On Jan 16, 5:38*pm, "Viviane" > wrote:
> I'm in Sydney and have found bread improver difficult to find - some
> supermarkets have it and some don't. *We recently replaced our bread machine
> with a Kenwood one and interestingly the recipes in the booklet that came
> with it don't include bread improver. *Not adding it doesn't seem to have
> made any difference to the taste!
>
> I know that doesn't answer your question but I thought I'd throw in my 2
> cents worth.
>
I moved from Sydney (paddington and Rushcutters Bay) to the Blue
Mountains (Blackheath) just five years ago. Love it here!
I've found that baguettes I bake with or without bread improver are
quite different -- without isn't as aerated and light. I'll try just
crushing a Vitamin C tablet if I can't find anything else.....
Cheers