Wife's been making homemade bread for the last year.

[MarathonMike]

It's really good especially the sourdough! I was worried I would put on weight but over the last year I lost 4 pounds. Really the only change in diet has been homemade bread instead of store bought bread. Just FYI

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Does she use an old starter for the sourdough or one of them instant starters??

Homemade bread is the best. Have you tried pinching off a piece, roll it flat and fry in some butter????? YUM

 

[toobfreak]

It's really good especially the sourdough! I was worried I would put on weight but over the last year I lost 4 pounds. Really the only change in diet has been homemade bread instead of store bought bread. Just FYI

Two thoughts:

1. There are chemical changes as bread ages. I forget all the details, but fresh bread is certainly less fattening and better tasting.
2. Home made bread doesn't have calcium proprionate and all that other crap in it that the FDA shoves on us.

 

[Crepitus]

Wife's been making homemade bread for the last year.

Really? It only takes me a couple of hours.

Seriously though, I use a bread machine but not a mix. Makes the house smell fabulous.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Been making my own bread for awhile now. It is soooooooo much better than commercial "white bread" in all categories - flavor/nutrition/texture
One thing to consider is to move towards whole wheat instead of just white flour.
It is way better for you.
To get yourself use to the different texture and flavor of whole wheat, I started off with about 3/4 white and 1/4 whole wheat flour.
Then went to half/half
Then went to 1/4 white and 3/4 wheat - and that is where I landed for good.
All whole wheat is a little too much, the 1/4 white calms the gritty texture of whole wheat

 

[MarathonMike]

Been making my own bread for awhile now. It is soooooooo much better than commercial "white bread" in all categories - flavor/nutrition/texture
One thing to consider is to move towards whole wheat instead of just white flour.
It is way better for you.
To get yourself use to the different texture and flavor of whole wheat, I started off with about 3/4 white and 1/4 whole wheat flour.
Then went to half/half
Then went to 1/4 white and 3/4 wheat - and that is where I landed for good.
All whole wheat is a little too much, the 1/4 white calms the gritty texture of whole wheat

Thanks I'll pass this along to her. Although I REALLY LIKE the way it comes out now.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Thanks I'll pass this along to her. Although I REALLY LIKE the way it comes out now.

White bread taste better than whole, no argument, but whole is better for you.
Having said that, if you are not an old folgie like many of us - go for the white only

 

[MarathonMike]

White bread taste better than whole, no argument, but whole is better for you.
Having said that, if you are not an old folgie like many of us - go for the white only

Oh I'm an old fogie, I just like the way she makes bread now.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Oh I'm an old fogie, I just like the way she makes bread now.

And that's what matters in the end friend.

 

[MayorQuimby]

Problem with making bread at home is that you have to wash the pan, because you have to grease it. But yes, home-made bread is generally healthy because you can control what goes in it.

 

[Concerned American]

Problem with making bread at home is that you have to wash the pan, because you have to grease it. But yes, home-made bread is generally healthy because you can control what goes in it.

Does your wife use a machine or does she do it the old fashioned way? We tried a machine expecting a product like "my mom used to make" LOL, we were disappointed.

 

[MayorQuimby]

Does your wife use a machine or does she do it the old fashioned way? We tried a machine expecting a product like "my mom used to make" LOL, we were disappointed.

No wife for me, I am single and not a man. But the answer is no, I actually have never personally made bread at home, but I have a friend who did. I have also read about it and also I worked in a bakery before, I know what they did to make bread.

 

[MarathonMike]

Problem with making bread at home is that you have to wash the pan, because you have to grease it. But yes, home-made bread is generally healthy because you can control what goes in it.

Oh yeah, lot's of handwashing and drying going on by both of us.

 

[Concerned American]

No wife for me, I am single and not a man. But the answer is no, I actually have never personally made bread at home, but I have a friend who did. I have also read about it and also I worked in a bakery before, I know what they did to make bread.

LOL, sorry, I responded to the wrong "M" avatar. I meant to direct my question to Marathon Mike.

 

[Concerned American]

Oh yeah, lot's of handwashing and drying going on by both of us.

LOL, I meant to direct this question to you Mike, mistakenly sent it to Mayor Quimby--she has the same avatar as you.
Does your wife use a machine or does she do it the old fashioned way? We tried a machine expecting a product like "my mom used to make" LOL, we were disappointed.

 

[JohnDB]

Most of your "sandwich" bread is based upon "pullman" loaf bread used on trains when they were the premier form of travel....where they had a kitchen car where they would cook and then serve complete meals out of.

These Pullman loaves used the milk bread formula for bread using a high fat and sugar mix and using milk as the liquid for the dough.

And yes,
Homemade bread is lower on the glycemic index, has MORE nutrition and calories than storebought bread (slice for slice) because it weighs more and contains more wheat.

Sourdough is easier for some people to digest due to the sourdough enzymes working on the gluten proteins. (Glutenin and gliaden working together in moisture to form gluten)

The grocery store sandwich bread is made from a special GMO wheat flour unavailable for consumers to purchase and is the most government subsidized wheat grown in America.
Then there are the additives which include chemical dough conditioners, sweeteners, and preservatives....which can make a loaf extra light, extra sweet, and last months in an airtight container.
Meaning it's a form of cotton candy...not bread.

Bread, as in "give us this day our daily bread" is supposed to be filling and nourishing....enough to work a physically demanding job.

 

[MarathonMike]

LOL, I meant to direct this question to you Mike, mistakenly sent it to Mayor Quimby--she has the same avatar as you.
Does your wife use a machine or does she do it the old fashioned way? We tried a machine expecting a product like "my mom used to make" LOL, we were disappointed.

No machine, she mixes and stretches the bread by hand. She's old school all the way.

 

[Concerned American]

No machine, she mixes and stretches the bread by hand. She's old school all the way.

That must be the trick. I remember coming home from school and smelling the aroma of freshly baked bread---I haven't noticed it with a machine and the flavor isn't the same either.

 

[MarathonMike]

That must be the trick. I remember coming home from school and smelling the aroma of freshly baked bread---I haven't noticed it with a machine and the flavor isn't the same either.

Yep the bread machine comes up short and as you say nothing like the smell of baking bread!