Club Breadmakers

[tweety17]

jtoh:

So sad! My cheese loaf FAILED! It didn't knead together and hence didn't rise. Could it be that I put too much cheese? Or my yeast, which was 1/2 a pack left over from yesterday which I'd placed in the fridge. But I did put the yeast in a zip lock.


Any experts with a diagnosis?

Hi jtoh, don't feel sad, success will always come after failure. According to the troubleshooting guide, if loaf does not rise enough or is short n heavy, there could be a number of ways to improve. U can look at the guide on page 35.

[Happy Mama]

tweety17:

jtoh:

So sad! My cheese loaf FAILED! It didn't knead together and hence didn't rise. Could it be that I put too much cheese? Or my yeast, which was 1/2 a pack left over from yesterday which I'd placed in the fridge. But I did put the yeast in a zip lock.


Any experts with a diagnosis?

Hi jtoh, don't feel sad, success will always come after failure. According to the troubleshooting guide, if loaf does not rise enough or is short n heavy, there could be a number of ways to improve. U can look at the guide on page 35.

Yes jtoh, tweety17 is right. Remember my virgin loaf experience? Look at me now, the following loaves all could rise!

[autumnbronze]

jtoh:

So sad! My cheese loaf FAILED! It didn't knead together and hence didn't rise. Could it be that I put too much cheese? Or my yeast, which was 1/2 a pack left over from yesterday which I'd placed in the fridge. But I did put the yeast in a zip lock.


Any experts with a diagnosis?

*Encouragement* Don't give up, must try again :hugs:

Errrrrrrrr .... sorri, cannot help you with diagnosis.

But heed ksi's advice. :celebrate:

[schweppes]

Happy Mama:

schweppes:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]So sad! My cheese loaf FAILED! It didn't knead together and hence didn't rise. Could it be that I put too much cheese? Or my yeast, which was 1/2 a pack left over from yesterday which I'd placed in the fridge. But I did put the yeast in a zip lock.


Any experts with a diagnosis?

alamak!! so sad.

I no chemistry expert. :idea: Just thinking aloud, maybe it's due to the type of cheese used? :? either put too much or because due to the salt content from the cheese. Remember reading somewhere on the forum that if too much salt (more than necessary), it will react with the yeast and cause the bread not to rise as much

Schweppes, but the other day when I baked the white loaf, I put 1 teaspoon of salt instead of 1/2 and it still rose. :? :? Maybe it's the cheese? :?[/quote]Cd be. The cheese got more salt mah.

Wah... now we macam CSI or BSI (bread scene investigators).

[jtoh]

Thanks for your advice everyone. I didn’t measure the cheese. Just put what I thought would be tasty. haha! I used mozarella cheese. Maybe the pieces weren’t small enough.


Do you think my putting the yeast in the fridge was a contributing factor? The bread didn’t rise at all so I’m suspecting it’s the yeast.

[Happy Mama]

schweppes:

Happy Mama:

[quote=\"schweppes\"]
alamak!! so sad.

I no chemistry expert. :idea: Just thinking aloud, maybe it's due to the type of cheese used? :? either put too much or because due to the salt content from the cheese. Remember reading somewhere on the forum that if too much salt (more than necessary), it will react with the yeast and cause the bread not to rise as much

Schweppes, but the other day when I baked the white loaf, I put 1 teaspoon of salt instead of 1/2 and it still rose. :? :? Maybe it's the cheese? :?

Cd be. The cheese got more salt mah.

Wah... now we macam CSI or BSI (bread scene investigators). [/quote] :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[Happy Mama]

jtoh:

Thanks for your advice everyone. I didn't measure the cheese. Just put what I thought would be tasty. haha! I used mozarella cheese. Maybe the pieces weren't small enough.


Do you think my putting the yeast in the fridge was a contributing factor? The bread didn't rise at all so I'm suspecting it's the yeast.

Though I don't know much about baking, it's definitely not the yeast, coz I put mine in the fridge too and bread still rose. 25hourmaid also put hers in the freezer and look at her lovely fluffy pillows.

[schweppes]

jtoh:

Thanks for your advice everyone. I didn't measure the cheese. Just put what I thought would be tasty. haha! I used mozarella cheese. Maybe the pieces weren't small enough.


Do you think my putting the yeast in the fridge was a contributing factor? The bread didn't rise at all so I'm suspecting it's the yeast.

I also put my yeast in the fridge and so far ok. :? Guess we may not know the true reason.

Anyway, jtoh... don't worry too much. Looks like it's all trial and error for us bread newbies. Must look up towards our shifu of all shifus and see where she is at now (yes, 25hourmaid, talking abt u :evil: ) I'm sure she must have a few bread \"failures\" before becoming such a pro now.

[jtoh]

Does anyone put their yeast in the fridge? I thought I read that someone did. I'm asking because I'm wondering if I should bake another loaf using that yeast that's in the fridge because I could have another failure.

[Happy Mama]

jtoh:

Does anyone put their yeast in the fridge? I thought I read that someone did. I'm asking because I'm wondering if I should bake another loaf using that yeast that's in the fridge because I could have another failure.

Hi jtoh, schweppes and I replied. See above post.