MayaKirana

congrats! glad you like it! i include flaxseed too. these little fellas are great for omega 3s.

i couldn’t buy rye the other day so went for just wholemeal. it rose even higher! but there is more depth in the taste with rye.

if you fancy beer or stout, repeat above recipe but instead of water, go for beer or stout! then you have this thing called beer bread!

no alcohol in the bread as at 180c, every bit of it is gone but it leaves behind a slight beery taste.

one of these days i’m going to try to make some sun-dried tomatoes (tips courtesy from my friendly italian pizza chef in my neighborhood!). this should make even tastier bread.

there’s so much variation we could do here!

ohhhhh…you evillll, eviiiillllll woman youuuuuu!! now have to go out and get some of them seeds and flour to have a go at this delicious bread. I’m drooling all over the place as it is…eeeeeeeeeeeeviiiiilll….hahahaha!!!

i want to try oso lah!

Hurray! Can I have some before its all gone? Mom hates making bread, so I’ll always have to buy from Rainforest or Continental bakery

I didn’t know you like chewy bread! I will make some this Sunday then.

Dotty – I wish I could poslaju the bread to you. But you try it. I can tell you, guarantee jadi punya. The bread is a no-brainer. It does not need to be uli by hand and that’s the beauty of it (anyway, cannot uli also…it’s so wet and sticky). Eh, cubalah and then you report and tell me jadi ke tak jadi.

BG/Yeo – Gosh, I am confused what to call you here haha. You know me, I don’t even know where to get the flaxseeds from. If not for you who brought me to Bake with Yen the other time, I won’t know there’s so much out there . I never go poke about baking shops in Pg (then again, maybe I should but there’s this very pushy auntie who tries to sell me all sorts of baking classes when I am there). I will try with beer soon (got to get some cheap beers from Langkawi). I read about your cool Italian pizza chef. Show some pictures of the hunk. Hmm, where to get sundried tomatoes lah?

a name is just a name. either is fine.

organic shops, and even jusco, sells flax seeds. linseed oil is made from flax seeds. i’m sure nic has used some!

i haven’t tried with beer but did so with stout. used “nautilus” a much cheaper stout. if i were to drink it, i’ll go for a better variety but to feed the yeast, they should be happy they even have some stout! tried once with royal stout, no difference in bread compared to using nautilus.

i’ll snap pics of tony next time. with clothes on or without?!

you could buy sun dried tomatoes from places like cold storage, but expensive! i’ll try making some. it can’t be that difficult. the name itself is a giveaway!

Don’t I have a date with you this Sunday? So how early do you plan to get up to make the bread before you meet me for lunch on Sunday?

Wow! Looks sooooo good. I bet it’s great toasted with butter and jam. I wonder if you’d like my banana bread recipe – it’s made with whole wheat flour, molasses, yogurt, and more banana than most recipes call for. I spent a couple years getting it perfected and foolproof. Let me know if you’re interested!

Thanks for the great recipe!

Priscilla – Thanks! I would love to have your banana bread recipe. How do I get it from you?

For videos on how you can make bread, go to: http://www.howcast.com/videos/265122-How-To-Make-Challah-Bread

They’re all simple and easy….. thank god for the internet.
By the way, anyone can tell me if buying a bread maker machine is good investment? I’m thinking of the Kenwood bread machine. I saw it retailing for RM499 in Ban Hin Bee but it is cash and carry only.