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PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:43 pm
by lemonD
Dan,
As previously posted there are not many Brits baking their own bread, however like real ale, real bread has gone thru a resurgence in the past few years.
Phil, I've missing a few teeth as well, but that doesn't stop me attempting to chew a home made malted Granary
:shock:

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:47 pm
by lemonD
saucisson wrote:
lemonD wrote:Mine sells it a 60p a 1.5Kg bag, you've been caught :D


I think he means the 1 kilo ready to use bags of variety breads that you just add water to :)

Yea i think you'll right Dave, it could have been on offer, our lidil was doing the bread mixes for 59p/Kg last week.

Lidl Flour

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:19 am
by covlocks
I used Lidil flour once, until I discovered that it is not all flour, and the taste is massively inferior.

If you want to make good bread then you use good quality flour, otherwise you are making nothing better than the Tesco Value Bread at pennies per loaf.

The flour I use is expensive, but taste and texture is excellent in comparrison. I didn't come to that conclusion just by being a flour snob, I used the same recipe for many different flours before I picked the one that I use now. Locally milled, no bulking agents, plenty of choice and delivered to my door.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:09 am
by Ruralidle
Hi Covlocks

Sounds good. Who is the miller/supplier? Will they deliver to Shropshire? If you don't want to "advertise" on the open forum please could you pm me?

Thanks
Richard

Claybrooke Mill

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:19 am
by covlocks
www.claybrookewatermill.co.uk

Check out the website - they do a magnificant range of flours - I have tried then all.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:49 am
by Ruralidle
Thanks Covlocks

The range looks good but is somewhat similar to that available from Shipton Mill, but rather more expensive (eg Organic White bread flour £18.06 + £8.95p+p compared to £15.50 delivered; Organic wholemeal spelt £2.98 & white spelt £3.90 compared to Shipton Mill's £1.75 and £1.95 respectively).

Did you try Shipton Mill when you were searching for a good flour?

Richard

Shipton Mill

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:21 pm
by covlocks
To be honest once I used Claybrooke, and it was fairly local so I could go there for small quantities, I looked no further.

I shall look at Shipton Mill. Its a case of weighing up the total package with carriage etc. Its good to use real flour from a mill though - its like chalk and cheese when comparing bread quality.

Dave

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:22 pm
by captain wassname
Hi Oddley I use this most of the time.

http://www.gilchesters.com/product-whole-spelt.htm

I use a variety of sweeteners muscavado,honey,maple syrup and sometimes molasses.
Doves farm do a wholemeal spelt but IMO not as nice as the gilchesters.

Jim

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:15 pm
by Oddley
Cheers captain wassname. I do like spelt bread.. :)

Re: Claybrooke Mill

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:28 pm
by wheels
covlocks wrote:www.claybrookewatermill.co.uk

Check out the website - they do a magnificant range of flours - I have tried then all.


That's superb flour - and only just 7 miles down the road from me .

Phil

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 5:25 pm
by lemonD
Getting back on topic Lidl's are doing their Bread Flour on offer for 50p a bag. :D :) :D

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:04 pm
by saucisson
I know where I'm going tomorrow :)

PostPosted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:14 pm
by wheels
Is that the actual flour or a ready-mix?

Phil

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:20 am
by lemonD
It's the bread flour Phil

PostPosted: Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:12 pm
by wheels
Thanks LD.

Phil