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Banana, Sesame and Cardamom Loaf

Well, I had some bananas going over-ripe and thought "I will try that Baking Mad Recipe". Followed the instructions but used Dried Active Yeast made up in 200ml warm water instead of Easy Bake Yeast. Everything else was exactly as in the recipe. However, an 8 1/2 " savarin mould wouldn't hold the risen dough after the knockback, I had to use a 10" cake tin, with a 3" egg ring in the middle, but even that wasn't big enough so I took the egg ring out and it still rose over the top of the tin by a long way. After about an hour I decided I couldn't let it rise any more as it would be too tall for the oven, so baked it anyway. What a result! The lightest, softest, most yummy banana bread loaf ever. My son had three helpings and still wanted more! -


Ciabatta

Excellent recipe! I have made two batches now, one with Allinson's Dried Active Yeast and one with white sourdough starter instead of the Easy Bake yeast, and with careful control of the amount of liquid both batches have produced lovely, rich, golden crusted bread. -


Dark Ale and Walnut Bread

Excellent! It comes out just as well made by my traditional hand baking method and kneading twice. I fold the walnuts in at the "knock back" knead and make sure the second rise is more than double to get an even lighter texture. -


Focaccia

Following the recipe exactly, the dough rose beautifully but more than double while I was preparing dinner. Even after knocking back and rolling I had much more than the recipe says, so made two circular loaves in 10" cake tins. Added a touch of finely chopped garlic and some cherry tomatoes as well and the result was consumed almost before it had cooled. Excellent recipe. -


Hot Cross Buns

Baked two batches of these now, with Dried Active Yeast, both very successful. For the second batch, as I had run out of oranges, I used 50g mixed peel and a mixture of sultanas and raisins - they vanished into friends and family quicker than snow melting on the Sahara's sands. -


Stollen

Easy to make as long a you are careful not to let the marzipan ooze out. Good flavour, but a bit on the dry side compared to the Stollen I have had in Bavaria and Vienna. I compared the recipe with one from one of my German friends and tried it again adding 50g of melted butter to the ingredients, which produced a result much more like her Munich made Stollen. -


Pizza Dough

Great recipe. It works very well with Dried Active Yeast. I agree with the "Roll it very thin" comment. The second batch I made rose way beyond all expectations and we were eating light, fluffy pizzas about 2 inches (5 cm) thick. Try using Pasta Tomato sauce under the cheese layer. I have "blind baked" some as well, and stored them half baked, wrapped in cling-film, for 48 hours in the fridge. You can put the topping on and finish baking on the bare oven rack which gives a really crunchy base. -


Welsh Bara Brith

Diolch yn Fawr! Excellent results right from the first attempt and now a regular product of my kitchen. Much loved by family and friends who keep asking me to bake more. -


Hearty Country Bread

I tried this recipe using Easy Bake Yeast, as I needed a loaf quickly, and although the crust and rise were a little less than with my sourdough leaven recipe, the result was a loaf with a great flavour and texture. Excellent recipe if you are in a hurry :). -


Chelsea Buns

Excellent buns. I made a batch of 16 in a 10" square tin, 4x4 fitted and baked just right, scaling up the ingredients using bakers' percentages to calculate the amounts. Taste and texture much appreciated by all who ate them. -



Recipes Submitted

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Grandmother's Apple, Sultana and Cinnamon Loaf

Organic Rye Starter Leaven

Traditional Russian Black Bread

Malted Country Grain Loaf - Hand Baking

White Flour Starter Leaven

Pain de Campagne - Malted French Country Grain Loaf - Hand Baking

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