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Unlike in England I havent done a lot of baking since I have been here and now can never remember which is plain and which is self raising flour. My husband being Northern Irish and having discovered buttermilk in Eds I want to make soda bread which requires plain flour. Can someone please tell me which is which.
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Thanks Thumbers. Why do these senior blonde moments render you useless. It was something I knew but which wouldn't come to mind!
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Soda Bread
We make soda bread 50% farine pain + farine multi-cereal. This works well. Our recipe also calls for cream of tartar but we haven't found this yet in Roussillon so take it out from the U.K.
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Cream of Tartar
Thanks for that. I'll check out Ceret next time I'm over (only returned to U.K. Tues, alas). Had a look in St Andre Intermarche (my local) whilst over but none there.
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Np. I'll have a look too next time I'm there.
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Re: Soda Bread
Strangely enough (don't ask me why!!) but ask for crème de tartre in your local pharmacie!!Lanark Lass wrote:Our recipe also calls for cream of tartar but we haven't found this yet in Roussillon so take it out from the U.K.
True that Intermarché might stock it as they have very good patisserie sections!!
In many of the larger intermarché branches the patisserie is in a separate section - like an annex.
We have two here in Carcassonne like that where you are more likely to find your product!
As it's a byproduct of winemaking, maybe Santiago could start a sideline?
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I want to make a white only soda bread being the most popular in northern ireland and my recipe calls for bicarb of soda. I have obtained this on ebay along with baking powder for making suet free dumplings for pot au feu. I have not been able to find either of these 2 ingredients out here and rarely go back to England!
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Sue, just use the farine pain for white soda bread. We found bicarbonate of soda no problem in our local supermarket in France.
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Thanks Thumbers and LL. I will look next time I am shopping in one of the larger supermarkets as I tend to use Lidl and Eds both of whom are good in many areas but while remaining basic in others.
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You can also buy "bicarb" in larger Intermarchés and Leclerc. I'm pretty sure Auchan has it in the "pharmacy" section?
Ask for bicarbonate alimentaire.
I have a cylindrical one in front of me marked bicarbonate alimentaire "Cerébos" pale yellowish with pictures of "nice things" on it.
I bought two exactly like this in Intermarché a few weeks ago.
Suet is more or less unknown in France. You'd have to order it, though I have seen it on the Côte d'Azur in shops where there is a massive concentration of Brits! You could phone http://www.englishshopandtearoom.co.uk/ in Pezenas (Herault).
There is quite a lot of info about it on Peter's forum (Languedoc Page).
In fact, there was a very long thread in there (also with a lot of flak!!) on the subject
http://the-languedoc-page.com/phpBB2/vi ... php?t=2609
Ask for bicarbonate alimentaire.
I have a cylindrical one in front of me marked bicarbonate alimentaire "Cerébos" pale yellowish with pictures of "nice things" on it.
I bought two exactly like this in Intermarché a few weeks ago.
Suet is more or less unknown in France. You'd have to order it, though I have seen it on the Côte d'Azur in shops where there is a massive concentration of Brits! You could phone http://www.englishshopandtearoom.co.uk/ in Pezenas (Herault).
There is quite a lot of info about it on Peter's forum (Languedoc Page).
In fact, there was a very long thread in there (also with a lot of flak!!) on the subject
http://the-languedoc-page.com/phpBB2/vi ... php?t=2609
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Thanks Roger that was very helpful. I am so used now to making my suet free dumplings which are very light using baking powder I will stick with those. I am sure they must to some extent be healthier than the suet ones or am I just trying to convince myself!
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I've never seen either of them in Lidl, Sue. Your best bet is one of the other supermarkets. You'll get it at Carrefour in Argeles, for sure!Sue wrote:Thanks Thumbers and LL. I will look next time I am shopping in one of the larger supermarkets as I tend to use Lidl and Eds both of whom are good in many areas but while remaining basic in others.
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