recomendations for bread books.

[annie trip]

Getting a headache from all the searching,so far got the jam one by patten£6 delivered just hunting for a bread bargain thanks all.

[annie trip]

Got the big bread book too, both for £12 but now i want to keep them.POO>

[dexterdoglancashire]

You'll have to ask Santa Annie! DDL

[annie trip]

Yes or in my case buy it myself with oh plastic!!

[Nicos]

The best pressies Santa buys for me are the impulse purchases I treat myself to when buying for others!!

[Sue]

Annie
I know I'm too late to answer your query, but was so impressed by a bread machine book I've just found thought I'd pass the word in time for Christmas lists.
It's the Good Housekeeping Great Recipes for Your Bread Machine by Joanna Farrow, Collins and Brown £10.99 1843402238.

There are just some cookery books where you want to work through all the recipes, other's where you find just one or two that tempt (or work for you). This is in the first category, a very good range of recipes, so far I've made the wholemeal, ciabatta, focaccia and an incredible sweet pizza with a cream cheese and redcurrant topping called Redcurrant Schiacciata. All have turned out exceedingly well and I'm looking forward to testing out many of the other recipes.
best wishes
Sue

[madderbat]

Useful tips

I've just come across this posting - thanks for the information.

I made some bread this week for the first time in twenty years, with yeast left over from wine making. It worked (ok -ish) but I'd forgotten about making bread, and didn't let it rise twice.

Think I need to get myself some instruction so may go for one of these books, although I'm also thinking of starting a section called The Experimental Kitchen!

[Mrs Dobby]

Hmm, the Experimental Kitchen, sounds like my kind of thread MB! Count me in!

[jerseybean]

Bread making.

Had a major urge for garlic bread last night with my chilli. At 7.30pm I chucked 500g bread flour , sachet yeast, sugar, salt , water and olive oil in a bowl and turned up the radiator. Left it for 1 hour only kneaded and put garlic butter within , and then rolled up like a pastie. Baked hot for 25 mins. OK we eat late but it was fab, despite no second prove. We have not made bread for a long time and even if not done totally correctly it beats most that you buy of the shelf. I made 2 one is in the freezer , what more do you need?

[madderbat]

thanks for the encouragement.
I think I went wrong by a) not measuring the yeast, b) possibly not having it frothy enough and c) not leaving it to prove long enough. Will try again with bigger lumps from the jam jar!
Could have done better with wholemeal flour instead of ordinary plain white maybe?