Hobbies / distractions!

Hi Orchid23,

Loving this thread. Bread making is sometimes a bit hit & miss for me but this recipe works perfectly every time (a bit of a must as I have a bit of a flounce these days when things go a bit pants) & has no real kneeding which is also a plus as some days my arms are just not up for it.

Casserole dish bread.

Sift 500g strong bread flour into big bowl.

Add 9g yeast, 9g salt & swirl around with a whisk.

I like to throw in sunflower seeds, or pumpkin or chia seeds at this point. No idea how much, just some!

Add 370g warm water & mix well with metal spoon until comes together.

Cover with clingfilm (with bit of oil if think it might stick) & leave in warm place for about 1hr (but chemo brain forgot & went for dog walk...bread still came out fine, so phew).

After 1hrish, pre heat oven to 240 & (here's best bit) put a round  casserole/big pyrex dish with lid on in oven to heat. 

Sprinkle flour on surface & tip dough out onto it (will probs be a bit of a wet soggy blob but just go with it). Sprinkle a little flour into dough bowl so edges & bottom aren't sticky for next bit.

Fold it from edge to centre, turn & repeat a few times. Shape into ball, plop back in bowl, recover & leave for about 15mins. 

Put into hot (take care, REALLY hot) casserole dish, score in a cross with sharp knife), replace lid & bake for 30mins. 

Reduce temp to 200, remove lid & leave off. Put cup of water in tray in bottom of oven if you fancy a crunchier crust then bake for another 15mins.

Tada! Tip out & cool & ENJOY.

xx 

Thank you BB3, a lovely recipe, will definitely try it out.  Xx 

That’s sounds delicious. I find although bread baking is time consuming it’s worth it.

I'm going to give that a go. I'm not great at making bread but love that I can add seeds etc.

Trust me ladies, I am no Bake Off Babe; my mind is usually way more ambitious than my actual ability. But this bread works every time although I have definitely learnt to give it the full time. In fact, two loaves in the oven even as we speak - my dog won’t let me out of her sight as she’s bread obsessed & can smell it baking. 
I’m a little further on in my treatment than some of you (finished chemo back in Feb, RT mid March but finding the right dose of abemaciclib took a few months (exhausting side effects along with the joys of Letrozole) so I’m only just starting to feel more human more often.

I send all you lovely ladies my best wishes & hugs. Love reading about your hobbies. Like a few of you, I like to walk the dog & mooch a bit. We live near a shoreline so plenty to see & constant change. I’m a really average (REALLY average) knitter but churned out a reasonable jumper for my son during chemo which he wears with such loyalty, bless. I keep saying I’m going to learn to crochet but again, the brain’s willing but seems to have forgotten how much effort concentration takes these days. 

Yay…they’re out!

Great thread, hugs to all.
xx

Sorry ladies, just realised why maybe I bake two of these bad boys. Thought it was to make best use of the oven, but think it might be subconsciously reminiscing - never gonna have a cracking pair like this again 
Apologies for dark humour, no intention to offend.

xx

I think we all need a bit of dark humour to get us through this.