Comment thread for Hints for Making Bread by Chookie

[mcmich]

Well I love a wine Gert. DH doesn't drink - although he might take it up  We will be there if we possibly can 

[droverjess]

Sounds fun, shame it is 12000 miles away.......

[Delightful Den]

DW likes light fluffy nutrient deficient bread.  She does eat store bought brown bread. I am trying to make a whole meal loaf that satisfies her tastes while sacrificing as little of the whole grain goodness as possible. 

Anyone have any suggestions or tips? I tried using Hally's method with all wholemeal flour and I thought it was one of my best loafs (I included some sunflower and pumpkin seeds) however DW found it "dense and stodgy". 

[achookwoman]

DD, try the Laucke wholemeal to see if she likes this.  Bread is such a personal thing. 

[Wonder]

Den, I've had some success with the One large two small Vienna recipe subsituting rye and wholemeal flour for around 50% of the white and all in our family have loved it, I'm not sure how it would go with some seeds in it though.

[cookie1]

DD I was speaking to a lady from Bunbury here in the caravan park. She was saying that her children hate seeds in their bread so she turns them to flour in the tmx and uses them in her bread. I don't know if this would help at all.

[Delightful Den]

Thanks everyone. I will give some of these suggestions a go.

[CreamPuff63]

Just putting the link here to a youtube video of Alyce Alexander making Cheats Sourdough bread.

[achookwoman]

Thanks CP.

[Shazzy]

Sorry but this may be a dumb question but my sister has given me some wheat from her farm. If I mill this in the tmx can I use the whole amount as the flour or should I mix say half this with half bread flour??

[achookwoman]

I would mix it 1/2 and 1/2.

[Shazzy]

Thanks Chookie - I have done that and it has just finished the first rise and I have it on the second now.  I appreciate your response

[BeezeeBee]

Question for the bread goddesses...

Is there a sequence for final dressing up of the bread? Spray/brush water, then plonk seeds on the exterior of the dough before sending it off into the oven.

Or the other way round??

[achookwoman]

BZB,  I like to spray with water, sprinkle with seeds, spray again,(this helps them stick),  then slash.  then into oven.  If done in this order,  when the bread does its 'oven bounce' it has a nice pattern on top.   Some times it is difficult to slash if the dough is very wet.  Experts say that the slash should be 1 cm. deep,  but this depends on size of loaf. 
I will try and post a photo of the pattern that i mention.

[achookwoman]

BZB,  here it is!!!!!!