[mumofstig]

I've been experimenting with recipes to bake yellow village bread as made on Zakyinthos. Today, I've come pretty close 

The flour mix is 2/3rds strong white bread flour to 1/3rd medium ground cornmeal, next time I'll up the cornmeal a little more. It didn't rise as much as usual, so perhaps it needs a longer 2nd proving 

I must invest in some baguette trays for a better shape, though 

[New shoot]

I like corn bread, but I've never tried a mixed wheat/corn bread.  Might do now I've seen that    How does it change basic white dough taste and texture wise ?

It looks very good 

[mumofstig]

The texture is closer - less holey, and it's certainly bread you chew  Adding the corn gives a deeper flavour I think, it certainly makes the bread a lovely colour.

[chrissie B]

Try dunelm for your baggette  tray mum , got mine there it was £7.99 its heavy metal and none stickwith the holes in they look great when they come out .
the village bread looks great remember it from hols there .
chrissie b

[DanielCoffey]

Remember that corn has effectively no gluten compared to strong white flour so this will be why the bread rises less and will be more prone to sagging as you up the corn content.

[compostqueen]

Currently waiting for the first rise of the oatmeal loaf as discussed several pages back. I have high hopes   

[lettice]

Lidl have the ZENKER Springform Cake and Loaf tins from Sunday, £4.99 each
Removable rims.
Cake Tin, size (cm): H7 x W28 x D19
Loaf Tin, size (cm): H7 x W30 x D12

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=39137&ar=13

[chrissie B]

Anyone doing some festive breads this year , i did a couron one year from one of the bake off contestants i changed the white for darkas no one likes it except for small drizzel decoration , it was lovley with bit of mixed fruit and dried cranburys and nuts i made it early and froze it kept well .
Chrissie b

[chrissie B]

Ive decided to take the liquid milk crom my bread and replace with thepowder which the recipe states which is the best to use .
chrissie b

[mumofstig]

They're all much of a muchness in bread cakes, so I use Tesco's ownbrand

[chrissie B]

Just ordinarry dried milk powder no special brand .
chrissie b

[madcat]

Agreed.  Whichever is the economy one on the shelf, depending where I am shopping. 

[chrissie B]

Thank you
chrissie b

[snowdrops]

Today hubby made 2 lovely brown loaves for me as I'd said we never have brown now we make our own. He used the six seeded brown flour(Wessex mill) I bought yesterday from the farm shop. Very acceptable it was too.
On another note I've just bought hubby a day course in French bread baking for his birthday on Saturday . It's in Crich in Derbyshire, best bit is I'm going too, cos I don't think he'd like to go on his own hee hee😄

[chrissie B]

What a lovley present bet you carnt wait for those french bread smells wafting round your house .
chrissie b