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Baking reasonable bread has been one of the most difficult things to master. However, after many months we seem to have it cracked. The trick, in this cold house, seem to be to allow the bread-maker to do the kneading and proving (as it is warm) and then use the standard oven and trays to do the baking. Loaves like this seem to cost about 40p a loaf including the costs of energy for baking^*.

The most successful recipe, to date, seem to be this one for a light brown loaf. This  is a good general purpose loaf, good for sandwiches or toasting,  and which keeps quite well.

Ingredients

• 350 g Brown Flour
• 150 g White Bread Flour
• 350 ml warm water
• 1 oz Lard
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 1/2 tsp Dried active yeast
• 1 tbs White Sugar

Nutritional Information

Nutritional information reflects amount per slice.
Calories 102
Total Fat (g) 2
Saturated Fat (g) 1
Cholesterol (mg) 1
Sodium (mg) 234
Total Carbohydrate (g) 19
Dietary Fiber (g) 2
Sugars (g) 1
Protein (g) 3

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One of today's visitors unfortunately was not very welcome. The Large Yellow Underwing Moth larva was found. Two in total. These cutworms are thankfully enjoyed by the chickens and were dispatched quite quickly. These will be added to "slug patrol" at nights also.

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^*  White flour 6p, Brown Four 25p, Lard 1p, Yeast 1p, Salt & Sugar 1p, Energy 5p