I just had to share this with you folks and then I will post a couple of holiday pics on my blog,
As I bragged once on here, that I made my own bread[ with a machine] and the other day I changed the flour, why? good question, as the loaves were turning out perfectly all right till then, But in the Supermarket when I was shopping I spotted in the Home baking section EXTRA STRONG BREAD FLOUR Hmm thought I, I wonder if this is as good or better than the normal BREAD FLOUR [own brand] I usually get. I read the packet, well after the disaster of the wrong yeast I made sure of it, and it said, suitable for bread machines read instructions cook on Basic. OK well here are the results. Would YOU eat it, I was afraid to even put it out for the birds, as they'd never get off the ground, as it weighed a ton, and was about half the size if normal. I can only hope it was the flour that was to blame. I've gone back to my original flour and a loaf is churning in the machine right now, so watch this space.
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I love hommade bread. Hopefully it was just the flour that ruined this loaf of bread.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.realfood4realpeople.com/convert.html
is the conversion chart for different countries.
c in my recipes stands for cup.
I love that smell of bread baking. I haven't made any in a great while. I do hope it was the flour change.
ReplyDeleteSee if it will make tasty toast.
ReplyDeleteI can't stop laughing! Arlene, you are just the funniest! Yeah, that's a loaf of bread all right; they must have meant a person had to be "strong" to lift it. All I could picture was little birds struggling to get off the ground. Whew. I'd write a letter to that flour company and say, "What were you thinking???" They'd either send your money back, OR they'd send you a lifetime supply of their Strong Flour, LOL>
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of strong flour, but I'm sure that it was the flour. Stick to the other flour you were using. The proper flour does make the difference.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I also dicovered that yeast has a best before date.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, I'm chuckling here, getting a good visual of little birds flapping like crazy to get airborne. lol
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the loaf you're making now will be just fine.
Still chuckling...........the word I had to type to post my last comment was 'crust'. lol
ReplyDeleteLOL whats that looks yukky Arlene best to stick to what your using. Could always use it as a doorstop. Did it smell nice though when you were baking it?
ReplyDeleteHugs Sheila.
LoL ;) Oh dear! Not the most successful of baking days then! Mind you...you want to see what I managed to do to sausages last night...lol...always a good idea to keep an eye on them!!!
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