Comments on: Baking Bread http://www.instant-chef.com/articles/baking-bread Just add mirepoix... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:47:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Karl http://www.instant-chef.com/articles/baking-bread#comment-57 Karl Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:33:20 +0000 http://www.instant-chef.com/articles/baking-bread#comment-57 There are seveal things you could do. First, I meant to recommend the bread recipes that do not call for sugar. Whenever possible, I try to avoid cane sugar in cooking. That said: when you put the dough in pans, do you cover the loaves with a damp towel and put the pans in a draft free place? When you punch down the dough, you might knead it a minute or two. That can help it get going. How warm does the dough feel when you punch it down? If it feels hot, the dough may have gotten too warm. Unlikely but possible. How much sugar are you using? How cold is the area where you put the dough for the second rising? There are seveal things you could do. First, I meant to recommend the bread recipes that do not call for sugar. Whenever possible, I try to avoid cane sugar in cooking.

That said: when you put the dough in pans, do you cover the loaves with a damp towel and put the pans in a draft free place?

When you punch down the dough, you might knead it a minute or two. That can help it get going.

How warm does the dough feel when you punch it down? If it feels hot, the dough may have gotten too warm. Unlikely but possible.

How much sugar are you using? How cold is the area where you put the dough for the second rising?

]]> By: walt http://www.instant-chef.com/articles/baking-bread#comment-49 walt Sun, 18 Dec 2005 01:07:23 +0000 http://www.instant-chef.com/articles/baking-bread#comment-49 I am using the only receipe available (many variations) using as you mentioned , sugar (brown sugar as the 4th ingredent. Well whatever. My problem is that when it says ...let it rise to twice its volume , then "punch down " and form into loaves, put in the pans and let rise again, well...it DOESN'T RISE AGAIN! It just sits there. flat! I've doubled the yeast, done all of the pre yeast --warm water- sugar- blah blah . It rises the first time just fine, really big , really fast. then "punch it down" and it won't rise the second time, -just a little maybe- What's the problem. they've been making bread for a zillion years and every receipe says to do this and says to let it rise a second time. Well it doesn't rise again! suggestions?. I am using the only receipe available (many variations) using as you mentioned , sugar (brown sugar as the 4th ingredent. Well whatever. My problem is that when it says …let it rise to twice its volume , then “punch down ” and form into loaves, put in the pans and let rise again, well…it DOESN’T RISE AGAIN! It just sits there. flat! I’ve doubled the yeast, done all of the pre yeast –warm water- sugar- blah blah . It rises the first time just fine, really big , really fast. then “punch it down” and it won’t rise the second time, -just a little maybe- What’s the problem. they’ve been making bread for a zillion years and every receipe says to do this and says to let it rise a second time. Well it doesn’t rise again! suggestions?.

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