Women's Institute: Bread by Liz Herbert

  • Basic white bread (Farmhouse loaf)

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    • Categories: Bread & rolls, savory
    • Ingredients: strong white bread flour; fast-action dried yeast
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  • Easy brown bread

    • saladdays on July 14, 2020

      This is a foolproof recipe, any brown or wholemeal flour can be used and mixed with white flour makes a less heavy loaf. Just one rise in the tin makes it quicker to make. I heat the oven to 230°C then lower to 200°C when the bread goes in and cook for 25 minutes. The stated cooking time is too long for a fan oven.

  • Milk bread (Bridge rolls)

    • saladdays on April 09, 2014

      A foolproof recipe, dough is quick to rise and rolls simple to shape and then cook in 15 minutes. Those that are left after a trial sampling have gone in the freezer so that we have quickly defrosted bread to go with a meal.

  • Wholemeal spelt bread

    • SugarFree_Vegan on May 13, 2020

      Page 26 - made this yesterday and it is such a lovely bread. Unlike wholemeal wheat flour the spelt has a much less dense crumb. It took mine about 45 mins in a warm place to prove/proof. The crust is lovely and crisp and it makes great toast too. I cooked mine in a loaf tin with another loaf tin the same size on top - if you google Poor Man's Dutch Oven you'll see what I mean. This always makes great bread and it is easier to slice too. Word of warning - don't over prove and knead too long due to the low gluten structure of spelt - it rises quicker than wheat.

  • Naan bread

    • SugarFree_Vegan on April 21, 2020

      I made a vegan version of this last night using Alpro Soya Greek Yoghurt, Alpro Soya Milk and Flora buttery vegan spread (UK products). This was really really yummy, so puffy, I hadn't expected it to work so very well. A real keeper recipe and unlike Roti you can pop them into the oven for 10 mins and no hanging over a hot skillet to cook them!

  • Apricot, cardamom and green tea teabread

    • SugarFree_Vegan on April 07, 2020

      Really tasty tea loaf that keeps well and is freezable, I veganised it by using a flax egg and soya yoghurt to make it. It's a recipe that I used to make a few years ago and then forgot about until I was looking for bread inspiration this week. This is a cake really and not a bread though.

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  • ISBN 10 184737400X
  • ISBN 13 9781847374004
  • Published Apr 01 2010
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 144
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd

Publishers Text

Bread is a lot easier to make than many people think. Women's Institute Bread starts by taking the reader through all the stages of bread making, with tips and advice on topics such as flour types, yeasts, temperature and storing. Advice is also provided on using the recipes in a bread machine. Recipes cover basic breads through to festive celebration recipes and yeast-free breads. Start by making a simple Farmhouse Loaf or an Oat and Honey Loaf, then expand your repetoire with favourites such as Pitta Bread, English Muffins or Foccacia. Add a twist to plain breads with savoury touches to create something a bit more unusual, such as Brie and Redcurrant Bites or Peppercorn Bread. For sweet or spicy recipes, try traditional Danish Pastries or Pain au Chocolat, or maybe something a little different such as Sugary Spice Dough Ball Ring. There are plenty of recipes here for anyone with a sweet tooth. Celebration breads will teach you how to make your own Pannetone at Christmas to impress friends and family, or try other traditional recipes throughout the year. Lastly, try something completely diffferent with yeast-, gluten- or wheat-free breads. Not just for those with a food intolerance, these are sure to become favourites with everyone who tastes them.

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