Club Breadmakers

[dasalo]

L-earner:

I just baked raisin-cranberry buns, (adapted fm HHB's honey bun) here's the pic
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@smurf, try this recipe, soft n sweet

L-earner, nice bake!
Those were the days when I bake, my kids will eat them all. Now, empty nest, no one eats and end up throwing away after afew days.

[L-earner]

@dasalo, can courier to me :evil:

[dasalo]

L-earner:

@dasalo, can courier to me :evil:

You paying for the courier? I'm Ok! :boogie: :rahrah:
Looking at your cranberries bun makes my hungry now!!

[smurf]

L-earner,


wah...:drool: ..
did u use the bread machine or erm, hand knead (how long did u knead)?? :?

but hor, I more keen in sourdough...buay gam wan about that failed sourdough bread... :stompfeet:

[L-earner]

dasalo:

L-earner:

@dasalo, can courier to me :evil:

You paying for the courier? I'm Ok! :boogie: :rahrah:
Looking at your cranberries bun makes my hungry now!!

haha... tks in advance hor :love:

[smurf]

tried making wholemeal bread yesterday. it was quite good, I machine kneaded it for about 40 mins (on off stop to check ‘window panel’)…its very soft after baking, but when cool…its became quite dense and heavy, not so soft and fluffy anymore.


very difficult to know why…sigh…

[L-earner]

smurf:

L-earner,


wah...:drool: ..
did u use the bread machine or erm, hand knead (how long did u knead)?? :?

but hor, I more keen in sourdough...buay gam wan about that failed sourdough bread... :stompfeet:

@smurf, as usual - abt 30min (by hand ). i baked this bread many times b4, sometimes plain, other times with raisin, walnuts, cranberry; but i like to replace 50g of bflour with wholemeal flour or sugar instead of honey. i, on the other hand, am not v keen in sourdough bread, my kids n dh like soft n fluffy bread more. Keep trying, and remember to update us n post pics. :please:

[smurf]

i give up after 15 mins sometimes...u can knead for 30 mins!

:salute:

is machine knead and hand knead the same? i mean, if hand knead is 30 mins, machine should be shorter or longer ha? :?

but the way machine bash the dough... :nailbite:

[L-earner]

smurf:

i give up after 15 mins sometimes...u can knead for 30 mins!

:salute:

is machine knead and hand knead the same? i mean, if hand knead is 30 mins, machine should be shorter or longer ha? :?

but the way machine bash the dough... :nailbite:

@smurf, :nosebleed: ya, knead until arms ache, sweat like in sauna, of course must pause in btw lah ... But I try to knead for 30min incl slapping n folding.

I don't use machine, so can't gv opinion if th final pdt will b th same. I also think if u use mahine, time taken to achieve window pane shd be shorter than 30min, maybe 20min shd suffice.

[dasalo]

I think i did it with machine at 12 mins. Now I use my bread machine and press dough button. It’ll prompt me when its ready.