Bread!
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May 17th 2016 | 2:26 am
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May 17th 2016 | 2:50 am
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Re: Bread!
As a last resort, you might like to try making your own bread. I do this the lazy way using a breadmaker, which means I can go off and do other things while the little gadget does all the hard work. It takes some time to get the proportions of flour and water correct, as different flour qualities absorb water to quite a varied extent. I use organic wholegrain flour and add some mixed organic seeds, e.g. poppy, sesame, pumpkin, for extra nuttiness. Supermarket dried yeast works perfectly well. The only problem is stopping myself gobbling the result far too quickly, so I normally slice the loaf when it's cooled down and put reserve slices in the freezer compartment. Good luck with the sandwiches!
May 17th 2016 | 3:32 am
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Re: Bread!
As a last resort, you might like to try making your own bread. I do this the lazy way using a breadmaker, which means I can go off and do other things while the little gadget does all the hard work. It takes some time to get the proportions of flour and water correct, as different flour qualities absorb water to quite a varied extent. I use organic wholegrain flour and add some mixed organic seeds, e.g. poppy, sesame, pumpkin, for extra nuttiness. Supermarket dried yeast works perfectly well. The only problem is stopping myself gobbling the result far too quickly, so I normally slice the loaf when it's cooled down and put reserve slices in the freezer compartment. Good luck with the sandwiches!
May 17th 2016 | 4:13 am
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Re: Bread!
As a last resort, you might like to try making your own bread. I do this the lazy way using a breadmaker, which means I can go off and do other things while the little gadget does all the hard work. It takes some time to get the proportions of flour and water correct, as different flour qualities absorb water to quite a varied extent. I use organic wholegrain flour and add some mixed organic seeds, e.g. poppy, sesame, pumpkin, for extra nuttiness. Supermarket dried yeast works perfectly well. The only problem is stopping myself gobbling the result far too quickly, so I normally slice the loaf when it's cooled down and put reserve slices in the freezer compartment. Good luck with the sandwiches!
May 17th 2016 | 6:23 am
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Re: Bread!
There's your problem then. The only way to slice HM bread for sandwiches in next day, ir the day after. If you butter each slice before you slice you can get it really thin if that is what you want.
I use fresh yeast for hand made bread. Easily available in my supermarket of at the bakers
I use fresh yeast for hand made bread. Easily available in my supermarket of at the bakers
May 19th 2016 | 12:06 am
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Re: Bread!
Auchan sell an "English recipe" white sliced (nature) and brown sliced (complet) - and it's actually not too bad.
https://media.simplymarket.fr/PHOTO2/3596710/292714.jpg
https://media.simplymarket.fr/PHOTO2/3596710/292714.jpg
May 19th 2016 | 12:46 am
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Re: Bread!
Auchan sell an "English recipe" white sliced (nature) and brown sliced (complet) - and it's actually not too bad.
https://media.simplymarket.fr/PHOTO2/3596710/292714.jpg
https://media.simplymarket.fr/PHOTO2/3596710/292714.jpg
May 19th 2016 | 2:17 am
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Re: Bread!
Auchan sell an "English recipe" white sliced (nature) and brown sliced (complet) - and it's actually not too bad.
https://media.simplymarket.fr/PHOTO2/3596710/292714.jpg
https://media.simplymarket.fr/PHOTO2/3596710/292714.jpg
May 19th 2016 | 5:32 am
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Re: Bread!
Amused to read through this thread 
Surprised it's such a issue with the range of bread in France that you can't find something decent for sarnies. Tried a wrap?
Anyway, you want to know terrible bread, try a grocery store loaf in the US...millions of varieties, of crap There is decent bread here, these days at least, but it's a far cry away from the cheapo stuff which is a bit annoying.
Surprised it's such a issue with the range of bread in France that you can't find something decent for sarnies. Tried a wrap?
Anyway, you want to know terrible bread, try a grocery store loaf in the US...millions of varieties, of crap
There is decent bread here, these days at least, but it's a far cry away from the cheapo stuff which is a bit annoying.
May 19th 2016 | 6:07 am
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Re: Bread!
Amused to read through this thread
Surprised it's such a issue with the range of bread in France that you can't find something decent for sarnies. Tried a wrap?
Anyway, you want to know terrible bread, try a grocery store loaf in the US...millions of varieties, of crap There is decent bread here, these days at least, but it's a far cry away from the cheapo stuff which is a bit annoying.
Surprised it's such a issue with the range of bread in France that you can't find something decent for sarnies. Tried a wrap?
Anyway, you want to know terrible bread, try a grocery store loaf in the US...millions of varieties, of crap
There is decent bread here, these days at least, but it's a far cry away from the cheapo stuff which is a bit annoying.Visits to the US usually result in my digestive system needing a month to recover...
May 19th 2016 | 6:13 am
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Re: Bread!
Im always amazed how much fat salt sugar and crap gets put in American food, I remember getting a take out pasta meal from Red Lobster which ended up in the Fridge the sauce separated and cup of oil got drained off it.
Visits to the US usually result in my digestive system needing a month to recover...
Visits to the US usually result in my digestive system needing a month to recover...
I don't eat out all that often but sometimes, with kids...getting a thing of noodles at the mall food court is the lesser of the food evils. Even then, it's enough for me and both kids and I still feel like I've taken my salt intake for the month
May 20th 2016 | 7:14 am
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Re: Bread!
I know, shoot me down but I never thought for a minute I would be raising a topic about how awful the bread is in France but I am. I swear we have not had a decent sandwich since we left the UK 5 years ago! OK baguettes are fine but we try and eat healthily and buying some decent sliced brown bread in France is a joke. Can anyone recommend any? I have tried various "granary" and "seeded" bread (I use the terms loosely) from Hyper U, Bio bread from Intermarche which is better used as a door stop and is quite a heavy bread, and is more a breakfast bread with jam, and that disgusting Harry's stuff which has the customary first one or two slices that are stale and end up in the bin. We have also tried cereal loaves from Leclerc, all of which are shocking, some of which of are sweet! Yes, we can go to the boulangerie and buy a boule but it isn't sandwich bread and what's more is not spreadable and is better suited for breakfast bread as opposed to sandwiches. We have been using some from the UK on the British Corner Shops website but is not cost effective and is a treat, although does not last for long as the shelf life is short and delivery can be too long for such an item. I have even frozen that to find it is stale after defrosting. It is also not practical to go out and buy baguettes every day for work and is also not healthy. I need to take proper sandwiches into work with me. Even home made bread is not sandwich bread!
I have not found anything better from Hyper U or Intermarche (which is what I have locally).
