Mundane thread

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Dr PhFleecyD Mar 2020 2:01pm, 25 Mar 2020 48,989 posts	0 Dr PhFleecyD I always used to use 50/50 and the wholemeal setting and it was usually ok. 100% wholemeal is a bit heavy This lockdown thing is just like being a SAHM when the kids were tiny: you spend ages cooking healthy food and ekeing our stuff so you don’t have to face the supermarket, you fret about your kids’ fruit and vegetable intake, and your kids can’t communicate with you
PaulaMc Mar 2020 2:12pm, 25 Mar 2020 9,130 posts	0 PaulaMc I’m doing something I’ve always wanted to do but have never had the opportunity- working from home in the garden. One of our neighbours has a cat with a VERY loud voice.
Mazlin Mar 2020 3:12pm, 25 Mar 2020 8,159 posts	0 Mazlin Tea.
PaulaMc Mar 2020 3:16pm, 25 Mar 2020 9,131 posts	0 PaulaMc I had to come back in because the Wi-fi was being wobbly.
D2 Mar 2020 3:41pm, 25 Mar 2020 11,597 posts	0 D2 I've been mowing the lawns round my veg patch, sweaty now
halfpint Mar 2020 3:41pm, 25 Mar 2020 30,480 posts	0 halfpint I am officially 'not good' at baking bread. I left it longer for the first rise as I didn't think it had risen much. WHen I knocked it back I was even less convinced it had risen. It's been on it's second rise for ages and again I don't think it's rising. I think my kitchen might not be warm enough. Do I just leave it for longer? I've done what I can to make the kitchen warmer.
alpenrose Mar 2020 4:10pm, 25 Mar 2020 43,362 posts	0 alpenrose In a chair, cup of ta. I'm sure that in the old days, you just used ordinary white flour to make bread, none of these fancy-pants different flours you can get now. Perhaps you could start off a sourdough culture HP, then you won't have to worry about having any yeast.
Wriggling Snake Mar 2020 4:19pm, 25 Mar 2020 25,969 posts	0 Wriggling Snake I think I'll have a go at this bread making lark, might as well, I'm pretty rubbish at baking, I can knock up cakes but they can be a bit hit and miss.....I'll report back, maybe the weekend.
Dr PhFleecyD Mar 2020 4:31pm, 25 Mar 2020 48,992 posts	0 Dr PhFleecyD It’s as much temperature as time hp. Also, how old is your yeast? That might have some effect. Picked up ds1 from work, it was a treat going out in the car even though it’s only a 5 mile round trip
Lip Gloss Mar 2020 4:45pm, 25 Mar 2020 38,937 posts	0 Lip Gloss I don't eat bread that often -.maybe a slice on a Sunday so it's something I can be without if needed.