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Cheesy quick bread, fresh outa the oven

submitted by 1Icemonkey to Homesteading 3.4 yearsDec 12, 2021 18:35:41 ago (+13/-1)     (files.catbox.moe)

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This was a test run with any easy recipe to see if my oven is worth a crap and if I’m up to it. I used a secondary thermometer, and my oven is off by 5-7 degrees.


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[ - ] Endo_Aryan 1 point 3.4 yearsDec 12, 2021 22:39:31 ago (+1/-0)

That has a nice rise, could you share the recipe? I've been working on bread this week and my first attempt was too dense, second lighter but didn't get much height.

[ - ] 1Icemonkey [op] 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 13, 2021 00:25:01 ago (+0/-0)

It’s from a cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen. They have a website, you might find it there. I actually bought the book from amazon, the spiral bound version, it’s called Bread Illustrated, the recipe is called “quick cheese bread”. It’s really a good book. This is the first recipe in it, so being new at this, I thought I would start in order.

E: oh, and thank you. 👍

[ - ] Endo_Aryan 1 point 3.4 yearsDec 13, 2021 09:06:04 ago (+1/-0)

I wrote out a reply but it looks like it didn't post. Long story short, whole wheat flour is not an equal substitute for all-purpose or white. I learned the hard way. King Arthur Flour demonstrates why here:

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2020/06/22/how-to-substitute-whole-wheat-for-white-flour-in-baking

A book by America's Test Kitchen sounds like a winner. I've been cooking since I was 10 and the exact science of baking is still really hard.

[ - ] 1Icemonkey [op] 1 point 3.4 yearsDec 13, 2021 19:49:14 ago (+1/-0)

This is worthwhile knowledge, and I thank you. I will be milling my own flower from whole grain moving forward. Not for all breads, but as many as I can. I have the mill attachment for the kitchen aid mixer, and buckets of sealed hard red and hard White wheat.

[ - ] Endo_Aryan 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 15, 2021 08:38:27 ago (+0/-0)

You're welcome. And for further encouragement, I did make a successful 1/2 whole wheat, half white loaf on my second go by proving (proofing?) it in an instant pot on the yogurt setting. Which works really well if you don't have a warm spot in your kitchen.

[ - ] Endo_Aryan 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 13, 2021 09:00:38 ago (+0/-0)

America's Test Kitchen > Bread sounds like the guide I need. I've stayed away from bread recipes due to flops in the past, but the wife on the YT channel "The Homesteading Family" had video on no-knead yeasted bread which sounded easy enough. Still flopped. "You can substitute whole wheat flour" turned out to be incorrect, it changes the moisture content and needs more time to rise.

King Arthur flour demonstrates how WW flour changes the results if you're interested

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2020/06/22/how-to-substitute-whole-wheat-for-white-flour-in-baking

[ - ] Endo_Aryan 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 13, 2021 09:01:09 ago (+0/-0)

Did my reply not show up?

[ - ] heygeorge 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 12, 2021 19:44:52 ago (+0/-0)

What’s so special about your oven?

[ - ] 1Icemonkey [op] 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 12, 2021 20:00:14 ago (+0/-0)

Nothing. It’s a cheap older electric hotpoint, and I’d rather be using gas.

[ - ] kammmmak 0 points 3.4 yearsDec 13, 2021 10:42:19 ago (+0/-0)

Everyone is thinking..where's the Swastika? Or is it star of david.