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I bought a loaf of bread for ?2.50 outside the fishmongers on LL. I was given it in a brown, trendy, paper carrier bag

Since it cost me twice what I am used to paying, I thought it would taste better than what I normally buy.

The bread was hard, tough, chewy and tasted worse than the bread from the bakers opposite the library at half the price.

Has anyone else bought the bread from them and liked it?

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I haven't tried the bread from the place outside Moxons (they're going to open properly where ChickenShed used to be) but their muffins were quite tasty if not amazing. 4 for ?5 wasn't exactly cheap though.


However, wordwide wheat prices have rocketed over the last twelve months so we should all be expecting to pay more for out bread in near future. In the UK, prices have soared, with bread-making wheat now fetching about ?200 per tonne - double last year's level. Plus its knock-on effects are increased meat costs due to winter feed being wheat crops - oh and the increased use of biofuels means it's gone up even more.


As a aside, the ED Deli sell their bread at half price near closing time (at least on a Friday when I went) - the sourdough was still fresh and as I was toasting it anyway it didn't really matter.

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mrsw Wrote:

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> I've bought their 2.50 loaf - I think it's made

> with French flour hence it's chewy - and think

> it's delicious - a bit pricey I agree but nice for

> a treat.



French bread I have eaten are light with thin crust and delicious but never tough & leathery

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This article was in the Telegraph a couple of week's ago, and estimates it costs 74p to make a basic loaf at home.


Using your loaf


It has a few simple recipes, one of which I've tried (Doris Grant loaf - it does work without kneading but has quite a dense texture. I added sunflower seeds to the top which was yummy) and got halfway to making soda bread this morning when I realised I didn't have lemon. Will report back when I've been shopping.


I've not got on with the breadmaker so it's back to hand for me. I'm much too parsimonius to pay ?2.50 for a loaf, though I wish the bread shop well - I'll be the one with my nose pressed up against the pane, outside in the howling wind, wishing ma hadn't died in the workhouse ...



(edited for Freudian slip)

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Last time I bought a loaf from EDDeli it was a date and walnut about a half size loaf.

It was sooooo delicious I ate the whole loaf that day.

No good if you're watching your waistline.

It was more than 2.50 though.


I did buy a loaf from the moxon stall and found it to be quite expensive and a bit stale. I liked the presentation but was sadly disappointed chewing it.

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I haven't got time to muck about with curds and whey, this is much easier


"For recipes, a substitute for buttermilk can be made by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar or 1 3/4 teaspoons cream of tartar to each cup of regular milk. The soured milk should be allowed to sit for ten minutes before being used."

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