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| Dorinda |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 4:57:22 PM
Ok so i tried my hand today at old fashion homemade bread making. It did not rise. My son said bake it anyways Mom and maybe it will rise while baking. It turned out terrible. It would not even brown. When my husband came in it was sitting there on the butcher block looking really Bad Bad Bad. He was eye balling it. So i told him it was a weapon i had created for the military. Or we could hide it by the bed and use it for safety if a bugler broke in. We could throw it at him. I threw it in the garbage. I bet when my husband goes to take the garbage out tonight he will wonder why the garbage is so heavy . No joke it was just like a brick. Lol. I am not going to give up . I am trying again tomorrow. Wish me luck...lol.
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| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 4:23:04 PM
I start the yeast in a glass measuring cup. Place the yeast and 1/2 tsp sugar in the cup, add 1/4 cup of warm (baby bottle warm) water and stir. Then I place the cup in a bowl of very warm tap water to give it a jump start especially if the kitchen is cool.
Also, I never use yeast out of the little foil packages. I buy my yeast by the 1 pound package. It keeps fine in the fridg in a plastic or glass container for over a year.
Blessings, Sheri
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| beekeepersgirl |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 11:57:27 AM
I've had a hard time getting my bread to rise also. After looking at the photos I am thinking maybe I'm just supposed to sprinkle the yeast on top of the warm water rather than mixing it into the warm water? I never seem to get bubbles, even with a brand new container of yeast?
Thanks for your help!
Luanne
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| IdahoShamrock |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 10:06:26 AM
Yep, I had a batch of bread turn out like that too. Turns out I forgot to put in the yeast....so if you actually added the yeast, you are doing better than I did!
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 2:36:46 PM
If the water used to dissolve the yeast it too hot that will kill the yeast.
My hubby made some bread . . or attempted to. . . many years ago and the water was too hot. He baked the bread anyway and it was heavy and very dense. It actually tasted pretty good but it was like chewing on Melba toast.
Keep trying!
CJ
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| Sheep Mom 2 |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 1:43:00 PM
What is your altitude? That can also have an effect on bread. But proofing the yeast is always a good idea. I too have a simple bread recipe with pictures on my blog. http://farmsteadfripperies.blogspot.com/2011/10/making-simple-bread.html Also the temperature in the room can have an effect too - if it's too chilly it won't rise either.
Blessings, Sheri
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| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 7:58:42 PM
I have had issues with tried and true bread recipes with the barometric pressure. Could that have something to do with it?
You can also add 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger to the yeast and water mixture. It acts as a catalyst for the yeast :) (you can't taste a ginger taste)
~Sharon
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 7:56:57 PM
Dorinda, if you would like a picture of what the proofed yeast is supposed to look like and, in fact, what the bread process looks like, you can go to my blog at http://www.oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog/?p=608 for step-by-step pictures. Hope that helps.
Mary Beth
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 7:10:43 PM
Don't give up!!!! I did the same thing, and it was the yeast. Try again. Let us know what happens the second try.
Marly
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 5:33:25 PM
No i did not proof the yeast . Thanks for the tip Mary Beth.
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Dorinda |
| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 5:28:46 PM
Did you proof your yeast before putting it in? Even the new quick rise yeasts need to be proofed just to make sure they are good. You take part of the warm water, add about a tsp of sugar and mix and then sprinkle the yeast over the top of the water. allow that to sit for a few minutes and the yeast should bubble and make a foamy top if it is good. You can then use it in your batter. If it doesn't make a bubbly mixture, then you need to get new yeast.
Mary Beth
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 4:59:13 PM
could be bad yeast, didn't rise
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