Home Made Bread

[Anthony Micallef]

Ok, so having watched River Cottage Everyday last week I thought Id make my own bread. This is the recipe I used.

500g Strong white flour
300ml warm water
7g sachet of quick acting yeast
Salt (supposed to be 15g but I have no means of measuring this)

I added all the mixture together and neaded for 5 minutes to a dough which was then placed in a bowl, covered and left in a warm place for 90 minutes to rise. Then I flattened it gently and left if for another hour to prove for the 2nd time. It then went in to a fan assisted electric oven at 250c for 10 mins then a further 30 mins at 190c.

When it came out the crust was rock hard and the bread inside very heavy and doughy. I was just wondering where I went wrong and if anyone has any advice to make it a bit lighter.

[Anthony Micallef]

Excellent thanks for that. I'll give it another go. I did think that 5 mins was too short but the rest of the method was followed as per the River Cottage recipe.

[Anthony Micallef]

bint said:

Anthony Micallef said:

Excellent thanks for that. I'll give it another go. I did think that 5 mins was too short but the rest of the method was followed as per the River Cottage recipe.

Really? When we watched Monday I thought he said 10 mins, took notes on the phone too as MOH apparently wants a bread bake off on Saturday.

Yes he did say 10 minutes, I was saying that I did it for 5. I got bored after 5 mins thats why I stopped!