My local supermarket in Australia has quit stocking Lowan's Bread Improver. Does anyone have a good recipe for a home-made one? I've heard about adding a crushed Vitamin C tablet, but any other ingredients? I customarily bake using hard Baker's Flour in 4-cup quantities, which makes two generously-sized baguette-style loaves. Anthony
Recipe for bread improver?
Jan 16, 2009
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I'm in Sydney and have found bread improver difficult to find - some supermarkets have it and some don't. We recently replaced our bread machine with a Kenwood one and interestingly the recipes in the booklet that came with it don't include bread improver. Not adding it doesn't…
Read the full replyI'm in Sydney and have found bread improver difficult to find - some supermarkets have it and some don't. We recently replaced our bread machine with a Kenwood one and interestingly the recipes in the booklet that came with it don't include bread improver. Not adding it doesn't seem to have made any difference to the taste!
I know that doesn't answer your question but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth.
I moved from Sydney (paddington and Rushcutters Bay) to the Blue Mountains (Blackheath) just five years ago. Love it here! I've found that baguettes I bake with or without bread improver are quite different -- without isn't as aerated and light. I'll try just crushing a Vitamin C tablet if I can't find anything else..... Cheers
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