Baking bread

[Independence]

Can anyone give me any tips on how to bake bread when my boat has only a 2 burner gas hob and no fridge to store yeast (or whatever is required!).

Doesn't need to be 'light and fluffy' but edible would be good!

Thanks

 

[uxb]

To get you you started, go to Aldi and buy some of their bread mixes.. Then get a pressure cooker and a trivet that goes inside. Bake the bread in that.
Or google ' campfire bread' or ' bannocks'
It might take a few attempts to get it right but when you do.......mmmmmmmmmmm.

Bake plenty and have some butter on hand for when it comes out the pan.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Girdle scones?

 

[sailorman]

don't add water to aldi bread mixs as the Instructions. we found it was overstated by 80 》100 ml. Our first attempt waz sticky to mix / kneed and then turned out heavy.

 

[armchairsailor]

Try making flatbreads - they come out like pittas and are soooo much better than the shop bought stuff. HF-W has a recipe we always swear by.

 

[TQA]

Use a pressure cooker without weight or seal.

You MUST have good flour, it may be sold as 'strong' flour. I have used Waitrose Leckford Estate Strong White Bread Flour with success.

Dried yeast is fine. Just follow the instructions.

Takes about an hour total at low heat. IMPORTANT flip the bread for the last ten mintes to cook the top. [ Start at high but YOU MUST REDUCE TO LOW HEAT as soon as you get the smell of baking bread.

 

[FullCircle]

Paul,
how about this?

http://jamieshomecookingskills.com/recipe.php?title=easy-flatbreads


You should get a Mr D's Thermal cooker, you know it makes sense.

http://www.mrdsrecipes.co.uk/19

http://www.mrdsrecipes.co.uk/no-knead-no-oven-bread-cooked-in-mr-ds-thermal-slow-cooker

 

[BruceDanforth]

These work as ovens:

http://www.base-camp.co.uk/optimus/minioven.htm

 

[2nd_apprentice]

These work as ovens:

http://www.base-camp.co.uk/optimus/minioven.htm

I have one of these and they do work well indeed. Even tried bread once, no problem. Much better than using a pressure cooker too. I hardly ever use it though because
a) I'm not really into bread
b) using paraffin I'm a bit concerned about all the soot ending up in my food. Can't be healthy!

 

[Tricia]

You don't have to use a pressure cooker, an ordinary saucepan will do. Make sure you grease the saucepan/pressure cooker and coat it with either flour or oats. I like using oats as they stick to the loaf and give it a lovey nutty flavour. I don't bother putting the lid on either as I find that the steam condenses on the inside of the lid and drips onto the dough and makes it soggy.

Frying pan bread is good and so is damper, but they don't keep so well.

Ordinary bread dough rolled out thin and cooked in a frying pan is great and quick.

 

[Scarboroughsloop]

Or one of these:
http://theboatgalley.com/omnia-stove-top-baking-oven/

 

[NornaBiron]

I've been experimenting with stove top baking just lately and the best bread I've ever baked is as follows:

4 cups of strong bread flour - I use a mix of white, malted and rye
1.5 tsp dried yeast
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
Approx 2 cups warm water
Glug of olive oil

Mix all ingredients together and knead until smooth and elastic.
Allow to rise until doubled in size.
Knock back and knead again for a few minutes.
Place in an oiled pan, cover and allow to rise until doubled in size.
Put lid on pan - if you are using your pressure cooker make sure that you DO NOT use the gasket and weight.
Put on smallest ring on hob on highest flame for 5 minutes. Turn heat down as low as possible and bake for 20 minutes.
Turn bread over and put back on lowest flame for further 10 minutes to brown the top.
Bread is done when it sounds hollow when knocked on the bottom.

You can also make cakes on the hob using the pressure cooker as an oven.