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Bread Making Tips
As you may have noticed, all of my yeast bread recipes are for the bread machine. I personally think this is a great invention that makes bread making so much easier for those of us who make most of our own bread, But not everyone has a bread machine and a number of people have asked me about making the recipes by hand. Here is a quick look at what you can do.
Converting a Bread Machine Recipe to Hand Made
Cotains information on converting the bread machine recipes on the site to be made without a machine
Converting Hand Made Bread Recipes for the Bread Machine
Cotains information on converting recipes you may find in other cookbooks or web sites to be low sodium, bread machine versions
How Much Yeast?
For a 1 pound loaf:
1 teaspoon of yeast for white flour breads. For breads containing whole
wheat flour, increase the yeast to 1 1/2 teaspoons.
For a 1 1/2-pound loaf:
1 1/2 teaspoons of yeast for white flour breads. For breads containing
whole wheat flour, increase the yeast to 2 teaspoons.
For a 2-pound loaf:
2 teaspoons of yeast for white flour breads. For breads containing
whole wheat flour, increase the yeast to 2 1/2 teaspoons.
If you find that the finished bread is dense, next time increase the yeast by 1/2 teaspoon. If the loaf collapses on top, decrease by 1/2 teaspoon.