tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post2446162393444974412..comments2023-10-10T12:07:58.895+01:00Comments on mugofstrongtea : Bread winnerPhil Lowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post-11774408996636840452011-05-02T10:16:41.398+01:002011-05-02T10:16:41.398+01:00Karen: Great to have your comments again. Thanks f...Karen: Great to have your comments again. Thanks for your message on flickr too.Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post-85960313051397435962011-05-02T10:15:33.949+01:002011-05-02T10:15:33.949+01:00Tina: thanks for your lovely comment. Yes, the sme...Tina: thanks for your lovely comment. Yes, the smell of bread baking is fab.<br /><br />Dom: the only bread I have ever made is from a packet. Even so I enjoyed all the pummeling and watching the dough rise and a lovely ciabatta loaf at the end of it all.Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post-22511988589042340092011-04-29T17:13:04.990+01:002011-04-29T17:13:04.990+01:00Oh, proper bread....much better than shop bought s...Oh, proper bread....much better than shop bought stuff. Though I made a terrible faux pas yesterday. Made what I thought was going to be a scrumptious focaccia, with sea salt & rosemary topping. All looked well until I tasted it....disgusting. Truly foul. I had been so busy concentrating on baking a huge cake for my parents Ruby Wedding (2nd marriage 4 both) that I was distracted & forgot to add salt to the bread dough. It sadly went into the dustbin.Karenjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759086564626599394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post-37809342218975477532011-04-27T04:04:51.810+01:002011-04-27T04:04:51.810+01:00Hi Phil, nice post and very informative too. I did...Hi Phil, nice post and very informative too. I didn't know salt was expensive during the middle ages. In the Philippines today, the cheapest commodity is salt.<br /><br />I also love the smell of baking bread and to describe it as "you could almost eat the air" was really witty. More power to your blog!Athinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601809566948332273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post-47961704130161461162011-04-27T00:07:27.372+01:002011-04-27T00:07:27.372+01:00What an excellent and perfectly in depth study of ...What an excellent and perfectly in depth study of the French bread. I can almost taste that flavour now. I have been trying for years to achieve that perfect loaf but not there yet so any hints and tips along the way are greatly appreciated. XAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post-51692069700474486492011-04-26T23:15:34.734+01:002011-04-26T23:15:34.734+01:00Ah oui. exact! crusty sourdough and St Agur. Parfa...Ah oui. exact! crusty sourdough and St Agur. Parfait.Phil Lowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481531408247859880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4576959142506128840.post-8009308023438696512011-04-26T22:41:06.422+01:002011-04-26T22:41:06.422+01:00Ah, another bread enthusiast. Moi aussi. Mrs Obser...Ah, another bread enthusiast. Moi aussi. Mrs Observer, to my great delight, has been making a study of sourdough bread for over a year, and turns out superlative loaves. St Agur goes exceptionally well with a crusty piece of sourdough bread, a few slices of a good saucisson and a glass of something red and dark. What more could you want?The Quizzical Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09485612545219110849noreply@blogger.com