[Elvira]

I'm hungry after reading this thread!  We live just down the road from Shipton Mill which is handy if you run out of flour or need a speciality one.    Only thing is we are trying to avoid bread at the moment after the Christmas indulgences...

[chrissie B]

Well ive got a nice recipe for a bran loaf but its mainly white with a little brown and some dates looks nice might throw in some walnuts .
watched tonight a prog eat well for less very interesting they mentioned bread and said its not as bad for us as we are led to believe
Chrissie b

[Madame Cholet]

Complex unrefined carbs are healthy its all the refined stuff which is yuk.

[chrissie B]

I was quite suprised when she said bread doesn't  bloat you when the powers that be say it does.she said its an intolerance to it will cause the bloating , its a mine field of info out there whos wright .
chrissie b .

[compostqueen]

She also said if you eat too much you would bloat, which is not surprising, given that some folks will eat a loaf 

Folks eat too much of everything these days, cept perhaps salad and veg 

I enjoyed that programme. The kids were great eaters, which is wonderful to see 

[chrissie B]

I went to a wedding and the next day when we net up a couple who had their 2 daughters one was 5 was ordering muscles they each had a huge bowl and ate the lot i was amased , the mother said they love that kind of thing and hardley ever want burgers .when we lived in greece i loved seing the kids eat real food fish and  octopus kids here would twist their faces.
chrissie b

[8doubles]

I went to a wedding and the next day when we net up a couple who had their 2 daughters one was 5 was ordering muscles they each had a huge bowl and ate the lot i was amased , the mother said they love that kind of thing and hardley ever want burgers .when we lived in greece i loved seing the kids eat real food fish and  octopus kids here would twist their faces.
chrissie b

I have always been amazed at what youngsters will put in their mouths, most toddlers will eat any creepy crawly they can catch, it is the parents that stop them !
I think if you get a few kids together they might still twist their faces when given seafood but 90% will give its a go !

Got to be on the coast or have access to good fresh seafood or even i twist my face.

"you can't have it , it is only for adults" will often work better than "try this"!

[beesrus]

Having looked into it, I've decided against the flour improver for the wholemeal loaves. A few sniffy comments here and there online, but with a bit of logic I have some sympathy with. Looks like it's the vitamin c tablets instead, that seems a good idea that suits...and then maybe an egg instead of oil/butter.

[Val H]

Or a couple of teaspoons of lemon juice?

[Aunt Sally]

Adding egg will make it rather "cakey" 

The flour improver is not just Vit C it contains enzymes (Amylases) that break starch down to sugar for the yeast to use.  It certainly gives a superior result!

I would ask my FIL for the details of this (he was a master baker) but he doesn't bake bread in heaven now

[chrissie B]

I think if your happy with your results why add extra stuff , i just got a. Nice comment today when i gave the lads a couple of bacon butties , they are doing my conservatory roof and it was very cold they asked hubby where we bought our buns , i was very glad as i thought they were not going to proove it took for ever .

Chrissie b

[chrissie B]

I think if your happy with your results why add extra stuff , i just got a. Nice comment today when i gave the lads a couple of bacon butties , they are doing my conservatory roof and it was very cold they asked hubby where we bought our buns , i was very glad as i thought they were not going to proove it took for ever .

Chrissie b

Man cannot live by bread alone , he must have cake as well

[grendel]

workmen can not live by bread alone, bacon is compulsory.
Grendel

[chrissie B]

Ha ha been feeding my work men with bacon butties and coffee .
chrissie b

[chrissie B]

Has any one noticed how long home made bread lasts
chrissie b