OK, I know I'm not the most active yeast in the package, but I figured I could manage a loaf of bread. While it's new to me, I am just trying "baking" as it never help much interest for me in the past, I followed directions but when it came time to remove the dough from the mixing bowl I had a sticky glob of dough. Very sticky.
Sticky means too wet, probably. I.e., , add more flour. The humidity of flour can vary, that's why bread recipes don't necessarliry alwyas give the same results. But the problem is easy to fix.
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Rick Rider said:
OK, I know I'm not the most active yeast in the package, but I figured I could manage a loaf of bread. While it's new to me, I am just trying "baking" as it never help much interest for me in the past, I followed directions but when it came time to remove the dough from the mixing bowl I had a sticky glob of dough. Very sticky.
Sticky means too wet, probably. I.e., , add more flour. The humidity of flour can vary, that's why bread recipes don't necessarliry alwyas give the same results. But the problem is easy to fix.
So do you need to know that it's too wet before you prove it or can you add more when you realize that it's stuck? Sarah
Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:
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Rick Rider said:
OK, I know I'm not the most active yeast in the package, but I figured I could manage a loaf of bread. While it's new to me, I am just trying "baking" as it never help much interest for me in the past, I followed directions but when it came time to remove the dough from the mixing bowl I had a sticky glob of dough. Very sticky.
Sticky means too wet, probably. I.e., , add more flour. The humidity of flour can vary, that's why bread recipes don't necessarliry alwyas give the same results. But the problem is easy to fix.
So do you need to know that it's too wet before you prove it or can you add more when you realize that it's stuck? Sarah
While you are adding the additional flour you can tell if it is too sticky. The dough should be firm, slightly elastic and not sticky (or just BARELY sticky ).
Making bread is not an exact science. You have to go by the feel and texture of the dough. After you have made a few loaves of bread you will understand what I mean about feel and texture.
"jake" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Rick Rider said:
OK, I know I'm not the most active yeast in the package, but I figured I could manage a loaf of bread. While it's new to me, I am just trying "baking" as it never help much interest for me in the past, I followed directions but when it came time to remove the dough from the mixing bowl I had a sticky glob of dough. Very sticky.
Sticky means too wet, probably. I.e., , add more flour. The humidity of flour can vary, that's why bread recipes don't necessarliry alwyas give the same results. But the problem is easy to fix.
So do you need to know that it's too wet before you prove it or can you add more when you realize that it's stuck? Sarah
I am not sure I am reading your question right. But here we go: if a dough is sticky when you didn't expect it, add more flour. In my experience, that has always been the solution.
