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Hairy Bakers - baking bread made simple

Hairy Bakers - Baking bread made simple
Average rating: 3 out of 5 star rating

The Hairy Bakers, Dave Myers and Simon King are back with a brand new series.

They've taken to the roads again to explore the nation's love of bread, cakes, pastries and pies.

As a nation we buy around 12 million loaves of bread a day, but did Monday night's episode inspire you to get baking?

If you've never baked bread before, the first thing to remember is it's easy, but you do need to make some time.

We've got together all our easy recipes and tips for homemade bread and have even added a few unusual ones, in case you fancy trying something different, just click on the links below.

Looking for The Hairy Bakers' Christmas pudding? We've got it right here.

Basic bread recipes:

Bread dough Simple recipe!
Softgrain oatmeal bread
Country grain bread (pictured)
Soda bread Easy!
Light loaf

Quick tips:
Your recommended breadmaker
Delia Smith on getting the most out of your breadmaker
Leftovers: What to do with left over bread

Something different:

Mixed olive bread
Sundried tomato bread (pictured)
Half-fat cheese and herb scones Great with soup!

Sweet bread:
Molasses bread rolls
Banana bread
Cinnamon raisin bread

Where to next?
The Hairy Bakers' Christmas pudding
Leftover bread: New recipes to try
More bread recipes
Sandwiches

Chat: What do you think of the Hairy Bakers?

Share: Send us your bread recipes and we'll publish the best!

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By Anna Penniceard

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