Gourmet Girls Club report from Friday evening

Friday night saw the Gourmet Girls (and even a couple of brethren who snuck in somehow!) all travel out to Karenne & Guy's place for an interesting and informative evening. Karenne & Guy had certainly gone the extra mile with their assignment - there was fresh bread already made on our arrival, pizza provided, demonstrations of wheat grinding, breadmaking, vacuum sealing, handouts, a tour of their food storage areas and lots of great tips to help us all.

Karenne & Guy's Basic Bread Recipe:

8 cups of plain flour
3.5 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons of sugar
8 teaspoons of yeast
8 teaspoons of bread improver
3 cups of luke warm water
2 tablespoons of oil

Method:
Mix well and knead, let rise to around double the size. (Guy doubles it in the microwave!)
Punch down and keand again, divide into 3 portions and place in greased tins. Cover with a tea towel and let rise in a draught free spot to the desired size. Place in 200C for 10 minutes and then at 150 for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and place on a rack to cool.

THANKS KARENNE & GUY FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND THANKS ESPECIALLY FOR BEING SO WILLING TO SHARE YOUR SKILLS WITH US.

Sisters, if you didn't get your handout that Karenne & Guy prepared for you, from me on Sunday please check with me next Sunday and I will give you one.