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Hi,

I was hoping someone might be able to give me a few hints. I have
just recently begun trying my hand at making bread and I am not having
very good results. Actually, the finished bread looks great it just
doesn't taste good. The end result tastes like raw flower. It doesnt
have that good mild yesty baked flavor that I want. So far I have
just been baking French breads and have been using pre-ferments as my
book suggests. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Dan
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Could you post the recipe and any notes you may have?

Barry

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> Hi,
>
> I was hoping someone might be able to give me a few hints. I have
> just recently begun trying my hand at making bread and I am not having
> very good results. Actually, the finished bread looks great it just
> doesn't taste good. The end result tastes like raw flower. It doesnt
> have that good mild yesty baked flavor that I want. So far I have
> just been baking French breads and have been using pre-ferments as my
> book suggests. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Dan



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paula
 
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try this recipe.3lb of bread flour---2 teasp. salt ( the recipe calls
for 3 but i cut down on this)----28 fluid ounces of hand hot
water.---3ounces of butter----2 or 3 teaspoons of sugar 2 ounces of
fresh yeast, or 2 sachets of dried yeast (2 tablespoons).If you want
wholemeal bread use 2 and a half pound of wholemeal flour and 8 ounces
of white and add another one or two ounces of liquid.this ammount
makes 2x1lb loaves and a dozen or so bread cakes.i have a bread
machine but very seldom use it as i much prefer "proper" bread.every
tuesday i have my grandson and we bake. this week i introduced him to
the art of breadmaking and he was thrilled with the result.bake the
bread in a hot oven for about 20 mins. and 12 mins for the rolls.
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Jenn
 
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Hi Daniel,

What book are you using? I just wanted to suggest a great book on bread
baking titled "Bread Alone" by Daniel Leader & Judith Blahnik. Daniel
Leader is an awesome baker, and this book is filled with great info
including stuff on different types of flour, explaining the different steps
in making the breads and why they are important (such as temps and stuff),
different methods, etc... It is really an excellent book. I have met a
baker who owns a bakery in my area who worked with Daniel Leader and they
studied different types of flour and things like that to find what worked
best for the breads they were making and such. Put a lot of time into their
craft. Anyway, you can find the book for a pretty decent price on half.com
new or used. I'm on my way to my bread baking class right now, where I've
had some breads come out great, while others came out completely awful for
no apparent reason myself! Good luck!
Jenn. W.

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> Hi,
>
> I was hoping someone might be able to give me a few hints. I have
> just recently begun trying my hand at making bread and I am not having
> very good results. Actually, the finished bread looks great it just
> doesn't taste good. The end result tastes like raw flower. It doesnt
> have that good mild yesty baked flavor that I want. So far I have
> just been baking French breads and have been using pre-ferments as my
> book suggests. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Dan





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They can probably help more in alt.bread.recipes

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>
> I was hoping someone might be able to give me a few hints. I have
> just recently begun trying my hand at making bread and I am not having
> very good results. Actually, the finished bread looks great it just
> doesn't taste good. The end result tastes like raw flower. It doesnt
> have that good mild yesty baked flavor that I want. So far I have
> just been baking French breads and have been using pre-ferments as my
> book suggests. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Dan



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