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I’ve made wholemeal sourdough over the years but recently I have gone back to using white flour simply because it’s easier (!) although I must confess to losing a little of my sourdough Va Va Voom recently as can be seen in my earlier photo (tastes good but not the rise I’d like to see).
Do you think a ring of silicone paper sheet would do similar? We use circular silicone sheets for the Aga top for eggs and the like, and if you cut a circular hole that would get you a ring for the bottom of the tin at not too much money? I’m definitely into bread baking at home - so reckon we’ll give the Omnia a whirl. I guess it woks okay on a Cadac or similar ??Sounds like @kurienp can help you with that as I don’t have one. The only (irritating) thing I would add is that the French Bundt tin that I bought cost less than a fiver
The sheet will give you non stick……. the advantage of the Bundt tin I have is that it sits inside the lower Omnia base and leaves a small air gap so the heat is less fierce on the base. As for Cadac? I dunno, never used one. What I can say is that the Omnia works well with a normal gas hob..
I’ve just baked a small tin loaf in the slow cooker. I pre heated it on high for 30 mins then put the bread in for 1 hour still on high.
Award winning bread you got thereWell, I just gotta show these to someone other than my wife! Haha………. The bigger one is standard white bloomer made with yeast……. The other one is sourdough ……..both still cooling
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The more you post your bread pics, the stronger the case for a Scotland Cali Meet next
Haha that’s the problem! We’ve just tried the Wholemeal loaf and it’s excellent…… need to save some for toast in the morning
Now that's what you call a proper oneOK Team, this will only be of interest to those that are interested (if that even makes sense haha)
I am deffo on a roll with this Slow Cooker bread caper! Today I have tried 100% Wholemeal flour (which is usually the most difficult to make at home). It’s only just come out of the cooker but it looks and feels great if I may say so.
Again only 200g of flour but with a slightly higher hydration of 75 %
Taste test once it’s cooled down
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looks the part and I'm sure it tastes good too
Nice looking bread, and I’d be lying if I hadn’t had the same thought about trying to bake while away. A couple of questions. Your test is in the kitchen at home I’m guessing. Would you prove the dough in the slow cooker or just in the ambient temperature when in the van? Also, a sow cooker is a bulky item for a van, do you normally take it and cook other meals in it ?Haha that’s the problem! We’ve just tried the Wholemeal loaf and it’s excellent…… need to save some for toast in the morning
Ah, I don’t even bother in the van…. Firstly we never use sites so therefore no mains power and secondly the van is to get away from all the stuff I can do at home
Yes that one does look proper, the wholemeal doesn’t need to brown and actually it looks barely any different to one baked in a normal oven. This will be a ‘keeper’ although I think I might try playing with overnight prove (less yeast and in the fridge) so that we can have fresh bread for brekkie as it only takes 30 mins to preheat the slow cooker and one hour to bake….Now that's what you call a proper one
Eggs.? Surely that’s Cake.Wow! those look neat ... and I am sure taste as good. Mine never look that good (always all wonky), but taste good (at least to me
I make almond bread when travelling and have a Omnia stove top oven that I use. Comes out pretty good. Carry all the dry ingredients in small bags. mix in the wet ingredients just before baking (water, milk, eggs and oil) and viola, you have bread after about 45 mins. It is therapeutic.
The Omnia stays in the van.
I prove my sourdough overnight in the fridge but that’s another story…….
No yeast in the sourdough, dried yeast in these loaves. I like fresh yeast but it’s not so easy to get now and tbh I can’t really tell any difference.
I get fresh yeast from which ever supermarket has a bakery. Just ask at the bread counter and they’ll give you a chunk for free…..usually.
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