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kiwikid · Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Location: Seoul

I tried to make some bread the other day and it didn't rise in the proving (sp?) stage. It was a reasonably cold day so I turned on my toaster oven set to low and put the dough in a pot on top. Did I kill the yeast by having it too hot? The yeast was still in it's use by date but can it go 'off' and not work? Any bread making tips?

desultude · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject:

The way to check your yeast is to put some in a cup with some sugar water- it should start bubbling quickly as it starts to eat the sugar and grow.

The yeast grows at about the same temperature as body temperature. If it gets too hot, it will kill the yeast, too cold and it will not grow.

When your bread is rising, keep it in a warm, draft-free area. I used to put it in the oven which was not turned on (it was gas, and the pilot light maintained a good temperature). Don't let the bread over-proof, as it needs to rise some more in the oven. Rising to the top of the bread pan is about right.

My favorite way to make bread involves double rising. You knead the dough well, put it in a bowl and cover it, let it rise to double, take it out, push the air out of it and knead it a bit more, and then put it in the bread pans and let it rise again.

Good luck.

Des

VanIslander · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject:

depends how much dough you provide

Greekfreak · Joined: 25 May 2003

Once you put it in the oven you should open the door every five minutes to see how it's doing.