Originally Posted by
stut
If you get in a mess with the baskets (I've got some compressed fibre ones that work great, and are only slightly reminiscent of hospital sick buckets) remember that rubbing flour in will pretty much always get any mess out...
I find - particularly when using sticky rye flours - that rubbing linen liners with corn flour before giving it the usual dusting of rye or wheat flour will effectively stop the proving (sp?) dough from bonding with the cloth.
I have a couple of oval cane baskets (same trick works with them), but lining a colander/strainer works fine for when I want a round loaf.
My absolute favourite flour for bread making (rarely use fresh yeast anymore, sourdough all the way) is from Cann Mills, Stoate & Sons. This in particular:
http://www.bigbarn.co.uk/marketplace...1477~cann-mill
Sensational.