Nooooo, don't do that!
Too much sugar and yeast will equal to a crumbly, beery-tasting loaf.
Beery tasting you say... 😎🍺
A home made (machine) bread question.
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Beery tasting you say... 😎🍺
numbnuts
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No is doesn'tNooooo, don't do that!
Too much sugar and yeast will equal to a crumbly, beery-tasting loaf.
Reynard
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Yes it does. I learnt this the hard way when I began making my own bread some 25 years ago.
roubaixtuesday
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Adding vitamin C to wholemeal bread (I think 1/4 teaspoon suffices) transforms the rise. You can buy big jars of it at eg Holland Barret
JtB
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Yeap, if it’s more than 50% wholemeal then you need to add vitamin C. The following is 50:50 strong white to strong wholemeal with no vitamin C added.
roubaixtuesday
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Google instantly reveals https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/holland-barrett-pure-vitamin-c-powder-2500mg-60003160
Doubtless cheaper can be found.
I went in to Holland and Barrett and asked if they sold Ascorbic acid powder, to which the answer was "no". I also asked if they sold vitamin C powder in case they didn't know that it was the same thing. Again the answer was "no"
Strange! Anyway I've looked on Amazon and there's a lot to choose from. ( I like to shop locally but occasionally Amazon is the better option, especially as I have "Prime" )
Yep.....following the instructions.
Re which yeast......just used the last but think it was an own brand.
This one was a fresh sachet of Allisons.
numbnuts
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Just add a little more yeast and sugar - sorted
Bazzer
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Allisons Easy Bake or Dried Active? For some reason, the latter has always failed in my bread machine and it has always failed for a colleague who uses a bread machine.
Reynard
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The easy bake yeast is meant for use in bread machines, as you just mix it in with the flour and off you go.
Dried active is best for making bread by hand. You need to activate it in water and wait till it starts really bubbling up prior to use.
Dried active is best for making bread by hand. You need to activate it in water and wait till it starts really bubbling up prior to use.
This one was Allisons Timesaver yeast.
Bazzer
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Never used that one; sorry. But a quick bit of Google Fu, (after half a bottle of red wine), suggests that has to be used in a specific manner.
Personally I'd suggest a quick visit to Asda and get some Easy Bake yeast.
