Not enough rise

Jun 02, 2009 6 Replies

For some reason the bread I try to make in a break maker is not rising enough. Actually, I made maybe twenty test breads and only one time did it rise enough. I don't recall doing anything different that time.



Is there a way to tell whether the yeast is too old, temperature is incorrect, or other reason by examining the bread?



The bread is simple:


1 cup bread flour
2 tbsp yeast
5 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
1 egg some butter just enough water to make a dough ball (less than 1/4 cup)

I would guess that the yeast is too old James. I would run to the store and pick up some new yeast to see if that does the trick.

Did you use fast-acting (bread machine) yeast?

Tonia

Where did you get that recipe? I don't think that there is any way it would make a loaf of bread.

Fleischman's never worked well for me. Now I buy what ever bulk yeast they have in the health section of the market or in those little see-through plastic containers.

Ummm... yeah that is a common problem... u can try ading in more water

MAy be, u can find a soultion on this blog written by a traveller, who loves food frm different destinations - 'The Dark Truth'

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james;1326025 Wrote:

Where did the recipe originate? I've never seen a bread recipe with a single cup of flour!

gloria p

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