do you make all your own bread? without a breadmaker?

[thisisyesterday]

am looking for hints and tips!
i can make a perfectly good loaf, but not sure about making all of our bread myself.
can i leave it to rise overnight?

I always use dried active yeast or fresh yeast if I can get hold of it.
prefer the taste, especially with sweet doughs.
but agree with beta that easy yeast or fast action yeast is easier in the beginning.

Thank you. (i cant wait to try)

I meant to say sorry about jumping in your thread thisisyesterday and good luck with your baking. I don't know if you are saving much money but the taste and the smell...mmm.

no need to apologise! hopefully we'll both be baking fantastic bread before the week is out

magnolia how did it go?

morebeta thanks for that, mines rising

:o
I'm always amazed how much it rises and how small the airbubbles are.

Deafworm - its super isn't it. Very satisfying and guests are ever so impressed by home made bread.

I remember when I first started making bread it seemed so daunting but am a coeliac so I had no option as I use special gluten free flour. Once I got going with a breaadmaker I then started making it for my family and then finally got brave enough to make it by hand.