Hey, c/frugal, I was reading through this little post, (https://lazysoci.al/post/23833029) when a comment about baking bread reminded me of something I had heard back on reddit: that apparently baking bread is a great way to be frugal. <br> I haven’t had bread for a while, and would love to engage with the bread-eating community again, and so I wish to ask your favorite frugal bread recipes! From loaves to naan, I would love your input :) <br> P.S. I would also love to ask what you all think of breadmakers, are they a good frugal buy?
My wife bakes two loafes of sourdough bread every Weekend, without a breadmaker or anything Its always great, even when its “bad” its still way better than any storebought bread
I make all my own bread, never owned a bread maker. Sourdough is delicious and healthy, but takes some planning. Highly recommend pantrymama.com for all things sourdough.
Pro tip, bread of any type freezes really well. I bake a loaf, slice it, and put slips of parchment in between each slice so I can pull one or two pieces out at a time. Never put it in the fridge though, because that just makes it stale.
King Arthur flour is another good resource (and good flour). They have a hotline where you can get help if needed.
I had to stop all iodized salt for a while for some treatments so I ended up making a lot of my own bread. Even though I’m back to a regular diet now my gf loves the bread so much I end up making a loaf weekly. I usually half this recipe for a single loaf.
Super simple. Also fairly fast if you use instant yeast to skip the first rise. The key is to use honey as a sweetener instead of refined sugar. It’ll help the bread last longer without moulding
