Bread!!! Help with making the perfect recipe?

[Bettacreek]

So, the other day I bought rolls from the bakery. They went moldy in a few days, which I was pretty pissed about. Then I thought about it, and well, that's absolutely disgusting that the shelf bread lasts five times longer and gets hard before it gets moldy. If the mold won't even touch the garbage, why am I eating it and feeding it to my family? So, now I'm on a quest to make my own bread (vs driving to the store every few days or fighting for freezer space).
So, anyone have any recipes they'd like to share? Can you just switch the flours around in the recipes? Right now I have rye, buckwheat and whole wheat flour. I'm hoping to get flaxseed and was even wondering if ground oatmeal would work? What else can I toss in there? What's semolina flour? Any input would be much appreciated!

 

[urban dreamer]

I'm looking for the perfect white bread (samich bread) recipe!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Freemotion started a thread the other day in search of the perfect whole wheat bread. I posted my recipe on there that I mix in the bread maker and bake in the oven. IMO, it is the best ww bread--light and fluffy and easy. right now I am on a sourdough kick, and searching for the best sandwich bread recipe for that. And this is all coming from someon who doesn't even eat bread (used to , but...)

Go look at Free's thread. And seminola flour is for pasta making.

 

[freemotion]

So, the other day I bought rolls from the bakery. They went moldy in a few days, which I was pretty pissed about. Then I thought about it, and well, that's absolutely disgusting that the shelf bread lasts five times longer and gets hard before it gets moldy. If the mold won't even touch the garbage, why am I eating it and feeding it to my family? So, now I'm on a quest to make my own bread (vs driving to the store every few days or fighting for freezer space).
So, anyone have any recipes they'd like to share? Can you just switch the flours around in the recipes? Right now I have rye, buckwheat and whole wheat flour. I'm hoping to get flaxseed and was even wondering if ground oatmeal would work? What else can I toss in there? What's semolina flour? Any input would be much appreciated!

Rye: Yes
Buckwheat: No, maybe in small amounts, not enough gluten
Oats: Again, in small amounts, not enough gluten

You cannot just switch flours around without changing the results.....just have an understanding (or ask here!) about the gluten amounts, as bread needs a high gluten wheat to rise properly...

I'm still on my quest. Be patient, it will take me a while, as I don't make/eat much bread. But when I do, I enjoy it.

Meanwhile, use the excellent recipe posted by MTN and there are others. I'm looking for one that could be made if purchased items were not available, but I don't do enough baking now to use sourdough, so I am using a yeast version for now and learning about different mixing, rising, and baking methods.

 

[Emerald]

I use a cup of semolina in my pizza dough and it gives it the best texture.
but there are so many different bread recipes out there and since everyone has a different idea of what their "perfect" recipe is you might have to look and try many different recipes.!

 

[sufficientforme]

Super Easy
Gump bread from BYC
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=120918
I have successfully added in whole wheat and white wheat flour.

Super easy Artisan bread AWESOME tasting too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Ah9ES2yTU

This looks incredible, I have bookmarked it but never tried it!

http://thetanglednest.com/2009/04/the-best-sandwich-bread-recipe-ever-and-a-little-baking-story/

 

[Bettacreek]

I must be an idiot... I cannot find the other thread. :/
Thanks guys! I'll have to scope the amish store to see what all they've got, then come back for help (or even ask one of the ladies there).

 

[freemotion]

http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6963

Took me a couple of tries to find it and it is my own thread!

 

[Bettacreek]

K. Thanks! I had to save it to my phone, and now I'll have to look for the gluten flour. Can you use regular AD yeast or do you have to use that other type? I have a pound of the regular yeast and would love to be able to use that... lol.
Oh, I'm going to have to look for the gluten flour too... That should be a treat to find. :/ If I use this, will it make up for the buckwheat and oatflour? Maybe increase the amount of gluten flour and use some buckwheat and oat?

 

[Bettacreek]

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Bread/FlourTypes.htm


On there it says that gluten flour has 12-14% gluten, and bread flour has the same. Would they then be interchangeable for gluten purposes? I know where to get the bread flour...