Made some bread then tried buns

[packerbacker]

Yesterday I made some homemade bread and then tried making hamburger buns for the first time. They came out great. I use a bread machine on the dough setting and then bake in the oven.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

now that is the final straw...make bread and buns and post a picture in front of someone without a stove....grrrrrrrr.

 

[packerbacker]

get one of those solar jobs pip!

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

I had one...forgot it in the yard, and almost burned the house down...lol

nice food there sir...good job.

 

[packerbacker]

The best part besides no preservatives, tasting great and making the whole house smell good, I made the buns for about 72 cents and the 2lb loaf of bread for about 88 cents using top quality flour and yeast. I could make it cheaper with less expensive flour but why??

 

[cactusrat]

I have no stove or oven (other than a toaster oven) but still enjoy home made breads of all kinds. I bake them in Dutch Ovens.

Here is a few mouth watering pictures (at the bottom) for pippinwhitepaws.

1st picture is ice box rolls (white bread rolls), 2nd is whole wheat rolls, whole wheat bread (the two round loafs) and whole wheat oatmeal loaf. Last picture is the Dutch Oven cooking a loaf, while a pan of rolls cool.


The last six months I’ve been on a “No Knead” bread kick. Five minutes to mix it up. Let it set over night (or longer up to 24 hours). Form a loaf and let it rise and bake.

Here is a You Tube video link for No Knead Oatmeal loaf. Notice it only takes ¼ of a teaspoon of yeast per batch.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

ok..so it is more than an oven issue...forgot about dutch ovens...thanks.

 

[tamrock]

You sure do have a lot of suprising skills there packerbacker, Good Job!

 

[packerbacker]

ty tamrock.

 

[TJE]

Man !!...those look sooo good pb, almost tried to sniff this p/c screen!!

 

[packerbacker]

Here's some more buns I made today when they were still in the oven. Note the small one for my granddaughter.

 

[coazon de oro]

Howdy Packer,

Nice buns! The small bun reminded me of when my daughter was a young girl learning to make tamales. She asked me if I would like something in particular, since she knows I like mine with a few raisins inside. Not everyone likes them with raisins, but to me they go together like turkey, and cranberries. I jokingly asked her to make me a foot long tamale. It turned out good, and we all had a lot of jokes, and laughs about it.

Howdy Cactusrat,

That No-Knead way sure takes all the work out of it. Do you have a No-Knead "Pan De Campo" recipe laying around somewhere?

Homar P. Olivarez

 

[cactusrat]

Sorry Homar.

No Knead Dough only works for yeast breads. Most of the yeast in the dough comes from the air. Just a little is added to get things started.

Pan De Campo is risen by baking powder and/or baking soda.

 

[packerbacker]

Never tried the no knead methods. The other day a lady was telling me I could make yeast with potatoes and potato bread. I've made my own starters for sourdough but I always fail to stay on top of replenishing the stuff.

 

[cactusrat]

Sourdough is to much trouble for me also. I only make bread dough in the winter because it’s to hot in the summer to be building wood fires.

 

[rginn]

If you can do that over a campfire packerbacker, TJE and I have a place for you on our next outdoor misadventure. Myself, I am a most excellent fry bread cook, which is a little tricky to do at this altitude.

 

[packerbacker]

that Dutch oven method works in any camp. You can make everything in a Dutch oven!

 

[cactusrat]

Dutch Ovens are the next best thing to slice bread. Never can have to many of them.

 

[Red James Cash]

I'll take a couple of loaves of sourdough Packer,The checks in the mail.Add some Habanero peppers and a little grated cheddar to the bread.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

I can cook but never learned how to bake - so I cheat with beer bread.

A 12 oz. can or bottle of beer (different brews give the bread different flavors) and 3 cups self-rising flour. The trick is to sift the flour - you must do that!

You can add brown or white sugar, dust the top with sugar, put butter on top, add raisins or dried cranberries or nuts.

Bake in a greased pan (actually, you could mix it in the loaf pan and save washing a bowl) and serve hot with a hearty homemade soup or chili.

It's a great way to teach kids to cook because it is always going to turn out great (IF you sift the flour!).

It doesn't keep very well so your best bet is to eat it all the day you make it.

Good luck to all,

~ The Old Bookaroo