Comments on: Easy homemade bread baking

By: Sara Noel

Sara Noel — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:44:59 +0000

Here’s a link from the archive for hamburger buns, English muffins and biscuits.
http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/03/13/buns-make-for-frugal-weekend-meals/

By: Yasmine

Yasmine — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:37:58 +0000

I love making and baking bread, everyone should try it!

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:53:36 +0000

Actually … I -do- use the dough cycle on the bread machine once in a while if I spaced out and forgot to start Amish bread the night before. I try not to, but given the choice between “cheater” fresh bread for supper in 2 hours or a quick trip to the store to buy the overpriced artisan breads I crave, I think the electricity to make dough is the lesser of two evils

I never use it to bake, however. A real oven does a much better job, and you can bake it right alongside your roast or whatever else you’re baking.

I don’t use the bread machine for whole wheat dough, however, as it just never comes out right. I mix the dough rather wet, let it rise on it’s own for two (or more) days, then use half one day, half the next, adding enough flour to firm it up. I can’t do that with the Amish bread, however, as it quickly outgrows the confines of it’s bin after a day and overflows all over the counter, down the cabinet, and across the floor like some Saturday night B-grade horror movie. Actually, the whole wheat will do that too, it just takes a couple more days.

I always see gently used bread machines at the Salvation Army for $3-$4 dollars.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:41:22 +0000

I recently discovered the joy of making homemade bread. My favorite to make is Challah – it uses so few ingredients and is quite frugal to make. Like the commenter above, I don’t use a bread machine or a mixer. It’s fun to do it all by hand and it gives you huge muscles.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:23:13 +0000

A friend gave me some Amish bread sourdough starter two years ago and we’ve been baking our own bread ever since. The first few loaves were flops (too dense, didn’t rise right, etc.), but after that I learned how to get the fickle sourdough starter-yeast to rise properly in our coastal climate and there’s been no going back. It costs us around $.65 cents per loaf for 100% whole honey-wheat and maybe $.40 cents for Amish bread (a slightly sweet, chewy white bread). I don’t even need to use a recipe anymore … I make it so often I just know the recipes (though sometimes I experiment with a new recipe … with mixed results).

Basically, yeast is like people. It’s in no hurry to get out of bed and start bustling about making your bread rise when it’s cold. If you want sourdough bread in January without using commercial yeast or a bread machine and you keep your house a frugal 65 degrees, you’ll want to mix up tomorrows bread today and let it take it’s time rising in one of those cheap covered plastic bowls overnight. Once summer comes, you can just mix it together in the morning and eat it at supper. Because relative humidity and atmospheric pressure vary from location to location (affecting water, flour, and kneading), it’s better to experiment with several recipes until you find a couple that work for you. Then, use those recipes all the time for your primary baking.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:14:10 +0000

Love your bread recipes. Nigella Lawson has a great whole-grain bread recipe where you literally just mix everything, including the yeast, put it in a loaf pan and bake. No waiting for dough to rise; no kneading. It’s called Lazy Loaf, and it’s from Nigella Express. I make it all the time. The recipe is also printed here: http://big-chef.com/tsir/?p=331.

Carol
http://frugallivingpress.blogspot.com/
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By: Matt SF

Matt SF — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:55:25 +0000

Nothing beats the smell of fresh bread being baked. Just thinking about it reminded me of walking into Grandma's house. Might have to give the Italian bread a try tomorrow! .-= Matt SF´s last blog ..Visualizing How the Things You Own, End Up Owning You =-.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:45:57 +0000

There is absolutely nothing better than fresh, warm homemade bread with butter. My kids love it. I love making bread and it is easier than most people think. I do not use a bread machine. I love the feel of kneading bread. It is relaxing. There are, however, recipes for bread that don’t need kneading. I keep a batch in my fridge and just pull out a batch and bake it every night for dinner. Can’t get much better than that. We all need to get back to basics. Happy baking!!!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:35:42 +0000

Thank you for these great recipes! I LOVE bread so I know I’ll try these for sure. I’ve been on this Pantry Challenge this month, it’s where you only eat from your pantry and not go shopping. Well we’ve been eatting better then ever, because I am having to find new recipes to keep using everything I have. It’s been fun, educational and the whole family is liking me cooking more.
These recipes will fit in very nicely with the rest.
Thanks again for sharing!
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