Saturday, April 27th, 2013

tourmaline: (coffee)
Since I posted about the round rosemary loaves a few weeks back, I've been baking more, mostly trying out different breads from my WI Bread recipe book. I had one failure (a carrot & sesame seed loaf which didn't really rise enough and so didn't bake inside, though it looked awesome on the outside) but the rest have been good so far.

Last week, I made this white farmhouse loaf, which didn't last long:
Farmhouse Loaf

Today, I've made a brown loaf (flour is half white, half wholemeal) and I don't think it will last any longer than the white loaf:
Brown loaf

The only recent departure from the WI book I've done recently is this sultana loaf, which was from a recipe card Mum gave me:
Sultana Loaf

Now I have to decide what the next loaf will be, so I can shop for ingredients if necessary. Shortlisted are a polenta loaf, which looks nice in the book, but I've never been near polenta before. Sainsburys only have one polenta offering, in a tightly-packed block. Another option is pretzels, which uses the same basic dough as the farmhouse loaf, or something more adventurous such as sundried tomato bread or walnut & raisin bread.

Meanwhile I have also started watching Miranda now that it's on UKGold. Highly recommended - it's old-fashioned in a delightful way (right down to the 'You have been watching' at the end), and Tom Ellis is heavenly to watch. If it comes your way, watch and watch again.