jenny_haddow wrote:Oh dear!
Poppikin may I suggest that you ignore all written instructions that came with the machine or with any packeted ingredients and give this a try.
1.5 tsps instant dried yeast, eg Doves.
500 grams strong white bread flour
1tsp salt
20 grams bread improver
320mls tepid water.
Put in the machine in the order of the recipe after making sure the pan and paddle are secure.
Use the rapid setting 1hr 55mins. Large loaf, dark crust.
Give it a go and see what you get, I use these proportions and settings most of the time both wholemeal and white and mixed and my loaves are usually about 9-10inches high.
Hope this helps
chin up
Jen
Oddley wrote:Hi poppikin, I live in London, an area renowned for it's hard water. I always use filtered water, as I have noticed my bread does not rise as much, when I use tap water.
clivmar wrote:Hi poppikin,
I have been watching this problem you are having and today (Monday) I think the problem may be your Dove yeast.
I have been using Doves yeast for years I buy 125g packs from Tesco’s or health shops. Last month I purchased a new packet and the bread did not rise at all. I tested the yeast by mixing a spoon of yeast in a little sugar and warm water. After over an hour still no activity
I took the packet back to the health shop and they exchanged it for a new packet (different batch No) The new packet is fine.
I must say this is the first time I have had a problem. I keep my yeast in a fridge once opened and it lasts for a couple of months.
Try a new packet of yeast and test it first, it should start to work after a few minutes.
I’m on my third machine, all different models. Some are better than others. My present one is a Goodmans Cuisine from Tesco. Now sold under a different brand name sponsored by Warren Thompson, works well.
Hope this helps
Clive
saucisson wrote:If a sachet is too much for a single loaf then I'd use what you need and fold down the top tightly and store it in the smallest air tight container you can find in the fridge. I'd put some grains of rice in the container to trap excess moisture as well. It should keep as well as any other dried yeast once opened, I would have thought...
Dave
Oddley wrote:As for freezing this is what Flourbin has to say:Flourbin wrote:Fermipan bulk pack
It comes in a 500 gm. vacuum pack which once opened must be kept in an airtight container and then used in no more than a month. If using a bread maker on a daily basis, this is the way to buy yeast. Given that the equivalent price of the yeast in a small sachet equates to about 20% of the bulk pack, once you have used 100 gm. you will be in front financially, so it hardly matters if you have to throw away the last bit of the packet. Having said that, several customers have told us that they keep it inside another bag in the FREEZER. Apparently it does not go solid, so you can get it out, use a bit, & put it back in where it will last for a good 6 months. This is NOT a Flour Bin recommended course of action & we cannot be held responsible for any yeast damaged as a result of being frozen. We are just passing on tips that have been given to us by interested customers, for which we are very grateful!
jenny_haddow wrote:Tesco will sell you some fresh yeast from their bakery dept for 20p. If you use it reverse the order of ingredients when you put them in in the machine, use bread improver and the rapid bake programme. If you use a full length programme you could easily fill the machine full of dough! I did this the first time I used fresh yeast in my old machine, it was fun cleaning it out...not!
The dead yeast explanation sounds promising poppikin, keep us posted. BTW, I use sachets of yeast when I go over to France and I just chuck in a whole one each time, works fine.
Jen
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