planesmaker Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 A major supermarket chain has this printed on the label. "Fresh or it's Free!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 What is the supermarket definition of fresh. Coles, bread baked in Ireland? Today, asparagus produce of Mexico, that certainly didn't look fresh, a bit like me brown and crinkly at the edges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yen. Hi, I loved Coles bread, the dough came from Ireland, but was baked fresh here. When traveling outback Aus. I often have to buy week old frozen bread . and nobody seems to mind that. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Free BEER tomorrow. Bakers need the dough. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaba-who Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Yen. Hi, I loved Coles bread, the dough came from Ireland, but was baked fresh here. When traveling outback Aus. I often have to buy week old frozen bread . and nobody seems to mind that.spacesailor Mmm no not quite. The Supreme Court found it was not dough that was cooked in Australia. It was half cooked in Ireland " par-cooked". It was then transported frozen to Oz where the cooking process was repeated till it was fully cooked. Coles then stated it was fully cooked in oz, which It was not. And yep. We have all had times when we have had frozen bread. The difference is we knew it was frozen and we were not buying it after having been told it was fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I have frozen bread several days of the week. I can't stomach the sorbo rubber apology for bread that is sold in supermarkets and a lot of bakeries, so I bake about once a week and freeze what I will not use in two days. It is still far better than fresh white from the shops. There is a bakers up in the blue mountains that bakes superb sourdough, but it is a bit too far to go for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planesmaker Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 I haven't bought bread for several years, make our own, much nicer and only 90 cents a loaf including electricity! My wife said about the milk, if it's not fresh who wants it? Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 A lot of the GOOD breads get mould if you keep them for a few days. The ones that don't have BAD things in them, so mould won't grow Nev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Jaba_who :. It was half cooked in Ireland " par-cooked": Maybe !, but par-cooked could mean it's heated to make the 1st raise, then frozen, so the final thawing heat would raise the dough ready for baking. Old Old Pomey trick used in winter, 1st raising in the evening. before bed, then back in the oven in the morning, to finish off, And warm the house at the same time. Ho. I did say it was blooooodi freezing overnight. spacesailor ps the oven was part of the fire-place, the opposite side heated water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Yeah we bake our own too. Tastes much better than the square crap at the supermarkets and we know exactly what's in it. (Flour, water, olive oil, yeast, sugar and salt. That's it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Replace the olive oil with butter & some of the water with milk or add a bit of milk powder & it will taste even better. The additional flavour is well worth the little bit of saturated fat added. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I have frozen bread several days of the week. I can't stomach the sorbo rubber apology for bread that is sold in supermarkets and a lot of bakeries, so I bake about once a week and freeze what I will not use in two days. It is still far better than fresh white from the shops. There is a bakers up in the blue mountains that bakes superb sourdough, but it is a bit too far to go for me. Yep, the bakeries at Leura make a damn good sourdough. And the bakery at Wentworth Falls makes proper german pretzels.............................Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planesmaker Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 We add sunflour & linseed seeds. Occasionally cheese & herbs. Fresh corn is nice too. We put the butter after it's cooked lol. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planesmaker Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 When my elderly mum moved from her unit I took her freezer home. Several weeks later I discovered a loaf of Helga's in it(the freezer was off), the bread looked and felt like it was cooked that day! How much preservative is in it? Not good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi303 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Mum can't eat commercial supermarket bread. She has a soy allergy and cheap bread is made with cheap soy flour to bulk out the more expensive wheat flour. She can eat home made bread with no problems, my sister makes it with real wheat flour made from wheat, not soy with just enough wheat to pass truth in advertising laws with the pictures of a head of wheat in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Ho, I can smell it here! I've tried many times to bake my own bread, even bought a Bead maker. It still came out like concrete. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 You need to buy bakers flour then. Not the stuff you buy at Bunnings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Ho, I can smell it here! I've tried many times to bake my own bread, even bought a Bead maker.It still came out like concrete. spacesailor We tried a breadmaker, they're crap. Just use the oven now. We get bags of "premium" flour from IGA. Our recipe is 7 cups flour, 2 tablespoons yeast, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, 3 cups warm water, and a good splodge of olive oil. All in the mixer and beat with the dough hook for a few minutes. Cover and put in a warm place for 45 minutes. Knead for 5 minutes and cut in half (makes 2 loaves), beat 'em into loaf shapes, bung them in the oven for 35 minutes at 210, that's it. Never fails, never concrety! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 When it was a fad and nearly everybody had a bread maker back in the early nineties. It was nice to wake up to the smell of freshly made bread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmccarthy Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Ours works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planesmaker Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 We use ours everyday but don't use the recipes in the supplied book. Also make it the oven sometimes too( use bread maker to mix it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Marty_D: I did say "in winter" were would you find a Warm cosy place that wasn't taken by everybody. (in the bed) LoL spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Back in the day (mid 1950's) loved to go down to the local bakehouse just as the loaves were coming out of the oven. The aroma was heavenly. Taking home the warm bread, pulling small pieces and nibbling on the way. Lost treasures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Marty_D:I did say "in winter" were would you find a Warm cosy place that wasn't taken by everybody. (in the bed) LoL spacesailor Hope you're not talking about a Dutch Oven spacesailor - might be warm and cosy but wouldn't smell like fresh baked bread! Cupboard on top of the hot water cylinder is where we leave our dough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeptic36 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Cupboard on top of the hot water cylinder is where we leave our dough. Ok, just gotta find Marty_d's house now....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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