Ginni, Sophie and bread lovers everywhere

Ok going to try and post again!

Thanks for that Nick, I have recently got the handmade loaf book, loving making homemade bread. Tasty and cheap to do.

I am in the process of setting up a recipe blog for the cakes and chutneys I make, I want more people to bake.

If you want some leaven send an email to that address, it ll save you a week. or make you own of course, if you can be arsed

Awwwww, Nick, you are fabulous - that is really really cool. Am feeling v enthusiastic about the idea now.

Brilliant - love it

cant believe i have just laughed so much about a bread making blog

will drop you a line once i have my jar - thanks so much

did you like the video? ?, i was going to do a voiceover as well but i dont have a mic ?

? I think you have too much time on your hands.

I've accidently become a little turned on by the kneading video. ?

Nick this is very cool. If wheat didn't make me blow up like Mr Creosote, i'd be trying it tomorrow! I can picture you being featured in Rick Stein's food heroes at some point, with the mellow music in the background and you lovingly tending to a loaf in a lovely rustic kitchen ?. I do totally agree with you that convenience is killing food. Id rather have the cheapest of cheap home made foods than a McD's anyday.

hey all it took was the time taken to make the bread, and about an hour of writing, i quite enjoyed it actually ?

EH, no, that's wrong ?

Only problem, Nick, is you've got the bags video in twice and no folding and shaping vid ?

Ah ok. i shall address that.

Ok sorted. and you get to see my hairy arms ?

Now you need to link a twitter account to the blog to be really down with the cool kids, and tweet every time you update it.

Nothing I haven't seen before ?

ah but I have ?

How cool is that? over 100 unique visitors in less than an hour, and 3 leaven requests. the power of the internet eh. keep them coming. woo!

I've just had a quick look - are you sponsored by an Olive Oil company or is it just co-incidence that the bottle is in all the shots of the finished bread? ?

The air where you live is going to run out of natural yeasts that this rate ?

They were all taken at the same time you git ? - anyway, rustic innit? ?

Wow Nick - this is a fab offer. i have sent you an email - 'twould be ruddy marvellous to have some of your leaven.

Does it keep, or do you need to act as soon as you get it?

read the blog you git ? - the page that starts "eek". you need to act within 48 hours of receipt, no later. will send it out on friday.

Ahem. Your home made bread has chemicals in it too. It's literally laden with them.

yes yes i know you sod ?

how about writing a line or two for me a bout the science behind it and why it rises and all that?

Btw i have amended to "man-made" chemicals. better?

D'oh! <scuttles off to have a proper read of eek>

Just like fertiliser ?

Hmmm. Factual, but I don't like the implication that natural = good and man-made = bad.

Will write something on rising later - might need reminding though as brain is sieve-like just now

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she s not bitter though ?

I want to send the link to all my foodie friends but I'm concerned that you'll get inundated with requests. Am I sad that I'm actually looking forward to getting started and want to book a days annual leave to masterbake?!

yes i take your point. its more about the actual product though. i think you d have a hard time disagreeing that bread made from organic flour, salt, water and wild yeast is not "better" taste and health wise than a loaf of pappy white warburtons. in my opinion of course.

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It is a matter of opinion though - 'better' is subjective and anything to do with sensory analysis (taste, flavour, smell, looks) is tricky to pin down. Health benefits of organic are debatable so far - environmental benefits possibly better characterised.

I absolutely agree that I prefer it, but I wouldn't let that go into one of my press releases. There are ways of wording it though - will have a think of a way you can say it without making my eyes bleed ?