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SimonM Wrote:

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> Supermarket "bread" is just unutterably vile. If

> buying I like the walnut and onion from Blackbird

> and almost anything from Kindred. Mostly though we

> use a breadmaker - a ?90 Panasonic bought from

> Amazon 3 years ago which has paid for itself

> several times over. A day-old home-made loaf

> tastes fresher than a fresh shop-bought one.

> Blackbird flour is nice and the EDD sells French

> bread flour which makes amazing white loaves....


I agree with the general comments on supermarket bread, though there are some granary/seeded varieties that are OK - I tend to keep one in the freezer for emergencies.


Agree about the Blackbird onion and walnut - it's delicious, but horribly expensive (think it was ?2.95 for a large loaf last time I bought one - I also noticed earlier this year a price hike of almost 20% when it went up from ?2.50 which I already considered a bit pricey. It's now become an occasional treat, whereas I used to buy one most weekends.It has encouraged me to get back to baking my own though. Artisan bakers are great, but not everyone can afford their prices on a regular basis.


Thanks for the tip about the French flour in the EDD SimonM - I will check that out.

dita-on-tees Wrote:

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> I rather like the fact you can wander round that

> shop and feed your face. Never actually bought

> anything in there though as it always seems

> insanely expensive (much more than their stores in

> the US and Canada (even allowing for exchange

> rates)


The sourdough bread was ?1.99. I also bought some 'light' wholewheat flour on sale for about a quid.

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