Bread and Butter!

with Sharon Archer

I'm still in food-mode for the trip!

And one of the biggies for us is bread.  

I make all our bread - travelling means this can be a challenge.  We find that a lot of commercially available bread just doesn't hit the spot.  One of the reasons is that I can't eat corn.  Quite often the yummy multi-grain breads have kibbled corn or maize. And then for the "added fibre" breads the fibre comes in the form of corn.

So back to making bread... I've solved the problem with two fabulous ways to make bread on the road!

The first is bread made in a thermal cooker!  I Googled - one of my favourite internet activities - and found this recipe... Bread in Thermal Cooker

I made up my usual dough mix so I didn't have to wait 12 hours for it to rise.

Here it is in the pot simmering for 20 minutes.  Then...

Into the cooker and seal it up for 2 hours...

And voila!  Bread!  Very pale and no crisp crust...

But it slices beautifully...

And tastes lovely!

And the second option is pita bread.

Leave it to rise then...

Knead out into flattish circles...

Into the fry pan for about 10 to 15 minutes a side...

These come out a bit thicker than the shop-bought ones but they're really easy and delicious!

I didn't get a chance to make these up with filling! As soon as they were cool enough to butter, we ate them!

So how about you, are you a bread lover?  Homemade bread?  Lovely crust rolls from the shop?  Do you like white bread or are you a health-conscious wholemeal bread eater?