My Bread Made Easy Membership will transform your bread making skills. When you become a member you get access to a lot of benefits. This includes all of my pre-recorded online courses that you can watch at your own pace in the comfort of your own home, even whilst you are baking. You get access […]
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Well, it’s taken me 15 years to try the no knead bread method out for myself. I am not sure why I haven’t tried it before, it may have been scepticism that it surely couldn’t be that easy to make bread and for it to taste good. I should have ignored my sceptical self and
This is a really lovely bread to make for the Christmas table to share with family and friends. It takes a little time to make so is a perfect project when you have a day that you want to spend pottering in the kitchen. This bread is just one recipe that I share in my
This is a delicious way to use up some stale bread. You can use any bread that you have left over, but I do think that stale white bread works best. It seems to soak up the custard and give a better contrast between lovely, soft, pillowy pudding with caramelised crusts on the top layer.
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You can use any fruit for your cobbler. Soft fruit such as berries may not need pre-cooking as they will cook along with the cobbler. Fruit such as apples and pears may need pre-cooking so that they are lovely and soft by the time the cobbler is baked. If you aren’t sure then pre cook
This recipe is for one loaf of sourdough that will weigh about 1kg. You can double the recipe to make two loaves whilst the oven is on. If you would like a copy of my Sourdough ebook with all the information you need about making and maintaining a sourdough starter, making and troubleshooting your loaf
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Guest Post by Jonathan Thomas This article is a collection of Facebook posts written by Jonathan Thomas on the Bread Made Easy Facebook group. I have collected them together here as I think they make interesting reading. You can pop over to the Facebook group to read the comments of others and to add your
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A question I am often asked is “Do I need to add sugar to my bread dough?”. The simple answer is no. Bread dough only needs flour, water and yeast to work, but adding sugar, whilst optional, improves the flavour and the texture of the dough. Why add sugar? Many recipes for bread include a
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August 2022 As Veg Patch Kitchen Cookery School approaches its 8th anniversary there are some big changes taking place here at VPK HQ. The past two years have been difficult as a small business owner, first with the pandemic and now with increasing running costs and the squeeze on everyone’s purses. The uptake of my
This recipe uses my simple white bread recipe. Ingredients 500g white bread flour330-340g (or ml) water (You may need more or less depending on flour) 5-7g easy bake yeast or 10g fresh yeast 10g salt (or if you prefer you can go as low as 5g of salt) Method Place the flour, yeast, salt and
