You say you make the bread by hand sometimes. Does the dough rise when it's on the counter? If it's not rising then, I would think you need to simply replace the yeast. It rises some, but not much.
Proofing the yeast was the most effective solution, but the second best was knowing about the tap water. Now, to go make bread! Too much iron in the water? Most things in tap won't kill yeast. RO or diistilled water is far cheaper than the fancy bottled stuff.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. You can proof your yeast to see if its still alive: Heat approx. If its not thoroughly foamy, yeast is bad dead , dispose of it. Improve this answer. I'm guessing "thoroughly foamy" isn't just a light skim of foam, huh?
JustRightMenus: Yep. If you do a Google Image Search for "proof yeast" you'll see pictures that are thoroughly foamy. Doesn't have to be quite that foamy, but you're looking for foam, not a few bubbles on top.
Will the good yeast be foamy even if we don't add sugar? Here is a video of proofing yeast and what dead yeast looks like: youtu. Michael Pilat Michael Pilat 1 1 gold badge 4 4 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges.
Neat - I had no idea this could be a problem. Still not foamy enough, I don't think. Why does this work? Fructose, acidity? Helpful 6 Not Helpful 3. Salt can slow the activity of yeast, or even kill it in high concentrations.
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Not so hot I want to wash dishes in it or anything, but hot enough. Fill your cup with the amount of water called for in the recipe usually a cup and sprinkle your packet of yeast over the top of the water. Once you get the yeast on the water, add about a teaspoon of granulated sugar. Yeast is fed by sugar and this will help it multiply and activate with a little snack in its belly. Basically it speeds up the process. Drop in the sugar and give it a stir with a spoon. After a couple of minutes it will start to look cloudy and have a little bit of foam on top.
Be patient. The time is not yet! It looks like this:. Depending on how warm your house is and how warm your water is, this step may take longer for some people. Sometimes I just stand there and watch my yeast like a nut case waiting to see something bubble to the top and it will. When I see that, I just go ahead and throw it in my dough. But if you want to be totally sure, wait for this kind of foam or activity in the cup:.
If you made your water hot, try reducing that heat a bit and give it another try. Lord knows nobody wants to waste hours baking something that is dead on arrival.
Still have questions about how to activate yeast or anything on this topic? Kathy the yeast activation doesn't have to have a sweetener so just leave out the Monkfruit. As to the activation, it's probably working and you just aren't realizing it or you just aren't giving it enough time. If the water is warm, just put the yeast in and wait. In some cases you may need to wait 10 or 15 minutes and all it will do is make some white foam that comes to the top of the water.
It won't bubble or fizz or do much fancy. I actually watch mine and as I show in the video that goes with this post, you'll actually see some white thick stuff "roll" up to the surface. Now warm the water till its temperature reaches 80 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or 27 to 32 degrees celsius.
It is worth mentioning that we are warming this water at a lower temperature than that for the active dry yeast because the fresh yeast is already activated. You can also use a food thermometer to check the temperature of the water.
Yeast is a biological leavening agent and feeds on the sugar present in the arrangement. At that point, it frees out carbon dioxide that is liable for making the cushy buns. That is the very explanation that it is encouraged to initially add the yeast in a bowl of warm water containing sugar. Add a cube 0. Now let this mixture sit for about 5 to10 minutes. No, there is no need to add instant dry yeast in warm water and sugar as the instant dry yeast is already activated and you can use it directly in the dough.
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