[mumofstig]

Oooh YUM 

[chrissie B]

I second that yum yum .
looks like a very busy day , hubbys away this weekend so was thinking i would have a no interupted day , son s coming for tea sat so friday it will have to be .
chrissie b

[devonbarmygardener]

Twas bread day tiday and I did the usual three batches of white unbleached, and a batch of wholegrain and oat, all the same basic 500g/7g/5g salt, but with a splash of oil in two. two bloomers, a small wholegrain and chesse and onion, garlic and herb, white and wholegrain rolls ready for visitors. They all have different textures depending on what was added,

They all look fab, but the cheese and onion one is just begging to be nibbled

[snowdrops]

They look lovely Tosca, do you bake once a week & freeze for when needed ?

[chrissie B]

I just bake as i go , sadly i seem to have lost my ability to multi task.
chrissie b

[tosca100]

They look lovely Tosca, do you bake once a week & freeze for when needed ?

I usually do three lots Chrissie, mainly to make putting the oven on worth while. Whether it lasts a week depends on what flavours, if any, I do. I don't eat much ordinary bread, but love both cheese and onion and garlic, and walnut,,,and olive....or fruit...you get the drift.

So try to keep it for occasions.

[chrissie B]

Just been having a sneaky bit of the couron i made for Christmas its got ginger , cherries , nuts and dark chocolate , the bread has lemon in it , its kept well in the freezer we just keep chopping bits off yum .
chrissie b .

[oldgrunge]

Made English muffins for breakfast this morning. been making them for years, until I bought an Elizabeth David book in a charity shop and found I'd been making them wrong! Now, they are cooked in a dry frying pan, instead of baking in the oven. Then they are slightly split with a knife and torn open with the fingers - heaven!

[chrissie B]

I just did some brown ones i did in the pan but my hob is a bit erratic and i allways burn some , what i wanted to ask was oldgrudge were they ok cooked in the oven because i would do them that way if there was no differance .
chrissie b

[oldgrunge]

No chrissie, they're not the same. They're still nice when baked in the oven, but don't have that soft, fluffy texture you get when you cook them on the hob. Have you tried turning the hob down.
We have an induction hob which I put on no. 6 until the pan is hot, then turn down to 4, and cook muffins for 9 mins. a side.
Hope this helps.

[snowdrops]

I've been thinking of making some as well as some Pikelets. I've an induction hob, would a cast iron frying pan be ok, I thought maybe the hob wouldn't do them

[oldgrunge]

I would think a cast iron pan would be ideal. Should work fine on an induction hob, if in doubt test the pan with a magnet.

[snowdrops]

Thanks. The pan does work, I use it regularly.

[chrissie B]

I have turned it down but stays on hot even when its turned almost off i think its on its way out myself i dont know how old it is as it was in the house when we came, i can never leave the kitchen when i use the 2 bigger rings the small ones are ok , i suppose i could use the small rings it would just take a little longer
Chrissie b

[barley]

finally managed to bake a successful Gluten free Loaf 

it was quite yellow because I used my own free range eggs which have bright orange yolks , must say it was a really good taste  and lovely and moist

it doesn't rise as much as normal bread but as it tasted ok I'm not complaining