Ideas for baking & bread with limited supplies

[Sally W]

As we’re all struggling to get some supplies I wonder if anyone would find below ideas helpful:
(NB: not all low carb but could be helpful to feed your non-low carb family members)

Eggs - for some baking & bread recipes - can be made from chia seeds or flax seeds mixed with water
Yeast - if like me you can’t find dried yeast anywhere Delia has a good soda bread using bicarbonate of soda.
Flatbreads - can be made for flour & yoghurt (see Jamie Oliver for recipe )

 

[Tee G]

Flat breads are great. Very versatile. Ive never made a soda bread - i may look that one up - thanks for posting @Sally W 🙂

 

[Drummer]

I am not at home at the moment but as soon as I can I will do a test bake of a fairly low carb bread. I have Ben experimenting for some time but recently got hold of some wheat gluten to improve the rise, I hope. I will let you know the recipe as soon as possible.

 

[Tee G]

Looking forward to the results of your experiments @Drummer.

 

[Browser]

I’m making bread rolls with fiberflour, yeast, salt and water. They’re actually ok but the rise is not great and they are a wee bit heavy. My son jokes that they’re great weapons to throw at folk who come within two metres of me.

 

[Sally W]

I’m making bread rolls with fiberflour, yeast, salt and water. They’re actually ok but the rise is not great and they are a wee bit heavy. My son jokes that they’re great weapons to throw at folk who come within two metres @Browser - I made some rock cakes today with fibreflour. So glad you told me about it....pastry made last week for chicken pies turned to out well too

 

[Browser]

Fiberflour is quite versatile ...... checkout the ‘Lonjevity’ website for ideas. The flour is quite expensive but, needs must .....

 

[Sally W]

Fiberflour is quite versatile ...... checkout the ‘Lonjevity’ website for ideas. The flour is quite expensive but, needs must .....

I agree - I don’t eat pastry much anyway so use it for treats anyway rather than every week

 

[SB2015]

As we’re all struggling to get some supplies I wonder if anyone would find below ideas helpful:
(NB: not all low carb but could be helpful to feed your non-low carb family members)

Eggs - for some baking & bread recipes - can be made from chia seeds or flax seeds mixed with water
Yeast - if like me you can’t find dried yeast anywhere Delia has a good soda bread using bicarbonate of soda.
Flatbreads - can be made for flour & yoghurt (see Jamie Oliver for recipe )

Thanks for these alternative Sally.
I had forgotten about soda bread. I used to make it all the time when at uni.
Made some for OH, who is the bread maker in our house.
It was ‘okay’ but tastes a bit caked compared to our usual whole meal.
However as we are still struggling to get any yeast it may be on the cards again.

 

[Drummer]

If you can find yeast, you can keep it and increase it by growing it in a bottle. Just put a small amount of yeast in a clean bottle and add the yeast and some water which has been boiled and allowed to cool, with a pinch of sugar added. Put on the lid but do not screw it down tight, so the gas produced can escape, or make a cover from foil which lies across the top unless pushed up by the gas pressure. Add a pinch of sugar each day and soon you should see a layer of yeast on the bottom of the bottle. When you have about twice as much yeast as you need for a loaf, give the liquid a shake to mix in the yeast, and pour out half of it for your bread, refill the bottle with boiled water and add sugar, replace the lid.
If your supermarket has a bakery they should sell you some yeast for a small fee - like 20p - as it is, apparently. illegal to refuse to sell yeast if you have it - a very old law.

 

[Browser]

If you can find yeast, you can keep it and increase it by growing it in a bottle. Just put a small amount of yeast in a clean bottle and add the yeast and some water which has been boiled and allowed to cool, with a pinch of sugar added. Put on the lid but do not screw it down tight, so the gas produced can escape, or make a cover from foil which lies across the top unless pushed up by the gas pressure. Add a pinch of sugar each day and soon you should see a layer of yeast on the bottom of the bottle. When you have about twice as much yeast as you need for a loaf, give the liquid a shake to mix in the yeast, and pour out half of it for your bread, refill the bottle with boiled water and add sugar, replace the lid.
If your supermarket has a bakery they should sell you some yeast for a small fee - like 20p - as it is, apparently. illegal to refuse to sell yeast if you have it - a very old law.

Brilliant tip, Drummer, and will certainly try it as I have a little yeast left in a tin. I have highlighted the part about refilling the bottle with boiled water. Do you mean water that has been boiled and cooled quite a bit, because, as far as I know, boiling hot water will kill yeast.

 

[Drummer]

yes indeed, water which has been boiled and allowed to return to room temperature. Yeast likes soft water - it is why the main brewing towns had naturally soft water, and the process of heating and cooling causes some chemicals to change and settle out, and it also helps keep things sterile.

 

[Hepato-pancreato]

Use the go to internet site Google. There is a recipe for making bread in the good old slow cooker, if you are interested!!!

 

[Andy HB]

How to make bread without yeast or bread flour

If you're limited on ingredients, we show you how to make bread with plain flour, and how to make other bread substitutes that will stand in.

www.bbc.co.uk

Unfortunate picture, but hey ho.