Let's Break Bread
Let me start by saying that i am NOT an expert in bread-making. I like to make bread, and my husband likes me to make bread, and i have messed up a lot of bread. Also i have done a lot of reading and experimenting to learn how to stop messing up the bread. This i will share with you. Today i made basic white bread from a very old Betty Crocker cook book, and i took pictures for you. Every yeast bread recipe made with kneaded dough has certain elements to it, and the following very few tips can be used with any of them......no matter what the recipe says you should do. Tip #1, Take Your Temperature : The recipe will tell you to take a liquid, usually water or milk, and dissolve the yeast in it. Usually the recipe says something like "warm water," or "almost hot to the touch," or something else i can't properly decipher with my finger tips. So i use a wonderful modern invention called a thermometer. The two types of yeast readily available in th...