Monday’s Baking

Another attempt on the Milk Loaf yesterday. This time I used the white bread flour from our local shop. I could see the dough in the peep hole in no time at all. The loaf almost filled the tin, but as usual, my shaping was not quite right and I have dimples at each end. …

Another Fail

After another failure in the Milk Loaf department, I am minded to try a different flour. Basically I am wondering if the flour that I am using can support the required rise. I have had problems with it producing an apparently weak dough in the past. For my first (successful, apart from exploding from the …

Yesterday’s outcome

The Milk Roll wasn’t exactly inedible. It is very close textured and looks like a Madeira cake! We had some for tea and then toast for breakfast today. Not my best bread ever, but not duck food either. The Malt Loaves were a little too browned, due to my giving a blog my attention and …

Milk Roll 2

Every scrap of the first milk roll was used – and it made wonderful toast. I do not have any full-fat milk powder yet, nor do I have any visibly white flour, but here goes… Same recipe as last time, but this time using butter instead of oil. The flour is the Bacheldre Watermill Organic …