Baking (Bread)

[Steve]

Already had mine quite a while before the pandemic But it was extremely handy during the pandemic! It's like a surreal nightmare now, remembering we couldn't get food or supermarket orders. We ended up having deliveries from a local farm shop which cost a fortune. Ready meals and veg etc.

It's so strange isn't it, feels like a lifetime ago

 

[Maz]

It does and yet life still doesn't feel quite the same as before I think. And sometimes best not to remember the worst bits.

 

[Socks Mum]

Bread going in, using fresh yeast!

 

[Maz]

We learned to make it with fresh yeast at school I didn't know you could still get it. I remember it turns to liquid when mexed/beaten with sugar

 

[Socks Mum]

Oh, I mean freshly bought yeast, it's dried but in its own sachet. But young enough to make quite a difference. They came out holding hands

 

[Socks Mum]

I'm pleased with them, easy to eat, taste good and the crust isn't too hard or too thick!

 

[Maz]

They look great Enjoy! I wonder if you can still buy fresh yeast? It was like a grey block and had a chemical reaction when mixed with sugar, that turned it liquid.

 

[Socks Mum]

They look great Enjoy! I wonder if you can still buy fresh yeast? It was like a grey block and had a chemical reaction when mixed with sugar, that turned it liquid.

I remember it. My mother used to make ginger beer, and used yeast in a cake. The ginger beer was amazing!

 

[Socks Mum]

Yes, fresh yeast is available on Amazon. I might give it a try. The instant yeast I bought was Borwicks, I found it in M&S. I used the recipe on the box

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fresh-bakers-Greenhalghs-Craft-Bakery/dp/B0D1NBY5XD/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?adgrpid=1144592369058791&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MASXhjSNk8ccDLSj7cOR4mwRef3oKbnjGmR0u6XT4Yvs9zf_k8cbVVlnfurXScltvUef0yF8tDBSvl5hydK6ZIOgMy2wC2l0ns6jqlzEu5YC5iwbMSBj5gne22T9BOqiBrBQ0VTAABSa1AWRFOQ1OzmDWWpY0WH1XmcH6FEk_zU9PQKWG9NCNuJCizW00qojw2lril6bEHM8ChTwXdz5Cw.8HoYsf7KjFIQ-wba6N3qITcxqcZdqoq8ZZeCGnCqDNU&dib_tag=se&hvadid=71537190811658&hvbmt=be&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=164252&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-71537577087800%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=13955_2304064&keywords=fresh+yeast+uk&msclkid=e7494a929def1be777a42d93f98a7a4e&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1728144495&sr=8-4

 

[Maz]

Interesting one of the reviews warns it is easy to kill the yeast! I assume that is if the water is too warm. That was the same with the breadmaker - if the water was too warm the load didn't rise.