Tag: INGREDIENTS
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Pamela’s gluten free flour
One of my pleasant surprises has been the amount of gluten free flours on the market. Some are made of beans and most are made of rice. One of the easiest to use to make breads is Pamela’s bread mix. This mix has the most rise with yeast and makes the smoothest surfaces on baguettes…
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That’s the yeast of my problems…
My bread wouldn’t rise. Of course it had to be the yeast. I decided to do a simple yeast test to see if the yeast was past its prime. SIMPLE YEAST TEST Using a one-cup liquid measuring cup, dissolve 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar in 1/2 cup warm (110-115°F) water. If you don’t have a…
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What is Xanthan Gum?
Gluten free flour has one thing going against it when one tries to make fluffy cakes and bread, there is no gluten. Gluten is essentially what helps bread rise. Gluten uses the carbon dioxide that yeast produces to make dough rise. Without gluten, there must be something added to the mix that creates this process.…
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