Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Turkey Related Subjects => Cost of Living in Turkey => Topic started by: bunny4jeff on September 11, 2010, 12:49:06 PM
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Having splashed out on a breadmaking machine from Kipa, I had feverish visions of turning out white SOFT, toast bread, as an alternative to the stodgy bricks they call tost loaves here. Don't get me wrong, I love Turkish bread, if anything, its too delicious.:D But I'd love to be able to occasionally sink my teeth into proper white soft toast, butter dribbling down my chin...I warned you, feverish... :-)
Does anyone know if there's a strong white flour available in the shops (or markets?) to use in the breadmaker, while I hover anxiously over it, tongue hanging out, :Ptill it cooks..? I have tried ordinary "mutfak" flour, but it still makes the "stodgy" type of bread I am trying to avoid like the plague...
Has anyone succeeded where I have failed, so far? Or will it have to be packets of bread mix stuffed into my suitcases from the UK, hopefully not looking suspiciously like other powdery substances..
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Jan, you have got me going know:D what would I give for a Warburtons thick slice:P ;)
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We have a bread maker (although I only use it to make pizza dough :D ) and I have found that the secret in the stodge/soft problem is the yeast rather than the flour. I don't know if you can ask the Migros baker for a lump of 'real' yeast as we do here in Tesco but worth a try.
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You can buy the bread mixes, all different types, in Kipa and Migros etc for bread making machines. They are usually in boxes by the rest of the flour. Dried yeast is in small packets called Maya and we find this works very well.
Go to a local baker for fresh yeast and you can freeze fresh yeast.
Fi
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.recently I haver noticed lots of supermarkets selling the fresh yeast in packs of little foil covered cubes - look for "MAYA". It is very cheap and I am just munching on a slice of freshly made bread now lol.
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Originally posted by Firo
You can buy the bread mixes, all different types, in Kipa and Migros etc for bread making machines. They are usually in boxes by the rest of the flour. Dried yeast is in small packets called Maya and we find this works very well.
Go to a local baker for fresh yeast and you can freeze fresh yeast.
Fi
Thanks, Firo, I'll have a look. I did ask the staff, but what with my bad Turkish and their helpful but non-existent English, we got nowhere. Thanks again. 8)
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Originally posted by Scunner
We have a bread maker (although I only use it to make pizza dough :D ) and I have found that the secret in the stodge/soft problem is the yeast rather than the flour. I don't know if you can ask the Migros baker for a lump of 'real' yeast as we do here in Tesco but worth a try.
Thanks Keith I'll try that too, now that I know its called maya. I have some maya in little packets, but the baker's yeast is likely to be better :-)
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Originally posted by Scunner
We have a bread maker (although I only use it to make pizza dough :D ) and I have found that the secret in the stodge/soft problem is the yeast rather than the flour. I don't know if you can ask the Migros baker for a lump of 'real' yeast as we do here in Tesco but worth a try.
Thanks Keith I'll try that, now I know what it is in Turkish. The fresh yeast is bound to be better :-)
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Originally posted by Firo
You can buy the bread mixes, all different types, in Kipa and Migros etc for bread making machines. They are usually in boxes by the rest of the flour. Dried yeast is in small packets called Maya and we find this works very well.
Go to a local baker for fresh yeast and you can freeze fresh yeast.
Fi
Thanks hubblebubble, I did find the packets of yest...but my bread though it rises ok and is quite nice, is still heavy. I will have a go with the bread mixes :-), and I'll try fresh yeast as well.
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Ah, another - dried yeast does have a shelf life so if yours is a bit old, dump it and see if a new one makes a difference.
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White, soft, lovely bread, no its not a dream, thanks to all your advice folks, I have it at last :-). I used a recipe in the booklet that came with the breadmaker, but substituted sami-skimmed milk for water, using slightly less milk than water as advised. The result was much better than I of little faith, believed. It is delicious, and dare I say it, as good as any I've had back home. I used the bread mix packs in Migros, with the packet yeast provided, but with the Tesco recipe, on Sandwich setting. Also tried one with fresh yeast, both results very nice indeed. Looking forward from now on to buttery toast and marmalade....whenever I fancy it :D
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Ooohhh You swine. lol. Sitting here drooling now.
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now all you need is the crispy bacon a branston sauce to go in the middle !!!
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Have a look at the article on bread making in today's Fethiye Times.
http://www.fethiyetimes.com/magazine/lazy-suzan/5434-lazy-suzans-ninety-minute-bread.html
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Originally posted by pookie
now all you need is the crispy bacon a branston sauce to go in the middle !!!
STOPPPP! :o I will put back on all the weight I managed to lose by not having white, soft bread, butter, and marmalade the last 3 years :-))
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I am just trying out a recipe for cinnamon and raisin loaf. Will post later if it's successful. ;)
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Is it self raisin?
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Originally posted by Scunner
Is it self raisin?
Sure was.
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Recipe for cinnamon & raisin loaf in bread machine.
1 cup water.
2 tablespoons soft butter.
3 cups flour.
3 tablespoons sugar.
1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
2 1/2 teaspoons yeast.
3/4 cup raisins.
Place in breadmaker on sandwich setting.Add in fruit at last mix beep.
Hubby loves this (the American way) toasted, smothered in butter, icing sugar on top of butter and toasted again for about 1 minute.WARNING: leave to cool for a few mins as caramelised sugar can burn the mouth.
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Originally posted by scouser2swife
Recipe for cinnamon & raisin loaf in bread machine.
1 cup water.
2 tablespoons soft butter.
3 cups flour.
3 tablespoons sugar.
1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
2 1/2 teaspoons yeast.
3/4 cup raisins.
Place in breadmaker on sandwich setting.Add in fruit at last mix beep.
Hubby loves this (the American way) toasted, smothered in butter, icing sugar on top of butter and toasted again for about 1 minute.WARNING: leave to cool for a few mins as caramelised sugar can burn the mouth.
Sounds delish scouserswife, I'll have a go - another inch on the hips but what the hell :-) :P
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Originally posted by scouser2swife
Recipe for cinnamon & raisin loaf in bread machine.
1 cup water.
2 tablespoons soft butter.
3 cups flour.
3 tablespoons sugar.
1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
2 1/2 teaspoons yeast.
3/4 cup raisins.
Place in breadmaker on sandwich setting.Add in fruit at last mix beep.
Hubby loves this (the American way) toasted, smothered in butter, icing sugar on top of butter and toasted again for about 1 minute.WARNING: leave to cool for a few mins as caramelised sugar can burn the mouth.
It was wonderful, scouser2swife. I made it with dates left over from Bayram, and it was just as good! :P
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Glad you liked it. ;):D :)