Anybody else used Lidl bread mixes successfully? Tried twice over the weekend - followed the mixing/baking (oven not bread maker) instructions on packet carefully but ended up with a sticky mess which baked to the consistency of a brick. Inedible and went into the bin.
Hi clubman,
never tried these mixes,and with all due respect dont understand why people do.not sure what kind of bread mixes they are,irish soda or yeast so heres 2 recipes for you to try.
1--------------------------------2
wholemeal flour 1000g ------------bakers flour(strong) 1000g
salt 10g------------------------------------- salt 15g
bicarb of soda 20g ---------------------yeast(dry 1 sachet)or 25g fresh
buttermilk 800ml -----------------------tepid water 550ml
mix dry ingedients in bowl ----------mix dry ing' in bowl,add water,bring
add buttermilk and mix to --------------to a dough,take out of bowl
a soft dough,consistentcy -------------and knead for 5 mins,work it!!
of poridge DO NOT KNEAD! -------------leave to rest for 30 mins in bowl
as soon as the flour has absorbed ---------and cover with damp cloth.
the liquid stop mixing.pour into
bread tin put straight into
pre-heated oven 230oC ---------------take dough out of bowl and knock
if fan assisted 190. -------------------all the gas out,leave in bowl for
for approx 40 mins. -----------------------------a further 5 mins.
this will make 2 loaves. -----------------devide into what ever size you
-------------------------------------want,be it rolls or bread,place on
------------------------------------tray or in tin,takes about 25mins
--------------------------------------to proove,then bake at 230oC,
---------------------------------------OR 190 FOR FAN ASSIST.
------------------------------------rolls take 15 mins,bread 40 mins.
----------------------------------------sometimes i have to take bread
--------------------------------------from tin half way and finish baking
-------------------------------------on a tray as oven doesn't always
----------------------------------------penitrate tin.but makes great
-----------------------------------------bread,well worth the effort.
best of luck.
I just made my first loaf of brown bread on Saturday and made Darina's Brown Yeast Bread and it's a real doddle (really). No kneading nor nuttin'. On pg 478 of the Big Grey Darina Book - I'll PM you the recipe if you like
Sprite
Would you mind sending me a PM for the recipe? Thanks
No worries - it'll be a couple of days as I'm not at home at the mo
Sprite
No offence but none of the posts above is in any way relevant to my query which was specifically about the Lidl mixes! If I wanted DIY recipes I would have Googled them. If I was interested in other manufacturer's bread mixes I would have asked about them.In fairness, it might not just be the Lidl mixes. I made a couple of Odlums quickbreads (tomato and fennel, I think they were) which could also double as deadly weapons if you got a whack of them.
No offence but none of the posts above is in any way relevant to my query which was specifically about the Lidl mixes! If I wanted DIY recipes I would have Googled them. If I was interested in other manufacturer's bread mixes I would have asked about them.
If you really mean that thanks a lot.Clubman - I am an excellent breadmaker, I will try out the Lidl bread mix and come back in a few days and report my findings.
I followed the instructions on the packet. It did not say to prove twice and knock back. Just add lukewarm water, mix (I used a dough hook in a food processor), put in a warm place for 30 mins, put a bowl of water in the oven for 5 minutes before baking and then bake for c. 60 mins at 200 degrees C (fan oven).They are yeast based, so need a lot of kneading, proving, knocking back, proving again and then baking. It may be that they did not prove for long enough?
My mother (who is a very experienced amateur baker) said the same. Perhaps they only work well in a bread maker rather than the oven?Hey clubman
I've tried those lidl mixes and they aren't any good at all.
Bad luck
Can't recall. Maybe €1.50 or thereabouts? It's 1000g so makes 2 x c. 2lb loaves as far as I recall. Apologies to anybody offended by the mix of metric and imperial.How much is the lidl mix and how much does it make?
if this is the case then why use mixes at all.For what it's worth I have successfully made yeast bread, pizza bases (risen once), focaccia (risen twice) and brown bread from mixes in the past so I am not a total newbie to baking.
it would be interesting to know the list of ingredients,as far as i'm aware to make bread in this way there has to be adatives,and if none,then thats why it didn't work!I followed the instructions on the packet. It did not say to prove twice and knock back. Just add lukewarm water, mix (I used a dough hook in a food processor), put in a warm place for 30 mins, put a bowl of water in the oven for 5 minutes before baking and then bake for c. 60 mins at 200 degrees C (fan oven).
Why make Lidl breadmixes, when Lidl sells a large sliced pan for less than 70 cents? Do the breadmixes promise to be that different?
:dit Was Horrific Even With Melted Kerrygold On It Which In Fairness Would Make A Marietta Biscuit Taste Like A Luxurious Treat.
the Dogs Did Have Great Fun With It The Following Day, They Were Actually Playing Fetch With, They Didn't Even Know It Was Edible, So My Advice Is, Take One Of Those Recipe And Try Them Out Instead..
Do you actually eat that stuff,what could possably be in it that they can produce it for that price.Why make Lidl breadmixes, when Lidl sells a large sliced pan for less than 70 cents? Do the breadmixes promise to be that different?
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