Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-25 Thread Samuel Wilkins via Cookinginthedark
t: Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand Good Afternoon. I do enjoy baking bread by hand as well. I have dough hooks, but if I need stress relief, I knead by hand. I stir the yeast and sugar together in the warm water using a wire whisk. The ones coated in silicon are great! You can smell it and hear it f

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-24 Thread Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark
witter.com/mamaraquel -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark Sent: Friday, July 24, 2020 11:29 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: pamelafairch...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand I have been baking more bread since

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-24 Thread meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
: [CnD] Baking bread by hand Yes, I've started baking bread again just because of summer heat, wanting sandwiches for meals, and not wanting to buy bread from the store. I have yeast in the fridge, and bought a vacuum-sealed pound of yeast from Amazon just before lockdown happened in my stat

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-24 Thread meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
hild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 11:41 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Baking bread by hand I can't help but put in a plug for trying out baking

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-24 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
ild -Original Message- From: Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 11:41 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: meward1...@gmail.com Subject: [CnD] Baking bread by hand I can't help but put in a plug for trying out baking by ha

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-24 Thread Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark
Behalf Of Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 11:48 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Deborah Armstrong Subject: Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand I agree that baking by hand is very good for the self-confidence. It's why my Grandma taught me to do it at

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread Regina Marie via Cookinginthedark
] Baking bread by hand Yes, I've started baking bread again just because of summer heat, wanting sandwiches for meals, and not wanting to buy bread from the store. I have yeast in the fridge, and bought a vacuum-sealed pound of yeast from Amazon just before lockdown happened in my state, s

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread Bill Deatherage via Cookinginthedark
I agree, baking bread is really enjoyable. I don’t make bread as much as I bake rolls. I guess I do all right because whenever we’re having Thanksgiving dinner or whatever I’m always the one that they called to make the rolls for the meal. One thing about it, I really can’t say are use a given

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread Samuel Wilkins via Cookinginthedark
I bake my bread all the time.  I didn't used to, as I wasn't sure how to do needing, but I can now.  The best combination I've found is to use two seeded flours, or half brown and half white flour with sunflower and pumpkin seeds.  A lot of the making is just waiting for it to rise, and I use f

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark
Yes, I've started baking bread again just because of summer heat, wanting sandwiches for meals, and not wanting to buy bread from the store. I have yeast in the fridge, and bought a vacuum-sealed pound of yeast from Amazon just before lockdown happened in my state, so I'm good to go till my flour o

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread Lynda via Cookinginthedark
I so agree.  I enjoy baking bread a lot. Lynda and Missy On 7/23/2020 11:41 AM, meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark wrote: I can't help but put in a plug for trying out baking by hand. Baking bread by hand is so satisfying. Though I am pretty terrible at shaping. My loaves are not always as p

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
c: Deborah Armstrong Subject: Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand I agree that baking by hand is very good for the self-confidence. It's why my Grandma taught me to do it at 7. I needed an adult to put the loaves in the oven for me when I was little but I timed them myself, and of course I did all t

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
48 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Deborah Armstrong Subject: Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand I agree that baking by hand is very good for the self-confidence. It's why my Grandma taught me to do it at 7. I needed an adult to put the loaves in the oven for me when I was little but I

Re: [CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread Deborah Armstrong via Cookinginthedark
I agree that baking by hand is very good for the self-confidence. It's why my Grandma taught me to do it at 7. I needed an adult to put the loaves in the oven for me when I was little but I timed them myself, and of course I did all the kneading and rising myself. But I work full-time at home n

[CnD] Baking bread by hand

2020-07-23 Thread meward1954--- via Cookinginthedark
I can't help but put in a plug for trying out baking by hand. Baking bread by hand is so satisfying. Though I am pretty terrible at shaping. My loaves are not always as pretty as the ones that I imagine are in pictures. Kneading bread is a very tactile activity. I recommend that people try it.