Good tasty loaf... Help needed please
I've been making bread for a number of years and this recipe is about the best I've managed. However as you can probably see its not following bakers math and maybe thats why its not the best tasting? can anybody help me create a better all round tastier loaf.
500g Shipton mill (quality organic bread flour)
300ml water
1 level tsp standard dry yeast (maybe around 7g)
2 level tsp salt (maybe around 14g)
I hand knead for around 7 minutes, let it rise several times, shape, flour and slash- then bake att 220c for ten minutes and then 180c for around 40 minutes more.
It rises lovely and does not taste yeasty or too salty with a fairly chewy firm crumb.
The texture is a little rubbery but most of all its lacking that certain special taste?
The smell is fairly good but its just lacking something or maybe has too much of something? either way the flavour is just not the best I've ever tasted.
IHopefully I can draw on someones experience to put me right.
Kind regards Spadge.