Comments on: Breadbaking and timekeeping http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:21:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dougal http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16333 Dougal Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:20:13 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16333 <p>This morning's loaves were, if I do say so myself, disturbingly good.</p> This morning’s loaves were, if I do say so myself, disturbingly good.

]]> By: Mikeachim http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16313 Mikeachim Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:11:03 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16313 <p>I'm with you, Dougal. Good bread dough, like curry, has to be left overnight before it fulfils its lip-smacking potential.</p> <p>And bread is being <a href="http://www.allotment.org.uk/allotment_foods/bread-making/chorleywood-bread-process.php" rel="nofollow">Chorleywood</a>ed along so quickly that the taste is being completely left behind, and people are growing up not really knowing what bread tastes like.</p> <p>Yay for all things slow.</p> I’m with you, Dougal. Good bread dough, like curry, has to be left overnight before it fulfils its lip-smacking potential.

And bread is being Chorleywooded along so quickly that the taste is being completely left behind, and people are growing up not really knowing what bread tastes like.

Yay for all things slow.

]]> By: Helen http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16303 Helen Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:21:40 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16303 <blockquote>One of the many delights of working from home. A bit of dough-making here, a bit of work, a bit of working the dough, a bit of work, a bit of baking, …</blockquote> <p>oooh, don't, you'll make him awfy jealous!</p> One of the many delights of working from home. A bit of dough-making here, a bit of work, a bit of working the dough, a bit of work, a bit of baking, …

oooh, don’t, you’ll make him awfy jealous!

]]> By: w7 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16302 w7 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16302 <p>OK, at least there is no claim of yet another health scare through too much yeast. I usually make my non-breadmaker bread alongside with the cooking, or just during the day in time for our supper, so have no need for taming the dough over night.</p> <p>One of the many delights of working from home. A bit of dough-making here, a bit of work, a bit of working the dough, a bit of work, a bit of baking, ...</p> OK, at least there is no claim of yet another health scare through too much yeast. I usually make my non-breadmaker bread alongside with the cooking, or just during the day in time for our supper, so have no need for taming the dough over night.

One of the many delights of working from home. A bit of dough-making here, a bit of work, a bit of working the dough, a bit of work, a bit of baking, …

]]> By: Dougal http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16301 Dougal Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:58:13 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16301 <p>w7, you're absolutely right. I've tried using "normal" quantities of yeast overnight but even the cold fridge doesn't stop the dough over-proving. And unless it's in a loaf tin it becomes very difficult to manoeuvre into the oven!</p> w7, you’re absolutely right. I’ve tried using “normal” quantities of yeast overnight but even the cold fridge doesn’t stop the dough over-proving. And unless it’s in a loaf tin it becomes very difficult to manoeuvre into the oven!

]]> By: w7 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16300 w7 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:18:50 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16300 <p>Errr. I suppose the dough will prove rather than "drove," of course.</p> Errr. I suppose the dough will prove rather than “drove,” of course.

]]> By: w7 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16299 w7 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:17:20 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16299 <p>Dougal, nice blog, and just the spirit! I love fresh bread in the morning, but admit to lazyness and use of the old bread making machine for overnight baking.</p> <p>What's the point about this being <em>low yeast</em> I wonder? Just to keep the dough at bay when it droves over night, or what?</p> Dougal, nice blog, and just the spirit! I love fresh bread in the morning, but admit to lazyness and use of the old bread making machine for overnight baking.

What’s the point about this being low yeast I wonder? Just to keep the dough at bay when it droves over night, or what?

]]> By: Helen http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16298 Helen Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:21:22 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16298 <p>yeah, but you find it much easier to get out of bed in the morning (or at least, much harder to stay in bed!) than Dougal, so I expect that helps! Also, we eat home made sandwiches for lunch almost every day and so get through a frankly staggering amount of bread. Needs must and all that....</p> yeah, but you find it much easier to get out of bed in the morning (or at least, much harder to stay in bed!) than Dougal, so I expect that helps! Also, we eat home made sandwiches for lunch almost every day and so get through a frankly staggering amount of bread. Needs must and all that….

]]> By: Lizzie http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/index.php/2009/07/15/breadbaking-and-timekeeping/comment-page-1/#comment-16297 Lizzie Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:49:13 +0000 http://www.dougalstanton.net/blog/?p=853#comment-16297 <p>Well I've never got round to it yet so don't beat yourself up I must try sometime soon</p> Well I’ve never got round to it yet so don’t beat yourself up I must try sometime soon

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