Forums: April 2011 Kickstart Forum: Fresh baked bread?
Created on: 04/17/11 10:08 PM Views: 1300 Replies: 3
WalMartVegan Joined: 04/07/11 Posts: 5	Fresh baked bread? Posted Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 10:08 PM Does anyone have a favorite bread recipe they can recommend? We normally grind our own grains and I use wheat (hard white or red) or spelt for our breads. Most of my recipes call for about 2 tablespoons of oil per loaf. Is that too much for a loaf? I don't normally make rye bread or pumpernickel bread, but I'm going to look for a recipe for those too. thanks! WalMartVegan
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cathyb Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 149	RE: Fresh baked bread? Posted Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 11:52 PM I have been making almost all of our bread from scratch for the past 20 years! My basic recipe is this (note: no oil): 2-3 t yeast dissolved in 1/2c warm water Then mix in: 6 C WW flour 1/2-1 t salt 2 c warm water Knead til elastic. let rise about 1 hour, punch down, shape, rise til double, bake 350 for 30-35 min. I make many variations: cinnamon raisin (about 2 T cinnamon and 1/3 ish cup raisins), onion, pretzels, (bagels (after second rise, dip in very hot water, then bake), english muffins (just made these a few minutes ago - when punch down, knead in a little water, roll out on cornmeal coated counter, cut out, cook on a preheated griddle for about 10 minutes per side. If they are cooking too fast, the outside gets brown/black fast, but the inside can still be doughy). The New Laurel's Kitchen cookbook has a great long narrative on how to bake bread.
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WalMartVegan Joined: 04/07/11 Posts: 5	RE: Fresh baked bread? Posted Monday, April 18, 2011 at 10:36 AM Thanks. I never thought of just leaving oil out. I'll try my hand at it. WalMartVegan
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cbboulder Joined: 04/06/11 Posts: 4	RE: Fresh baked bread? Posted Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 6:29 PM http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/08/dining/081mrex.html is one of my favorite bread recipes. no oil and super simple.
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