Guest guest Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 Katie, would you be willing to share your bread recipe? I have some wheatberries and I would like to try and make bread. Do you have to mix in any other type of flour? ~Danielle , Katie <cozycate wrote: > > > I don't use a bread machine. I actually start with wheat berries and grind my own flour. I have fresh bread on the table in 2 1/2 hours and most of that is waiting time. Bread is easy and tastes so much better than what you get at the store. > Katie > --- On Fri, 7/25/08, rosetalleo <rosetalleo wrote: > > rosetalleo <rosetalleo > Re: Making bread > > Friday, July 25, 2008, 7:57 AM You do not need a bread machine at all. Making bread is both the most > simple and most complicated thing. I make bread by hand and have for > years, and from time to time, something goes different in my loaves. > > Differences arise from variations in temperatures (hot weather causes > fast rising), wild yeasts, differences in humidity, time left to rise, > how old is your flour, small variations in salt/flour/water amounts, > you name it.... > > The last one went a little sour (fast rising and bubbling) and since > it was whole wheat it did not rise as much as I would have liked. > However, the taste is great and I know exactly what went in there. It > also saves heaps of $$$$ if you compare the prices for artisan bread > (or even the more commercial ones) and the price of flour. Even if > the loaves are less than ideal, they will still be very good, so it is > worth pursuing. I made 3 small loaves and 2 of them went in the > freezer so I'll have fresh bread for a while. I'd be glad to show you > how to make it by hand (best to see it done) next time I go camping in > JT (in the fall or winter) > Roseta > > , " itshotinjt04 " > <itshotinjt04@ ...> wrote: > > > > I used to make bread in my breadmaker, but it always came out thick > > and not light and fluffy, the way bread should be. With grocery prices > > climbing sky high and the fact that most breads contain HFCS (although > > I have found a brand that does not) I would like to make my own bread > > again. Does anyone have any ideas why my bread did not come out light > > and fluffy or any suggestions I can try? I followed the directions for > > the bread maker very carefully, so I am stumped as to what I did > > wrong. Thanks!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 For my recipe you don't have to mix in any other kinds of grain, but you can if you want to. I usually use 50% summer white wheat, 25% spelt and 25% kamut, but that is up to you. If you choose to mix in any type of grain other tha spelt and kamut, you will need to add more glueten. I hope you enjoy the bread. Katie WHOLE WHEAT BREAD 2 1/4 cups very warm water 1 1/2 TBS yeast 5-7 cups fresh ground grain 1/3 cup olive oil 1/3 cup honey 1 1/2 tsp salt Turn on over to 200*. oil the bottom and sides of a large loaf bread pan. In the bowl of a large mixer stir together the water, yeast, honey. Mix in 3 cups of flour until thoroughly blended. Turn off mixer and allow to sit for 10-15 minutes for the yeast to start working. When the mixture is bubbly and smells yeasty, add the oil, salt and another 1/1/2 cups of flour. Using the bread hook on your mixer, mix completely and then continue to add flour, until the dough cleans the bowl. On low speed continue to mix for 10 minutes to accomplish kneedings. Oil you hands and remove dough from mixer. Shape into loaf. Place in pan and then turn over so top is coated with oil. Turn off oven and place pan in warm over to raise. In about 20-30 minutes your loaf will be ready to bake, Remove from oven while you heat the over to 325*. When oven is heated, return pan to oven and back for 20-25 minutes. --- On Sat, 7/26/08, mylameoww <mylameoww wrote: mylameoww <mylameoww Re: Making bread:Katie Saturday, July 26, 2008, 6:31 PM Katie, would you be willing to share your bread recipe? I have some wheatberries and I would like to try and make bread. Do you have to mix in any other type of flour? ~Danielle , Katie <cozycate@.. .> wrote: > > > I don't use a bread machine. I actually start with wheat berries and grind my own flour. I have fresh bread on the table in 2 1/2 hours and most of that is waiting time. Bread is easy and tastes so much better than what you get at the store. > Katie > --- On Fri, 7/25/08, rosetalleo <rosetalleo@ ...> wrote: > > rosetalleo <rosetalleo@ ...> > [vegetarian_ group] Re: Making bread > > Friday, July 25, 2008, 7:57 AM You do not need a bread machine at all. Making bread is both the most > simple and most complicated thing. I make bread by hand and have for > years, and from time to time, something goes different in my loaves. > > Differences arise from variations in temperatures (hot weather causes > fast rising), wild yeasts, differences in humidity, time left to rise, > how old is your flour, small variations in salt/flour/water amounts, > you name it.... > > The last one went a little sour (fast rising and bubbling) and since > it was whole wheat it did not rise as much as I would have liked. > However, the taste is great and I know exactly what went in there. It > also saves heaps of $$$$ if you compare the prices for artisan bread > (or even the more commercial ones) and the price of flour. Even if > the loaves are less than ideal, they will still be very good, so it is > worth pursuing. I made 3 small loaves and 2 of them went in the > freezer so I'll have fresh bread for a while. I'd be glad to show you > how to make it by hand (best to see it done) next time I go camping in > JT (in the fall or winter) > Roseta > > , " itshotinjt04 " > <itshotinjt04@ ...> wrote: > > > > I used to make bread in my breadmaker, but it always came out thick > > and not light and fluffy, the way bread should be. With grocery prices > > climbing sky high and the fact that most breads contain HFCS (although > > I have found a brand that does not) I would like to make my own bread > > again. Does anyone have any ideas why my bread did not come out light > > and fluffy or any suggestions I can try? I followed the directions for > > the bread maker very carefully, so I am stumped as to what I did > > wrong. Thanks!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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