Ophelia > wrote:
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> "Fruitiest of Fruitcakes" wrote in message
> news.com...
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> On 28 Nov 2018, Gary wrote
> (in article >):
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>> Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> The flavor is wonderful! At first bite it reminds me of the honey whole
>>> wheat bread that I normally make. And that's weird because there is no
>>> honey
>>> or whole wheat in it.
>>
>> Interesting because lately I've been buying (and enjoying)
>> 'Nature's Own' Honey Wheat Bread. Just a toasted piece of that
>> with butter is a very tasty treat.
>>
>> Anyway, congrats on your bread victory!
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> I have been baking my own bread for 25 years.
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> In my experience, the dough needs to be as soft as possible, but just enough
> flour to stop it really sticking to your fingers.
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> Flour on your hands will help.
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> If the dough is hard to knead, then it will not rise as much as it should.
> Yeasts are not superhuman.
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> My days of kneading my own dough are past. Arthritis in my shoulder and
> hands put paid to that I had been making my own since I was a teenager.
> These days it is either the machine or no knead bread. I won't buy bread
> though.
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Depressing, isnt it? Ive made bread a few times, and always looked to
future days when Id have the time to make it more often, and experiment
making different types. Sadly, my bad hands took over before I ever got
that chance I had been waiting for. No kneading for me, either.