What's Your Favourite Loaf Of Bread?

[Beef Oven!]

Last year I found that I almost exclusively bought Hovis. Very tasty and quite healthy, I suppose.

This January, for no reason that I can think of, Mrs Oven brought home a split tin from Tesco's. I don't think that I've had a split tin in almost thirty years of marriage - Mrs Oven having totally different cultural proclivities concerning bread (eg are we Brits the only people on the planet who know to use a bread knife and slice bread?). I don't even know why it's called a split tin.

Well I'd forgotten how delicious this loaf can be! It is now my favourite loaf!

I've just finished chewing a delicious mature Cheddar cheese and Branston pickle sandwich and I'm in heaven!

What's your favourite loaf of bread (or type of bread)?

(I often ask myself fascinating questions like this)

[ardcarp]

Have you got a Lidl nearby Beefy? They do a delicious round brown loaf; superb fresh or toasted. It's marketed as low GI whatever that means, but I'm sure it's good for you!

[Beef Oven!]

Have you got a Lidl nearby Beefy? They do a delicious round brown loaf; superb fresh or toasted. It's marketed as low GI whatever that means, but I'm sure it's good for you!

There's a Lidl within a reasonable distance from me. Whenever I've been in there all the bread is normally gone. Although I did manage to buy some amazing very dark seedy rolls there once. They were incredible!

I guess Lidl bake excellent bread.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I avoid "Artisan" bread - eye-wateringly overpriced and having the flavour and texture of ... stale ordinary bread. Otherwise, I enjoy all sorts of bread far too much - and coincidentally, it was a simple, straightforward supermarket white tin loaf that I had over Christmas - they'd run out of the seeded batch that I was looking forward to, and that looked the best on offer. It was gorgeous - local dairy butter (another "special treat only") and great with cheese, pate, or thick-cut marmalade.

But there's too much salt in shop-bought bread, and I really need to cut down, so I'm going to start experimenting baking my own low-salt loaves and flatbread.

[Edgy 2]

Village Bakery wholemeal rustic bloomer.
69p from Aldi.
No idea if it's good or bad for you,absolutely made for cheese and Branston pickle BeefO

[ardcarp]

I avoid "Artisan" bread - eye-wateringly overpriced and having the flavour and texture of ... stale ordinary bread.

Maybe a bit of a sweeping statement Ferney? It depends who the 'artisan baker' is. But I agree about salt content. Has anyone heard of the Chorleywood Process? It's the way most commercial sliced bread is made. Not sure about the details, but I personally wouldn't touch any high-volume commercial bread with a barge-pole.

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[cloughie]

I rarely buy bread unless there are giveaway prices in whichever supermarket. Home baked bread using a bread machine, no two loaves have to be the same, depending on which flour I use. Usually I do a mix of wholemeal, white and rye, sometimes adding pumpkin seeds and/or sunflower seeds. I’m now into my 12th year of doing this, so its no whim. Sharing that first crust from a new loaf with an appropriate spreading of butter is divine. As for the salt content - that is entirely down to me - I prefer much less than the commercial loaf contains.

[ardcarp]

I rarely buy bread unless there are giveaway prices in whichever supermarket. Home baked bread using a bread machine, no two loaves have to be the same, depending on which flour I use. Usually I do a mix of wholemeal, white and rye, sometimes adding pumpkin seeds and/or sunflower seeds. I’m now into my 12th year of doing this, so its no whim. Sharing that first crust from a new loaf with an appropriate spreading of butter is divine. As for the salt content - that is entirely down to me - I prefer much less than the commercial loaf contains.

Sounds brilliant cloughie!

[cloughie]

Sounds brilliant cloughie!

Oh and to clash with another current thread, goes really well with home-made seville marmalade!

[Beef Oven!]

Village Bakery wholemeal rustic bloomer.
69p from Aldi.
No idea if it's good or bad for you,absolutely made for cheese and Branston pickle BeefO

There's an Aldi within range, I may try that!

[Beef Oven!]

I rarely buy bread unless there are giveaway prices in whichever supermarket. Home baked bread using a bread machine, no two loaves have to be the same, depending on which flour I use. Usually I do a mix of wholemeal, white and rye, sometimes adding pumpkin seeds and/or sunflower seeds. I’m now into my 12th year of doing this, so its no whim. Sharing that first crust from a new loaf with an appropriate spreading of butter is divine. As for the salt content - that is entirely down to me - I prefer much less than the commercial loaf contains.

I have a bread-maker abroad, but not in the UK (bought in London, but I can't remember the brand). I love using it and the results are amazing.

[Pulcinella]

Breadmaker basic mix: 350 g strong wholemeal to 150 g strong white.
It occasionally comes out looking a bit wonky, but always tastes good.
Agree that some artisan breads can be a bit worthy, but there are some good ones around in foody York.
Our local branch of Thomas the Baker sells Yesterbake bread: four loaves for £1.
Though many in their range are too soft for my liking, their Country Crunch is pretty good, so the freezer usually has a few of them in (sliced) for use for sandwiches.
But usually it's the bread knife!

[gradus]

I enjoy Tesco sourdough bloomer at £1.60. Best of all though a little far from home are the sourdoughs from Pump Street bakery in Orford, or their non- sourdoughs all of which are first class. If you visit the Aldeburgh festival it's worth the short journey to Orford. They also do very tasty Eccles Cakes and Custard Tarts.

[Alain Maréchal]

I have a bread-maker abroad

Completely off-topic, but this relates to one of those English expressions I find amusing. When I first read this, I had an image of your bread-maker roaming the streets, accosting innocent passers-by and forcing them to eat the bread, until it is returned to captivity.

Even more o-t, I recall the sign advising that Bexhill-on-Sea was "home to the De La Warr Pavilion", suggesting that from time to time it packs a bag and visits other towns, until it returns to a welcome cup of tea by its fireside. (No mockery intended, just admiration for the language as your principal contribution to civilisation).

[eighthobstruction]

....any bread....bread....