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General Discussion => Hobbies & Crafts => Topic started by: GillE on July 16, 2011, 17:00
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We drove over to Oundle today where a food festival was being held. What a lovely market town. The centre looks very like Stamford with the houses built out of local quarried stone, but it's not so big or busy as Stamford. The only problem was it took us half an hour to work out how to get into the town because the bridge in had been sealed off for building works. As a result, the traffic diversion was circuitous and it took ages to work out where we needed to break the circle.
Dan Lepard was holding a workshop in bread baking and we arrived at the venue about ten minutes late. Fortunately, the organisers had realised that there were traffic problems so they had delayed the start by ten minutes :) .
Bearing in mind that classes with Dan can cost £230, we thought the £12.50 it cost for this workshop was excellent value. He explained and demonstrated the whole baking process very thoroughly, not only covering bread made with yeast but also sourdough bread which does not have added yeast. It was great to pick up a few tips and wrinkles from such a knowledgeable baker. His Lordship had made his first ever attempt at sourdough bread yesterday and although it had been edible, it hadn't been a great success. Watching Dan go through the process helped identify where he'd gone wrong (forgetting to add salt). At the end of the demonstration Dan took questions which he answered in great detail and with enthusiasm. He's clearly a man with a passion for dough. Oh, and everyone was given two free bags of Shipton Mill white bread flour plus two sachets of dried yeast.
What's my sourdough bread like? Well, I reckon it's much tastier than supermarket stuff made by the Chorleywood method using grain which would otherwise be sent for animal fodder and which is filled with so much yeast and preservatives that it gets a full rise within seventeen minutes:
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Bearing in mind that classes with Dan can cost £230......
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Im in the wrong job.why are they that much.I just get out the bread making machine and whack in the ingredients :thumb: :thumb:
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Sounds like a great trip, Gill, I would like to have been there.
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ARRRGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
was on 666 post count
thats better ;D
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:laugh:
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Sounds like a great day, Gill. You will have to open a Pals Shop so that we can all sample your recipes. ;)
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Great idea. :thumb:
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:smart:
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One day we'll have to hold a PC-Pals picnic or barbecue.
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I'm nice and centrally placed. :)
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;D
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The more I bake, the easier it is :) . These sourdough loaves were made with wholemeal, white and rye flour, salt and water - no sugar or yeast:
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I was able to use some of the techniques I picked up from Dan Lepard and the bread has a much more even crumb and a better shape. It's tasty too :) .
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Damn, now I'm hungry.
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Next thing you'll have to try is country biscuits and bulldog gravy :laugh:
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What are they?
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Country biscuits I can imagine, but bulldog gravy?? :dunno:
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So long as it's not John Bull gravy. ;D
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Still... :dunno:
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You want fizzy gravy? :o
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Might be interesting... :)
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;D
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I can't give you fizzy gravy, but something that's an absolute taste sensation is a sliver of dried meat such as biltong or jerky in your mouth as you glug a chilled lager. It's the adult equivalent of a sherbet explosion!
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What are they?
Country biscuits----flour,water,milk,baking powder,butter, salt
Bulldog gravy-----Flour ,milk,pork or beef sausage
Great as a side for breakfast
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I either make seeded wholemeal or ciabatta.
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You need to eat better Clive
A normal breakfast here is 3 eggs,hash browns,bacon or ham,biscuits and gravy
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Gravy?? :ack:
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Its betterr than it sounds :thumbs:
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Don't get me wrong, I love gravy, but not for breakfast! ;D
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Its kind of a local country custom
Biscuits and gravy to finish off breakfast
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Is that one of those country customs like mating your niece with her first cousin who is also her uncle? Or is it one of those customs like having defibrillators on charge by the time coffee is served?
I didn't know America had inherited all these Norfolk traditions ;) .
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Its one of those customs eat aa big breakfast so you can work twice as hard ;D