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« on: January 18, 2013, 02:33:40 pm »
Obbie, you say your bread is much better now than it was 3 years ago, but you don't say why.
As a new TM owner,the bread I am making is not good. Could you tell me why your bread is now so much better?
Some TM owners are saying "keep trying and it will get better" but, if I am making the same recipe over and over again, how will it improve if I don't change anything? I'd really appreciate your help.
I have had some really helpful suggestions from a few kind breadmakers, which I really, really appreciate. With your help and theirs, I shall be making good bread soon, I hope. Thanks for your time.
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« on: January 18, 2013, 02:26:06 pm »
Thankyou so much EmeraldSue, CornishCream and Achookwoman for your kind advice and very sensible it seems too.
I think I have not given my bread dough enough time to rise, and I probably won't use the oven to prove it in the future.
I live in the Uk and it is literally freezing here today, with a couple of inches of snow on the ground (and still snowing heavily), but the house is lovely and warm, so I don't think that's the problem.
I shall buy some bread improver and use the radiator trick as well.
I am using fresh, good quality strong bread flour, my yeast is the dried sort in the little sachet (but fresh and in date)
I shall try again asap using the radiator and giving my dough time to prove .... twice...... not once.
I shall report back. At least those poor little birds on my lawn have benefitted from my newly baked rolls, but whether they can still fly is another story.
I used the Olive Bread recipe from the INTHEMIX book today. It was so heavy and sooooooooooooooo salty (20 grams of salt) In hindsight, that may well have been a typo. 20 grams of salt is such a lot and I've read that too much salt can actually kill yeast. I stupidly just followed the recipe, but the salt made the bread, even though it was very heavy, much too salty to eat.
One more question and then I'll shut up. Should I ALWAYS add a little bit of sugar to my dough? I have read that sugar feeds yeast. Thank you again, so much, for all your help. I'll get this right if it kills me.
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« on: January 18, 2013, 12:46:41 pm »
I've had my TM for a week now and everything I have made in it has been absolutely superb.........except bread/rolls.
I have tried everything and the rolls are heavy and dense every time. Could someone who makes lovely bread dough, and there must be thousands of you, please help this dumb blond make decent bread.
I have tried using brown and white bread flour - admittedly the brown rolls are heavier, but the white ones were heavy too.
I have followed every recipe to the letter, but, still I have sub standard bread. It tastes nice but I wouldn't want to drop it on my foot!!!
Should I use the oven at low temperature (35-40 degrees) to prove or should I not. Most recipes I have tried say to use the dough setting in the TM for about 2 minutes. Is that long enough? Is there a failsafe recipe that will go into real detail for us new TM owners? (I can't believe I am the only one having problems, or am I?
I love bread and would so like to make something nice to eat with my scrumptious soup. Thankyou soooooooooooooooooooooooo much for any help you might be able to give me. I am so thrilled with my new baby and, apart from bread, it is excelling itself every time. Thankyou again for listening to me winge on about this problem. Luckily, the birds will love my latest attempt, it is snowing heavily here and they gobble up anything I put out for them.
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« on: January 17, 2013, 06:24:51 pm »
I emailed Thermomix Aus. and they tell me the Thermomix is not for sale, even in Australia. It is just used as a gift for hosting a demo. What a shame?
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« on: January 17, 2013, 05:02:38 pm »
Try the sour dough loaf, so easy to make and rises well. Lovely texture too.
Which sour dough loaf is this please? I'm also trying to make better bread. Many thanks
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« on: January 16, 2013, 11:09:21 am »
Thanks so much Astarra. I'll give it a go.
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« on: January 15, 2013, 06:22:54 pm »
Thank you so much Cornish Cream. I shall pick one and have a go.
Thanks again.
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« on: January 15, 2013, 04:52:32 pm »
Does anyone have a tried and tested chutney recipe for a very new, slightly nervous TM owner? I've never made chutney before, but I'm sure the Tm will make a superb job of it. Thanks so much.
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« on: January 15, 2013, 03:22:22 pm »
Wow, what a helpful and friendly lot you TM owners are! Thank you all for such a lot of wonderful comments and tips for me to perfect my breadmaking. I shall now spend my afternoon looking at all you recommend and start again.
Could I just ask achookwoman (what a wonderful name that is?) what Isi's roll recipe is and where I find it?
The creme brulee I made on my first day tasted really good but it was a tiny bit overcooked. Not knowing any better, I followed the recipe from the recipe book that came with the TM, which said that it may need even more cooking than the time stated. That taught me a lesson, because I didn't check the consistency until the recipe time was up and it had become a tad too thick already. However, as I said, it tasted lovely and once I had put a caramel topping on, I was very chuffed. I shall cook for a lesser time next time and keep checking.
I have since made a few more things, wonderful pastry (Rich shortcrust recipe) that was just the very best pastry I have ever made. I also made the Quiche Lorraine, both these from the recipe book that came with the TM - this was just fabulous, although I did change the cheese type to cheddar, as that was all I had. The result was out of this world.
As you can probably tell by now, I just love my new toy and shall be constantly looking for new things to try. If anyone has any favourites they could recommend, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks, once again, for all your kind help. I'll report back when my bread making has improved.
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« on: January 14, 2013, 03:30:57 pm »
Oh dear, what a shame. I'll have to investigate a similar product. Thanks so much for your reply.
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« on: January 14, 2013, 02:58:07 pm »
Does anyone know if these are available to buy in the UK please?
Thermomix UK do not stock them.
Thankyou
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« on: January 14, 2013, 02:26:41 pm »
That is so good to know, Faffa 70. Your words speak volumes.
With results like the ones I am getting (and I think I was a reasonable cook before I bought my new baby) my confidence in this wonder machine is going up and up. I hope I'm not speaking too prematurely - I'm bound to have disasters - but, so far, so absolutely brilliant.
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« on: January 14, 2013, 02:10:09 pm »
Just do it !
I have been reading everything I could on the web, as well as reading everything here on this forum and, I have to admit if I am completely honest, that I was still thinking that maybe the TM was just too expensive and that maybe I'd be disappointed with my purchase.
I WAS SO WRONG. I have had my TM for only 4 days now and it has exceeded all my expectations by a mile. I have made lots of things so far - poor hubby is almost being force-fed - and apart from a slightly heavy bread dough (which was almost certainly my fault) everything has turned out brilliantly. Today I have made the Rich Shortcrust Pastry and then the Quiche Lorraine (both from Fast and Easy Cooking) the Quiche was so tasty and really light and the Rich Shortcrust Pastry.... well....... I always thought my pastry was very good (sorry to blow my own trumpet) but this is just magnificent. Without a doubt and with no exaggerating,it is the best pastry I have ever made. Superbly light and crumbly, but, at the same time, very easy to roll out.
I'm sorry to go on like this, but if I knew then what I know now, the TM would have been in my kitchen long ago. So, if you're just thinking about it, just do it. You will not be sorry.
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« on: January 14, 2013, 12:36:15 pm »
Many thanks for trying to help me.I rang Thermomix UK this morning and they tell me it is currecntly unavailable, hence me asking if anyone has a copy they would like to sell or if anyone knew where else I might get one.
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« on: January 14, 2013, 09:38:40 am »
I'd like a copy of Demonstrator Delights, if anyone has one. Happy to swap something or pay cash.
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