A few weeks ago, Christian was telling me about a bread that his mum used to buy all the time, which he missed. Then I was reading my copy of Delicious. and there it was! The first time I made it I shaped it into a 8-stranded plait (the Paul Hollywood one from the Great British Bake Off), but this time I just made two little cobs - isn't it sweet!
I really enjoy making bread, and don't really understand why people find it so scary! My only advice would be that you need to get your hands in and just learn what the right consistency FEELS like. It might take a few goes, but you'll get there.
I was just going to link to the recipe, but it doesn't seem to be on their website, so here it is:
Mix 1 tbsp sugar and 7g dried yeast into 225ml body temperature water and leave for 5-10 minutes until it has about 2cm of froth.
Mix together 50g sugar and 200g PLAIN flour and then add the yeasty water. I always mix bread with one hand, keeping the other clean to put in the flour bag, but a spoon is fine if you don't like getting messy. It will be really sticky at this point - that's fine.
Now add an egg and 50ml oil, then add about another 200g plain flour so that the dough is now thick and elastic, but still a bit wet - you might need some more flour. Knead for about 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and springy, then leave in an oiled bowl for 2 hours, pressing it down gently once or twice during that time.
Tip the dough back onto a floured service and just knead it through for about half a minute to smooth it out again. To make the cobs, cut it in half and then form each half into a circle. Place on a greased baking tray and dust with flour, then slice a cross in it using a sharp knife. Leave to rise for another 20-30 minutes and then bake at 180°c for 20-25 minutes, until it sounds hollow if you tap its base.
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