1.One of the nice things about making bread is that you can add different finishes, giving it an exciting, or even a personal touch.For example, cut deeply into the dough to make a dramatic pattern diamonds, stripes or even a half-sun image, with its rays spreading out.Sprinkle some sesame or poppy seeds or broken grains into the cuts.
2.Seeds and grains of all kinds can be mixed into the flour of a wholemeal or brown loaf as well.Add green pumpkin seeds,sunflower seeds and whole grains of wheat,soaked in water first to soften them slightly.
3.Breads look beautifully shiny when they are glazed with either beaten egg, or egg beaten with milk or water at the second rise stage.You can also glaze a loaf just before putting it in oven, but be very gently when you brush on the glaze, as a well risen loaf can easily deflate.
4.Give wholemeal bread a sheen, too, by touching with milk and water.
5.Broken wheat, sesame seeds and bran add texture and flavour to a loaf.Cumin seeds give a definite taste with cheese.
6.Bread knead should not be wasted.Make fresh breadcrumbs in a food processor to use in stuffing in pastry and cakes or to coat foods before deep-frying.For toasted crumbs,toast thin slices of stale bread,put into a plastic bag and roll with a rolling pin or whizz in a food processor.
7.Slices of stale white bread can be used for bread and butter pudding and summer pudding.Or cut into cubes and deep-fry to make them ready to be used for soup.
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