Homemade Bread

Bread making seems to be quite popular at the moment. My Dad and a friend or two seem to be baking so I thought "Why not give it a go!?"

          I must confess I did have a go at baking bread a year ago, however that turned into a disaster. The resulting "loaf" didn't rise and was over cooked. It was more of a brick, than a loaf of bread.

          So a few weeks ago, I researched recipes and found one for Irish Soda Bread. Its a simple recipe that only involves mixing a few ingredients into a bowl. None of this kneading work that is involved with conventional bread making. Perfect for me!!! (I thought). After 10 minutes of prep and 30 minutes baking, I had a loaf of Soda Bread. Yum :-)

Last week, I decided to 'bite the bullet' and bake a white loaf. After searching for a recipe and a trip to Sainsburys. I began the measuring and mixing process until a dough was formed. Next came the painful kneading process. I say painful due to the arm ache from the repeating kneading movement, that felt like hours but only turned out to be 10 minutes!! After 2 hours of proving, a further minute of kneading followed by another hour of proving I had what looked like a raw loaf. I then placed my hard work into the oven and 30 minutes later I had a perfectly baked loaf of bread, to my amazement. Even more it tastes good!!!!

 



I am honestly impressed by the successful result :-)

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