bread

[gelda]

Can anyone tell me the difference between wholemeal and wholegrain bread please.

[susan1958]

Wholegrain foods contain all the components of the grain- the bran, germ and endosperm. The grains may be whole, cracked or milled.

Wholemeal : Wholegrains that have been milled to a finer texture rather than leaving the grain intact become wholemeal. Wholemeal contains all the components of the grain, therefore wholemeal foods are also wholegrain

[gelda]

Thanks Susan.

[susan1958]

No problem. :-)

It depends if you like your bread smooth or a bit chewy and bitty doesn't it?

[rinkins]

So wholegrain is basically granary then Susan?

[susan1958]

Granary bread is made from granary flour which is trademarked to Hovis. It is made from malted brown flour, wheatgerm and wholegrains.

very confusing I know.........lol.

[rinkins]

Thanks Susan! LOL, how can bread be confusing?!! Don't get started on the 50/50!

[susan1958]

I prefer the 50/50 actually. And havn't you noticed how much in price a loaf of bread has gone up recently! It's scandulous!

I have a breadmaker and sometimes do my own, but as it is so delicious it's usually gone in one sitting.........lol.

[rinkins]

Absolutely! And don't get me started on the toilet rolls! I think it's outrageous!

Making your own is great, smells great, lovely to eat warm too! Can't leave it alone though! LOL

[gelda]

Must get another breadmaker!
Rinkins, have you tried Tesco value toilet rolls, �1-28 for 12, I don't normally go for Tesco value cr@p but these are good value for money.
Sorry to get off the bread subject!!

[rinkins]

Bargain! Thanks for the tip Gelda! :-)

[gelda]

They've just gone down to �1-17!!

[rinkins]

Marvellous!

[funnygirl]

But are they soft???

[gelda]

They are soft Funnygirl, they have the same amount of sheets per roll as the expensive ones but just a bit smaller, I've been buying them for over 2 years now and when you think of the price of Andrex etc. I expect I've saved quite a few �s.
We started off with bread and ended up with toilet rolls LOL