This blog was originally started to track our progress as we regenerated a derelict Victorian house in Dublin. We turned an old crumbling ruin in to our dream house! If you wish to read through the trials and tribulations of the house build it is best to start at the oldest blog post and read in date order. The blog then evolved in to being all about my life in Dublin, Ireland and then life in Malaga, Spain with artist "PIGSY" and now back in Dublin
I hope you enjoy reading it!
After days searching for yeast and plain flour (I had Self Raising flour in my press) I finally was able to source same and bake bread!! I got the yeast in Lidl and the plain flour in Supervalu. The flour is Odlums brand which I see from the packaging has been milling in Ireland since 1845!
I followed the "Jenny Can Cook" recipe which I have put a link to down below.
It's ridiculously easy - the only difficult thing about it is the amount of time that you need to give to the initial proof - but that's only 3 hours.
While it was on the second proof - about 40 mins or so, I put my Le Creuset "Dutch Oven" in to the oven to heat up. I barely use this pot - I think the only thing I cook in it is roast chicken, so I was glad to use it to make bread.
Here's the result of my efforts!! Gorgeous tasty bread which was effortless to make. I will definitely make it again soon. And of course you can imagine what I topped it with......Yup, a big smathering of Kerrygold butter!
If you want to make your own bread, here's the recipe I used (and Yes, that is Jenny of Jenny Jones fame!)
Click below to watch the YouTube tutorial
On my next bread making adventure, I am thinking I may add some extra ingredients to the bread - sun dried tomatoes perhaps, or maybe something like rosemary to make herb bread or perhaps even cheese?! Hmmmm I'll have a good think about this!
