Bread making - prob for Champ and LF

[Rico1304]

I've made the Paul Hollywood bloomer about 4 times now and whilst its been nice I think it's a bit dense. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

 

When it comes to the kneading my dough never seems to get the elasticity that his gets on the programme. Again ideas?

[s(k)aturation]

Just go round to Champ's for some.

Everyone else seems to get invited.

[Champ]

I've made the Paul Hollywood bloomer about 4 times now and whilst its been nice I think it's a bit dense. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

 

When it comes to the kneading my dough never seems to get the elasticity that his gets on the programme. Again ideas?

 

Without having seen what you have been doing its hard to say definitively.

 

I've found the bloomer recipe good but I made his Hot Cross Buns and while the tasted good they were quite tough, shall we say, and shall continue to get mine from M&S.

 

Interesting you raise this (pun not intended) as there was a piece on artisan breadmaking on the Scottish Countryfile programme at the weekend and the baker claimed that kneading is pointless and the yeast would do its stuff regardless. I am planning to test this out.

 

About making bread at home, I reckon it is a mistake to aim for shop bought lightness (or maybe that's my excuse) but what you can get is great tasting bread.

 

Having said the above about the value of kneading, I have been working on my technique, really stretching the dough, like he does, rather than a neater rolling action I have used until now and I thought this did get a more elastic dough when I did it at the weekend.

 

And instead of shaping it into a bloomer I put it in a 2lb loaf tin and it turned out very well.

 

Thoughts?

[Champ]

Just go round to Champ's for some.

Everyone else seems to get invited.

 

I'm a good host.

 

You can have the recipe, if you want

[lifetime fan]

Try letting it prove at a higher temperature.

[stringvest]

I've made the Paul Hollywood bloomer about 4 times now and whilst its been nice I think it's a bit dense. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

 

Nothing. You've got Paul Hollywood off to a tee there

[Scott_M]

His is name really Paul Hollywood or has he changed it to Hollywood, because, y'know, he's a cunt?

[Redder Lurtz]

I'm a good host.

 

You can have the recipe, if you want

 

Yes please.

[Champ]

 

Yes please.

 

Lurtz knows. Girls love cake x

[Champ]

Nothing. You've got Paul Hollywood off to a tee there

Seems to be doing all right for himself......for a dense cunt

[Hand Shandy]

Fucking hell!

 

Have I wandered into a WI meeting?

[Champ]

Fucking hell!

 

Have I wandered into a WI meeting?

 

Do you not eat?

 

There was no ambiguity in the thread title. You did not 'wander' in at all

[Rico1304]

Fucking hell!

 

Have I wandered into a WI meeting?

 

Ill scratch your fucking eyes out - or hit you with one of my loaves, not sure which is worse.

[Redder Lurtz]

Lurtz knows. Girls love cake x

 

I meant the bread recipe ya spaz.

[Hand Shandy]

Yes I eat, and I read a lot of threads despite the title.

 

Some of the great GF threads have started from humble beginnings.

 

Anyway, these are some lovely baps...

 

[Champ]

I meant the bread recipe ya spaz.

 

Sweet talking gets you everywhere

 

BBC - Food - Recipes : Paul Hollywood’s bloomer

[Redder Lurtz]

Much obliged ma'am. I'll be having a go at one of those at the weekend.

[Champ]

Much obliged ma'am. I'll be having a go at one of those at the weekend.

 

Its makes a pretty big loaf so you may want to make 2 smaller loaves and freeze one, as I do with the soda bread as its only really me who eats it.

 

It does, however, toast very well. Butter and no substitutes, of course

[Fowlers God]

I'm off bread at the min so ill pop back over to the tele box for now.