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Hi All--
It's been a long time since I posted, but I've been
reading every day. Not so long ago, Joe, I think was
his name, posted a question and then a summary re:
Bob's Red Mill Wonderful Homemade GF Bread Mix. I've
been using this mix for six months or so...absolutely
love it! But, I'm having difficulty getting it to rise
consistently. I'm hoping if I tell ya'll what I'm
doing, perhaps someone can tell me how to fix the
problem.
The mix calls for 1 whole egg and enough egg whites to
equal 3/4 cup. All of the eggs I use are at room temp.
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1 2/3 c. warm milk, in which the package of yeast
included in the mix is to be mixed with. The yeast
foams and bubbles up, so I know the milk isn't too
warm and that the yeast is good.
Combine all of the above and mix for 3 minutes with a
heavy-duty mixer (have been using Kitchen Aid)
I pour the batter in a non-stick regular loaf pan,
sprayed with Pam, let rise according to the mix
directions, so that the dough is even with the top of
the bread pan. I then bake at 375 degrees for 60
minutes, as directed. I use an oven thermometer to be
sure the oven temp is accurate.
The dough rises only half an inch or maybe an inch
above the top of the bread pan. The curious thing is
that a couple of times in the past, when I was using a
Kenmore toaster oven, the bread rose two inches or
more above the top of the pan, but that didn't happen
every time I used that oven. Then once, using a
standard oven, it rose nice and tall.
I've tried baking at 400 degrees and at 350 degrees -
the 350 degrees was a disaster, but the 400 degrees
didn't alter anything. Since I know the bread will
rise more, I can't figure out why it isn't consistent,
all things being equal. I've even tried substituting
Red Star yeast for the yeast packet in the mix -
didn't make any difference.
Can anyone offer any suggestions? I hate to think I'm
going to have to resign myself to an occassional
surprise when my bread rises as it should...I won't
change breads and don't want to bake it in small loaf
pans (not good for sandwiches). It's a terrific
bread...very much worth the trouble of trying to fix
the problem with rising.
Thanks for any help anyone can offer...Ayn/Alabama
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