and so was the bread (real that is) and the reason why I make my own and have done for about 35 years. This was last weeks bake. I made 3 large baking tins that just fit in the oven to get the most out of the available space and do two bakes at a time. 7 lb of flour in a bucket with 8oz of wheat germ and the same of oat bran, 2 large (very full /heaped) serving spoons of malt and the same of treacle or molasses in the water and yeast and that is all that is needed. Then it is just mix and knead cut in three and put into the three tins, Do this twice for the days bake.
All sliced up on the very old slicer I renovated with better base and a bread guide to keep the loaf square to the blade and wedged hook to hold it steady on the table.
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and baged in vacuumed zip lock bags for the freezer. (Vacuumed by using a short length of 1/4 in copper pipe and sucking)
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