Hi,
I am a new baker from England, and I hope this finally (after many
attempts) gets onto the digest! Since initially writing I have had a
problem with my beloved Bread Machine.. Maybe some of you have had similar?
I cooked a wonderful sticky loaf with Malt extract in it overnight and when
I removed the loaf from the pan the paddle and spindle were stuck solid. I
think the dough had penetrated into the nylon washer under the paddle and
cooked into "cement". I have freed it, but it took ages, lots of soaking
and finally I resorted to picking at it with a toothpick!.
I still find the bread so much better than shop bought and the variety is
staggering. I have prepared sourdough starter (and passed some onto a
fellow baker) and find this to be my favourite so far.
I used yogurt mixed with warm milk and rye flour and to start the culture,
and it has been growing well for a few weeks now and made 4 or 5 loaves. I
addes a little yeast later on when it seemed to stop "working" as well as
before ( I think it got colder).
I will find a favourite recipe for my next message once I am sure this has
got through!
Good baking
Vikki from Brighton