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- From: julie@eddie.jpl.nasa.gov (Julie Kangas)
- Subject: Re: Not sour enough!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.215800.5828@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov>
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- References: <1992Nov23.202919.4250@llyene.jpl.nasa.gov> <By6uAz.M5r@fc.sde.hp.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:58:00 GMT
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- In article <By6uAz.M5r@fc.sde.hp.com> fritz@fc.sde.hp.com (Gary Fritz) writes:
- >And here's the latest installment of the "Gary and Julie" show... :-)
-
- Oh dear. I hope I don't drop the ball with this post :)
- >
- >Julie Kangas (julie@eddie.jpl.nasa.gov) wrote:
- >: How much sugar did you use? (I don't remember what you said) Sugar
- >: will definitely mask the taste of the sourness. I know Wood's
- >: 'world bread' recipe has sugar but not enough to mask the sourness.
- >
- >I was roughly following the world bread recipe (other than the variation
- >of not doing the "culture-prep" stage), but not measuring very carefully.
- >I put in maybe 2T of sugar, as it calls for. I *think* the other ingredients
- >were roughly in proportion for the recipe. Maybe I should cut back on sugar.
- >But then won't the yeasties get hungry and have trouble raising the bread?
-
- I really don't think the 2T of sugar is too much and I'd be afraid
- to try a lower amount. It might be time to grit your teeth and
- get a more sour culture.
-
- As another idea, you might try using more culture in the bread.
- It will rise faster so watch it. But it might make it a little
- more sour.
-
- >
- >: (I've occasionally 'walked-in' on it while it was in it's puffy mode.
- >: I just discretely shut the oven door and quietly walk away.)
- >
- >As long as it's happening among consenting yeasts in the privacy
- >of your own oven. :-)
-
- Yes, but how does it affect family values? :)
-
- Julie
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