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[Hardbopjazz]

Recently I learned that just about all commercial breads bought in super markets contain L-cysteine, which comes from human hair harvested in China. L-cysteine, makes bread dough more elastic when stretching and kneading dough. I now make my own bread.

http://www.naturalnews.com/032718_L-cysteine_commercial_bread.html

Anyone here bake their own bread? Any good recipes?

[kinuta]

Are chapatis too humble ?

Just mix wholewheat flour, Pilsbury Chakki Atta is about the best with a couple of pinches of salt and very slowly add water mixing and kneading until the dough is firm and not too wet. Knead for 5 minutes, cover with another bowl and leave for 10 minutes. Roll out the chapati dusted with flour and dry cook on medium heat in a non stick frying pan. They should puff up nicely, just don't have the pan too hot.

Once you've mastered chapatis YouTube has a large number of similar recipes for paratha, stuffed paratha, puri and most kinds of Indian breads.

Edited January 22, 2013 by kinuta

[Hardbopjazz]

I'll give this a try, Sounds easy.

[Jazzmoose]

I bake my own bread, but I am incredibly lazy and use a bread machine. I don't waste money on pre-made mixes, though. I've got one that has a timer so you can set it and wake up to the smell of fresh baked bread; it's even better than waking up to the smell of coffee!

Edited January 22, 2013 by Jazzmoose

[Head Man]

....... it's even better than waking up to the smell of coffee!

You can get machines that make coffee too........

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I bake my own bread, but I am incredibly lazy and use a bread machine. I don't waste money on pre-made mixes, though. I've got one that has a timer so you can set it and wake up to the smell of fresh baked bread; it's even better than waking up to the smell of coffee!

I've been baking my own bread for decades. I try to avoid other kinds of bread. I use a bread machine, like you Moosey, but I've never trusted the timer on any of them, so I rise at six and get the machine on by 6:20, so it's ready by ten and has cooled down enough for me to have sandwiches for lunch.

I bake more or less standard wholemeal bread but add a couple of coarsely chopped Brazil nuts, three halved almonds, a few walnut pieces and a few sunflower seeds, more for the texture than the taste.

MG

[Soulstation1]

Making pintos and ham hocks for the first time

Damn it smells good after 1/2 hour cookin

[Hardbopjazz]

what ham hocks?

[Jazzmoose]

Making pintos and ham hocks for the first time

Damn it smells good after 1/2 hour cookin

Don't tell my father; he'll be there within five minutes. Throw in collard greens and banana pudding and he'll leave my stepmother for you...