There is no finer bread than my absolutely bogstandard home made loaf: flour, water, yeast. Can't be arsed with making faffy sourdough.
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Impressed. We're lucky with our local bakery doing fab old fashioned white bread that is so widely bought here that everyone* thinks it's just 'normal' bread. (* this may make us woke in the eyes of D Teleg readers, tho)
aug 31, 2025, 10:02 am • 3 0 • view
It's so easy to make, too.
aug 31, 2025, 10:03 am • 1 0 • view
Not according to all the youtube videos the algorithm has thrown at me.
aug 31, 2025, 10:08 am • 1 0 • view
Would you mind sharing your recipe?
aug 31, 2025, 10:08 am • 0 0 • view
It's very simple! I use a Pyrex pint measuring jug: in a mixing bowl, mix a jug filled to the 1 pint level with flour with the yeast (I use dried yeast, so a good teaspoon) and a pint of warm water. Mix and leave to bubble for a few hours - it will look like porridge. After a few hours ...
aug 31, 2025, 10:11 am • 4 0 • view
(I leave it for about six hours), add another jug of flour plus the salt (a couple of teaspoons) and mix together to form a slightly sticky dough. Put that in a greased tin; leave to rise for a couple of hours, then bake for 45 minutes at 180C. And that's it!
aug 31, 2025, 10:14 am • 4 0 • view
Will def try.
aug 31, 2025, 10:15 am • 1 0 • view
It's so straightforward: if @maggiephilbin.bsky.social and I can nail this method, anyone can
aug 31, 2025, 10:16 am • 1 0 • view
So no kneading needed?
aug 31, 2025, 10:27 am • 1 0 • view
Not really - you end up kneading it a bit when you do the second jug of flour; you need to use both hands to get it properly mixed, but you don't need to do 10 minutes of kneading or anything
aug 31, 2025, 10:29 am • 1 0 • view
Sounds great - thanks!
aug 31, 2025, 10:31 am • 0 0 • view
Looks great! How long does it keep? It takes me a while to get through a loaf and I often end up having to throw some away. (Not the end of the world, but I inherited my mother’s horror of wasting food!)
aug 31, 2025, 10:19 am • 1 0 • view
I slice and freeze bread if we aren’t eating it quickly.
aug 31, 2025, 11:28 am • 2 0 • view
I keep it in a bag in the fridge and it comfortably lasts a week. It goes a bit stale if you leave it out
aug 31, 2025, 10:30 am • 2 0 • view
Thanks ! I’ll definitely give it a try.
aug 31, 2025, 10:31 am • 1 0 • view
Fantastic, thank you.
aug 31, 2025, 10:31 am • 1 0 • view
At what stage do you stir the woke in?
aug 31, 2025, 10:18 am • 4 1 • view
😆😆😆
aug 31, 2025, 10:18 am • 1 0 • view
Pyrex sounds a bit forrin. Either that or Wilsonite…
aug 31, 2025, 10:20 am • 1 0 • view
No butter or oil? What witchcraft is this?
aug 31, 2025, 10:16 am • 0 0 • view
Nope! I do use butter to grease the tin, but I don't think that makes much difference. It turns out just as well if you don't use a tin
aug 31, 2025, 10:18 am • 0 0 • view
How interesting!
aug 31, 2025, 10:22 am • 1 0 • view