any british bakers in trnc ?

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 12:22

Is there anyone whos has breadmaking/baking knowledge/experience here in TRNC that anyone can put me in touch with please

deecyprus4


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Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
06/02/2010 13:47

No please don't let an english breadmaker arrive lol, bread and lurpak are my downfall but I don't like the bread over there and can't get lurpak so the weight drops off me, I have put a stone on in the 2 months I have been back in the UK...I need to come back and lose it again lol.

Pogle


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Posts: 1536

Message Posted:
06/02/2010 13:53

Hi Tommy,

My friend is a UK masterbaker! she is coming on 14th, sure she can give you some advice. Email me and I will put you in touch. Mel

JohhnyLee


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 13:59

Couldn,t agree more please don,t let a british baker arrive, we must have the best bread in the world here in TRNC, and so cheap.



Tempos big round loaf 3 lira Superb, and Atakaras corn bread , in fact we find most of the local bread here excellent.



Dee we get Lurpak, can,t remember wich supermarket but will keep my eye open.

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 14:14

Hi pogle , yes that would be great ....i will send you an email after i write this .

Hi johnny , i agree about local bread being the best , i love it too , I just need a 'masterbaker' to assist me in helping the local bakers to get the correct spec i need for a particular type of bread which i need for a particular restaurant product.

Groucho



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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 14:20

Jonny Lee



Esentepe big round loaf under 2TL and the best bread on the Island bar none!



Lurpak is available in nearly all the supermarkets so I don't know where Dee is looking but it obviously is not in the butter section! lol

deecyprus4


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 14:22

Groucho I have never seen lurpak spreadable anywhere except in the south

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 14:26

Also needed for Tommy's advisory board (I heard from unreliable sources): an Italian master pizza baker, a French Eiffel Tower builder and a Dutch master skate designer. Anyone..?

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 14:37

I actually need your advisory for my book .. hope you will lend me a hand someday :(

Pogle


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 14:39

I know you guys all love the Turkish bread but it has nutritional value zero and sends us carbo-addicts into overdrive. We need some good whole grain/brown breads here, there are some available but the usual hunt to buy them.

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 14:51

alternatively , has anyone come across top quality burger and hot dog buns anywhere ?

they seem to have a problem getting them quite right here it seems ?

JohhnyLee


Joined: 25/04/2009
Posts: 2495

Message Posted:
06/02/2010 15:18

Tommy what kind of bread do you need to make, we make alot of different Nann breads and similar. I do know some one here who is an excellent baker, may be able to help.



Won,t be able to reply for a while generator is going off now, (can,t afford petrol and heating)

tommy13


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Posts: 979

Message Posted:
06/02/2010 15:28

hi johnny , I have a product sheet with specifications for hamburger and hotdog buns and also hoagies , I need someone anglish speaking whom can comprehend the specs and reproduce the same product

barbaros


Joined: 03/06/2009
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
06/02/2010 15:50

Try the mini baker range



They do a very nice soft hot dog roll. Sold in Starling, Erdener, Supreme,



Hope this helps



B

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 15:53

ill take a look thnx

Lilli



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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 17:29

tommy contact Guido, he makes amazing breads xx

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 17:32

hey lilli , i know he does , he did cross my mind , ill come and see him , but you now i need around 4-500 buns per day ! i didnt imagine he had the time and capacity , but nevertheless i will see him about it , perhaps he can advise

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 17:42

RE msg 13, tommy13: (...) I need someone anglish speaking (...)

=> Now you have a problem! The Angles died out or were integrated in the British population many centuries ago. However, there are some Brits and other Europeans at Oxford who still can speak and read Anglish. If you need any other specialists, speaking the old and almost forgotten languages of the British isles - I may be able to put you on the right track.

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 17:57

i would like you to put me on the right track with my book , MR - if your offering assistance , which ive asked you for numerous times but which you continuously decline

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 18:00

RE msg 19: Who is MR? He may do it, but I won't.

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 18:08

lol, why not ? why the cold shoulder , remember you wil be apologising tommorow evening and no more doubting ???

sienna


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 18:11

I only have a couple of buns clearly not enough for you Tommy I am no good at kneading either

tommy13


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 18:16

ah sienna , hiya ..... im sure your couple of buns are top specs

sienna


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 18:19

you would'nt believe how nice my buns are anyway good luck in your quest ) take care I see Lillie offered Guidos buns Hmmmmmmmm you devil !!!

Whistler


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Message Posted:
06/02/2010 23:18

Dee you can get Lurpak in Lemar. Have you tried the walnut bread in Dano?

Marisa


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Posts: 545

Message Posted:
07/02/2010 13:03

My husband is a British baker with over 50 years of experience in food industry, still writing for the "British Baker" magazine .

You can ask him any questions about the subject.





0533 847 44 33 Brian

tommy13


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Message Posted:
07/02/2010 14:19

excellent marisa , exactly the kind of person im looking for , i will call him

tommy13


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Message Posted:
07/02/2010 16:39

thnx marisa , brian knows his stuff and is being very helpful indeed