Yeast Dough Question?

Question

Im trying to make yeast dough and its not working... there are the ingredients
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups flour
and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
you add water, sugar, yeast, and 1 teaspoon butter together
you put the flour and salt into the food processor
you pour in the liquid
and its suppost to form a ball
well it starts to form a ball as we are pouring the liquids in
then we pour the rest of the liquids in and it gets thin and not looking too much like dough anymore....
ps. I measured all the ingredients exactly both times I tryed it so that is not the problem?? Why is this happening and why isnt my dough comming out?? Do those ingreident sound right?? Thanks!!

The 1 1/4 cup is water sorry!!

Answer 1

you have flour down twice and that would add up to 4 1/4 cups flour which sounds about right but I am assuming the 1 1/4 is water. I use a similar recipe and it calls for the same ingredients and 4 cups of flour. I think the recipe is wrong because you have
too little flour for so much water. GOOD LUCK.

Answer 2

I think the problem could be the yeast. Is it fresh? You must first mix the yeast, the water and sugar and allow it to begin to work. Once the yeast mixture begins to "bubble, you can add it to the rest of the ingredients. If it does not begin to "bubble" the yeast is too old.

You must not have given us the full recipe because the only liquid show is 2 T butter. Check your recipe again, as well as your yeast.

Answer 3

You by no skill provide up desire that the yeast would be in good shape to characteristic into the dough. yet you have duty to guard the dough, so save that yeast at a distance till the yeast is proper to characteristic. you will comprehend the yeast is proper whilst upon inspection, you do not could question it is suitableness for the dough. good good fortune!

Answer 4

Add more flour. Most of my recipes calling for that much liquid use more flour.

I have never made bread dough in a food processor so I might be wrong. All I have ever used is a mixer of my hands so I could be wrong.

Good luck

Answer 5

You must heat the water to 105-110 degrees before adding the yeast. Too low and the yeast doesn't become activated. Beyond that temp and you start killing the yeast.

Also check the expiration date on the yeast.

Answer 6

let the yeast mixture of water and yeast sugar and butter rest w/ a damp towl over the bowl this will allow the yeast to rise.

hope this is what you wanted not really sure....