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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
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 Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 4:57:22 PM
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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.
Seize The Day!
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 4:59:13 PM
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could be bad yeast, didn't rise
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 5:28:46 PM
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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
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
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Dorinda
True Blue Farmgirl
1023 Posts
Dorinda
St. Cloud
Florida
USA
1023 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 5:33:25 PM
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No i did not proof the yeast . Thanks for the tip Mary Beth.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 7:10:43 PM
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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
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 7:58:42 PM
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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
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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IdahoShamrock
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathy
Hayden
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 10:06:26 AM
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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!
Farmgirl #2125
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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
1423 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 11:57:27 AM
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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
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 4:23:04 PM
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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
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran
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Edited by - Sheep Mom 2 on Jan 18 2012 4:26:36 PM |
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