Microwave Bread

Annpan · Post: # 56502Post **Annpan** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:17 am

I had a loaf that looked pretty good, then I turned it over and all the air was knocked out of it... not very nice... Though browning it in the oven for 5 mins put an OK crust on it. I think that I'll go back to just using the oven though.

SueSteve · Post: # 64813Post **SueSteve** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:13 pm

I'd like to try this, our micro is (I think) a 900 or a 950, so I willhave to reduce the cooking time.
I make 2x 500g loaves a day, so this would save me time.
My micro also has an oven and grill, so I might try experiementing with that as well.
Sue

mrsflibble · Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:36 pm

ina wrote:
Actually - to me most of the British bread seems to be corpse bread... And when you look at all the additives that are in a normal loaf, it seems to me they've done a good job on the embalming, too.

what desturbs me most is E900 or calcium propionate. a very common- getting more common each time I go to the supermarket- ingredient in white shop bought loaves. they claim their loaves (warburtons, asda, T***o) are veggie-proof, but they neglect to mention that E900 is made from animal hair.

Silver Ether · Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:24 pm

mrsflibble wrote: what desturbs me most is E900 or calcium propionate. a very common- getting more common each time I go to the supermarket- ingredient in white shop bought loaves. they claim their loaves (warburtons, asda, T***o) are veggie-proof, but they neglect to mention that E900 is made from animal hair.

WHAT.... SE disappears to look for her E numbers book...

Silver Ether · Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:25 pm

Wombat wrote:Mmmm Mmmmm! Corpse bread............there HAS to be a market for that!

Nev

yep there is ............ it for us poor wretches that have to eat gluten free

wanders away feeling sorry for herself ... should not have come into this thread ...

the.fee.fairy · Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:28 pm

Silver Ether wrote:
mrsflibble wrote: what desturbs me most is E900 or calcium propionate. a very common- getting more common each time I go to the supermarket- ingredient in white shop bought loaves. they claim their loaves (warburtons, asda, T***o) are veggie-proof, but they neglect to mention that E900 is made from animal hair.
WHAT.... SE disappears to look for her E numbers book...

and what does it add to the loaf?
mmm...that burnt animal hair note...it adds so much...

Muddypause · Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:10 am

mrsflibble wrote:what desturbs me most is E900 or calcium propionate. a very common- getting more common each time I go to the supermarket- ingredient in white shop bought loaves. they claim their loaves (warburtons, asda, T***o) are veggie-proof, but they neglect to mention that E900 is made from animal hair.

According to the book at my local organic market, and Wikipedia, calcium propionate is E282, not E900. E900 is something called polydimethylsiloxane.

I couldn't find out anything about the origins of polydimethylsiloxane, but before you get too worried about the veggie claims of these foods it may be good to do a bit more digging first.

mrsflibble · Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:03 pm

sorry, i spend most of my time leafing through my e-numbers books due to my own sensitivities to colourings that they get messed up in my head.

here is what wikipedia says about it:

"As a food additive, it is listed as E number 282 in the Codex Alimentarius. Calcium propionate is used as a preservative in a wide variety of products, including but not limited to bread, other bakery goods, processed meat, whey, and other dairy products.[1] In agriculture, it is used, amongst other things, to prevent milk fever in cows and as a feed supplement [2] Propionates prevent microbes from producing the energy they need, like benzoates do. However, unlike benzoates, propionates do not require an acidic environment.[3]

Calcium propionate is used in bakery products as a mold inhibitor. Mold contamination is considered a serious problem amongst bakers, and conditions commonly found in baking present near-optimal conditions for mold growth.[4]

A few decades ago, Bacillus mesentericus (rope), was a serious problem,[citation needed] but today's improved sanitary practices in the bakery, combined with rapid turnover of the finished product, have virtually eliminated this form of spoilage.[citation needed] Calcium propionate and sodium propionate are effective against both Bacillus mesentericus rope and mold.[citation needed]

According to the Pesticide Action Network North America, calcium propionate is slightly toxic.[5] This rating is not uncommon for food products; Vitamin C is also rated by the same standards as being slightly toxic. [6] Calcium propionate can be used as a pesticide.[7]"

warburtons crumpets is the only ingredients list i can come across on the net but :
Wheat flour, water, salt, Raising agents E450,E500,Yeast,Sugar,Preservative Calcium Propionate.

so far the only use i can see for the real E900 is Silly Putty.