For a long time, bread-making was impossible for me. I developed an RSI at work and my wrists became very weak and painful. I indulged in a bread-maker, but the bread was frankly mediocre. I tried another bread-maker, with more success, and I found two ranges of mixes that worked well with it to produce …
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Considerably bigger buns
Send for Celia Imrie, forthwith! I made some Rosemary & Raisin Buns this afternoon. The recipe said to split the dough into 10 or 12 balls. I made a dozen buns, some of which are almost loaf-sized. They are soft and light and fluffy and plate-sized. Think “generous tea cake ” begging for a dollop …
Tuesday Supply Day
Eleven kilos of Wholemeal flour were redistributed at Spinning Group today, somewhat less of the Unbleached white. I have already used a kilo of the wholemeal, so supplies are now already running low! Still, 4 kilos will keep me happy for a while… We collected the yeast block on the way to spinning and I …
Wholemeal rolls feedback
We had a roll and a half each last night and thoroughly enjoyed them. Possibly I have never enjoyed a wholemeal bread more. You see, I am no fan of wholemeal. I am well aware of how good it is for me and that I should eat it in preference to white bread, but really …
Oaty Wholemeal
Mr L sent out a dove this morning and it returned intact. The waters are receding, for now. We face more strong winds from the South east soon. The phone rang yesterday afternoon. It was M, the lovely chap who makes the deliveries for our local courier. He explained that he had dropped two bags …
Bill Update 3
Bill was going like the clappers this morning when I looked in on him. I divided… discarding half, and gave the first cold water feed. Bill has now been moved from the warmth of the server cupboard and back to the kitchen, where it is much cooler. The spelt is going down fast – must …