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coral2 Fri 13-Mar-26 17:16:28

whats wrong my bead comes out like cricket balls when I make bread rolls I have bought new yeast and left it to rise . i also have a bread maker which makes dough for me , didnt help.

aggie Wed 25-Mar-26 18:13:21

Lidl has strong flour

Allira Wed 25-Mar-26 17:50:10

Thanks.

Norah Wed 25-Mar-26 15:18:03

Allira

^500g flour^

Do you use strong flour, Norah?

I use 00 flour, Napoli is source.

Allira Wed 25-Mar-26 14:49:36

500g flour

Do you use strong flour, Norah?

Norah Wed 25-Mar-26 13:55:49

Retread

I’m planning to try a “No Knead Bread” as demonstrated by lots of Instagram bakers. It sounds very similar to Norah’s recipe above. Tesco sells Strong Bread Flour.

Quite easy and delicious.

Retread Wed 25-Mar-26 08:02:55

dalrymple23

I came across a recipe for rolls made in an air fryer. I have not tried it yet (at the time of writing, can't find the recipe either!). I am sure that Google will have the info. It sounded so much of a doddle that even I would try it!

The recipe for Air Fryer Rolls was discussed on this forum earlier. smile

www.gransnet.com/forums/food/1355280-Air-fryer-rolls

Retread Wed 25-Mar-26 07:58:32

I’m planning to try a “No Knead Bread” as demonstrated by lots of Instagram bakers. It sounds very similar to Norah’s recipe above. Tesco sells Strong Bread Flour.

RosiesMawagain Tue 24-Mar-26 21:27:12

Norah

coral2

right I am off to buy some more flour and will give Norah recipe ago . I can make bread in the bread maker but i want to make some rolls so wish me luck and thanks everyone your great

We've no bread maker.

Proper ingredients yield proper bread or brochen /rolls.

Mum baked Brotchen and I do the same.

Still not spotted it?
Never mind.

Norah Tue 24-Mar-26 20:37:57

RosiesMawagain

Norah

RosiesMawagain

Norah

coral2

right I am off to buy some more flour and will give Norah recipe ago . I can make bread in the bread maker but i want to make some rolls so wish me luck and thanks everyone your great

We've no bread maker.

Proper ingredients yield proper bread or brochen /rolls.

Brötchen @ Norah ?

Yes. Brotchen is favoured in our home.

My typing or autocorrect? You have a choice. smile

You can’t rely on auto correct for a foreign word, but seeing that «brochen» doesn’t exist in either language, it must be down to your typing or spelling.

Must be me!

Mum baked Brotchen and I do the same.

RosiesMawagain Tue 24-Mar-26 19:48:38

Norah

RosiesMawagain

Norah

coral2

right I am off to buy some more flour and will give Norah recipe ago . I can make bread in the bread maker but i want to make some rolls so wish me luck and thanks everyone your great

We've no bread maker.

Proper ingredients yield proper bread or brochen /rolls.

Brötchen @ Norah ?

Yes. Brotchen is favoured in our home.

My typing or autocorrect? You have a choice. smile

You can’t rely on auto correct for a foreign word, but seeing that «brochen» doesn’t exist in either language, it must be down to your typing or spelling.

Norah Tue 24-Mar-26 13:06:17

RosiesMawagain

Norah

coral2

right I am off to buy some more flour and will give Norah recipe ago . I can make bread in the bread maker but i want to make some rolls so wish me luck and thanks everyone your great

We've no bread maker.

Proper ingredients yield proper bread or brochen /rolls.

Brötchen @ Norah ?

Yes. Brotchen is favoured in our home.

My typing or autocorrect? You have a choice. smile

RosiesMawagain Tue 24-Mar-26 06:47:52

Norah

coral2

right I am off to buy some more flour and will give Norah recipe ago . I can make bread in the bread maker but i want to make some rolls so wish me luck and thanks everyone your great

We've no bread maker.

Proper ingredients yield proper bread or brochen /rolls.

Brötchen @ Norah ?

Llamas99 Tue 24-Mar-26 06:21:11

Thank you all for replies to my query as to 'strong flour'!

olderme Sat 21-Mar-26 16:33:33

Try allowing your dough to rise overnight in the fridge.

Norah Sun 15-Mar-26 12:10:45

coral2

right I am off to buy some more flour and will give Norah recipe ago . I can make bread in the bread maker but i want to make some rolls so wish me luck and thanks everyone your great

We've no bread maker.

Proper ingredients yield proper bread or brochen /rolls.

Norah Sun 15-Mar-26 12:07:31

Esmay

Thank you for the recipe,Norah.

You're welcome.

Esmay Sun 15-Mar-26 03:06:12

Thank you for the recipe,Norah.

coral2 Sat 14-Mar-26 16:36:47

right I am off to buy some more flour and will give Norah recipe ago . I can make bread in the bread maker but i want to make some rolls so wish me luck and thanks everyone your great

Norah Sat 14-Mar-26 15:38:14

Easy Bread, I make 2-4 times a week.

5 g sugar
10 g yeast
240 ml hot water --- mix, allow 10 minutes

500g flour
5g salt --- mix, allow to double, about 1 hour, covered

Form, let it double, bake at 200, 15-30 minutes by size of loaves.

dalrymple23 Sat 14-Mar-26 15:23:30

I came across a recipe for rolls made in an air fryer. I have not tried it yet (at the time of writing, can't find the recipe either!). I am sure that Google will have the info. It sounded so much of a doddle that even I would try it!

Newatthis Sat 14-Mar-26 14:41:06

Yes a Dutch oven is a very heavy cast iron casserole with lid such as Le Creuset.

Sago Sat 14-Mar-26 13:46:21

Kneading strengthens the gluten, just buy quality flour and knead well.

If making brown/wholemeal always use 20% white flour to make a lighter loaf.

Rosie51 Sat 14-Mar-26 12:18:50

Sieska

I make bread in a Panasonic machine about three times a week and have done so for years. I have found that the strong flour I use varies in quality year by year. This year it is making loaves that do not rise much, so the loaf is heavier and denser. I now add half a desert spoon of Gluten that I bought on line and mix it in with a spoon. This has totally fixed the problem. One bag of gluten lasts for years and despite being past its use-by date is still working well. Well worth a try. {Posted by Kevin, DH of Sieska}

I got rid of my Panasonic bread machine some years ago when I had loaf after loaf that didn't rise enough, or rose very unevenly. Wish I'd known about gluten, that would have been worth a try.

Tizliz Sat 14-Mar-26 11:55:37

I am off to look up gluten as I have already thrown out a bag of flour because it just made bricks.

Sieska Sat 14-Mar-26 11:48:35

I make bread in a Panasonic machine about three times a week and have done so for years. I have found that the strong flour I use varies in quality year by year. This year it is making loaves that do not rise much, so the loaf is heavier and denser. I now add half a desert spoon of Gluten that I bought on line and mix it in with a spoon. This has totally fixed the problem. One bag of gluten lasts for years and despite being past its use-by date is still working well. Well worth a try. {Posted by Kevin, DH of Sieska}