Autumn Afternoon

 

 

I've been having a bit of a Kitchen overhaul recently and re-organising all my cupboards which has really spurred me on to try my hand at lots of new cooking adventures. One thing I've wanted to try for ages, is making my own bread as there is no better smell then the smell of freshly baked bread. So today I thought, Just Do It!!!

 

I will openly admit that for my first Bread Baking attempt I did cheat and I picked up a Pre-Mixed Packet from Tescos as I thought I'd make it a little simpler for my self on my first go. I used their Crusty White Bread Mix.



 

The instructions are really simple to follow but I still may have made a phone call to my Mum along the way to double check I was doing the right thing! lol

 

• All you have to do is add 325ml warm water to 500g off the bread mix and mix for 5 minutes by hand to form a dough.
• Place the dough on to a floured surface and leave to rest for 5 minutes.
• Knead the dough for 2 minutes and then mould into a ball and rest for 5 minutes.



Dough ball resting for 5 minutes.
Candle burning - Warm Apple Pie by Everyday Luxe.

 

 

• Mould the dough into the desired shape and place into your greased and floured loaf tin, dust with flour then cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes or until doubled in size.

 

Dough left to rise till doubled in size.

• Place on the lower shelf of a pre heated oven 230^C/Fan 210^C/Gas mark 8.
• Bake it for approximately 30 minutes.
• Remove from tin and place on a cooling rack.

Finished Crusty White Loaf.

 

So there we have it, A rather decent looking Loaf of bread if I do say so myself. Thankfully my first bread making experience was a success and the house smells amazing. Hopefully my Husband wont expect to come home every Friday from work to freshly baked bread from now on!

 

 

Fi xXx