being a monster this year so am looking for some good pumpkin bread/cake recipes.

Bread and beer, no wonder my belt needs a few more holes in it............. :unsure:

My partner has made some croissants they were okay not buttery enough... He will master it, when he does I post photos.

I'm trying to master the sponge cake at the moment first try was not bad!

 

[King Brown]

Just starting making my own bread. Partner brought home a bread maker recently.

Its a bit K&K at present till i find my feet.

Just baked a tomato and basil loaf today with both special ingredients coming from the garden.

Keen to get into 'real' bread making soon using some beer yeast (or sourdough starters) spent grain etc etc.

The sourdough loaves look sensational. :icon_drool2:

Anyone made decent a decent croissant or pain au chocolate?

Pumpkin harvest looks like being a monster this year so am looking for some good pumpkin bread/cake recipes.

Bread and beer, no wonder my belt needs a few more holes in it............. :unsure:

Sour doughs are a lot easier to make than they seem, and the only ingredients you need for a basic one is flour, water and a little bit of salt. You just gotta make em a few days ahead of time.

Good croissants take time, basic method is kinda like a combination between bread and puff pastry (ie, as well as rests to prove, the dough needs to be folded several times with rests in between, so it needs plenty of rests!)

 

[BillyBushCook]

Some nice looking breads there guys!
I do a lot of cooking in Camp Ovens, hense the user name,
Check here for heaps of recipes & ideas.
http://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl

Breads (& all things yeasty) are one of my specialties,..... Naans - I notice one of you doing them in the oven, try doing them in a dry pan like a Tortilla, they work a treat,
This is some of my bread rolls I make in the CO, The pic doesn't show how big they are, but the tin is close to 500mm dia & 80mm deep.

Cheers, Mick.

 

[Fents]

third pic down is the money shot! wheres all our invites to this bbq/roast?

 

[BillyBushCook]

Yeh the kids sitting there salavating & whinging about waiting for the pic to be taken! LOL.

Mick.

 

[Katherine]

These have being previously being shown on the sour dough thread.... but this is good bread **** so worth showing again.... this was done with our original sour dough starter (Frank) then feed with LCPA...

That reminds me DOC how is your sour dough starter going.? Gonzo was it not! Frank has since past away....

 

[jeddog]

beautiful shot of the Horizon :lol:


Nice bread....bet ya it cost ya some dough to make :blink:

just envious........

 

[Benbrewer]

My first attempt at spent-grain-bread: Grist from my Belgian Pale Ale. Mmmmm. Still picking bits from my teeth. Perhaps I should have put the grain through the food processor first. It's not too grainy, but the husks are fiddly. This won't last long. :icon_drool2:

My LHBS is a Brew and Bake. Now I know why. I think both bread and beer get a mention right up the front end of the Bible. It is Gods will!!!! ( or any other deity, no discrimination here)

 

[jonocarroll]

I think both bread and beer get a mention right up the front end of the Bible. It is Gods will!!!! ( or any other deity, no discrimination here)

So do ribs... where's the BBQ thread?

 

[benny_bjc]

Hi,

Just baked a damper / bread loaf using Coopers Sparkling Ale.

Below is my picture and recipe.

Recipe:

1 1/2 Cups Self Raising Flour
1 1/2 Cups Wholemeal Flour
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Sugar
375ml Coopers Sparkling Ale, Pale Ale or similar

Preheat Oven to 180 degrees
Sift and mix the dry ingredients in a bowl
Slowly pour one stubby (375ml) of coopers sparkling ale (or pale ale etc) and mix well.
Grease a loaf tin with butter and pour the dough mixture in.
Bake in moderate oven for approximately 40 minutes (dependant on oven and desired result)

Enjoy!

Has a strong aroma coming from the beeread especially when its cooking up!
Subtle taste... tasted great straight out of the oven with some butter spread on it.

Next time I'm going to experiment using some Coopers Stout instead.

Cheers!!!

 

[sijani]

I think that is the first beer cake I've seen.

 

[seemax]

Finally got a chance to attempt my first sourdough, made a starter over 3 days with flour, water and some golden ale. Got it nice and frothy and sour smelling, then made the dough with high protein flour, sugar, salt, oil.



Not as sour as I would have expected but really nice anyway.

 

[Katherine]

Finally got a chance to attempt my first sourdough, made a starter over 3 days with flour, water and some golden ale. Got it nice and frothy and sour smelling, then made the dough with high protein flour, sugar, salt, oil.

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Not as sour as I would have expected but really nice anyway.

The older the starter the more sour the bread will become. Have you kept your'e starter? keep feeding! Another hint, slash your bread!

 

[jonocarroll]

Another hint, slash your bread!

I've been wondering - how do do that, and what it does? :huh:

 

[Katherine]

Use a razor... if your'e baking on a stone and freeform its best so it does burst!

 

[benny_bjc]

I think that is the first beer cake I've seen.

I made a coopers stout and chocolate cake too! I don't have any photos though, but it tasted pretty good!

 

[Katherine]

Lates first attempt at Croissants.... not bad but they will be better next time...

Didnt want to start another thread so put it here.

 

[jonocarroll]

I see your croissants and raise you...

Tokay (similar to muscat) infused non-denominational spiced fruit buns, decorated with plus signs. For supper at tonight's AWBCA meeting. Not too bad considering I have no kitchen bench-tops at the moment. <_<