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100 Great Breads
By Paul Hollywood
Cassell Illustrated - 2004
Mixed Rolls : page 31
Unfortunately, the dough didn't rise properly - only when we placed the rolls in the warm oven at the very end. Try to prepare them early just in case this happens to you, so you still have time to let them rise once they begin. Also, they turned out much too salty - we ended up dipping them in olive oil without salt added as they were salty enough on their own. We didn't use any flavourings - and if you use the Stilton one, remember to use very very little or even no any salt at all, I can't imagine how salty that would have become!
Pictured (background) with Nectarine and Tomato Salad with Buffalo Mozzarella.
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White bread : page 20
Hey there, this is Friederike's husband, also known around these pages as 'DH'. I have decided to try my hand at bread baking and I used this recipe to get started.
Since I was just getting started, this bread did not turn out great. Lots of that is due to me not having acquired the proper techniques. However, I have some gripes about the recipe as well: it, or the book for that matter, does not tell you how important kneading is for breads, the amount of water specified was not sufficient at all, and more salt and some sugar is also needed.
Consequently, this bread did not rise very well the first time, and tasted quite flat. The second time I added more salt and some sugar and kneaded better, and the bread turned out better as well. Even then, a yeast bread from white flour has a slightly boring taste. All in all, the recipe works, but the result won't be something to write home about.
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