I think the yeast was still active the exp. date is July 07, what else could be wrong.
I wanted to make bread to have some till the food stamps come in, but now I only have about a cup 1/2 of flour left, any suggestions?
2007-02-26 12:45:25 · 18 answers · asked by Mystee_Rain 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Back it unrisen--it will just be a flatbread
2007-02-26 12:47:53 · answer #1 · answered by Baby #1 born August 2009 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's not stored properly (in the fridge) yeast can go bad more quickly. Did you put the dough in a warm place with a damp towel over it to rise? Do you have a cup and a half of flour left or is it just a half cup? If it's a cup and a half, you could always make a small batch of biscuits or something like that.
2007-02-26 20:53:31 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are only two things that would keep your dough from rising ,1 old yeast ;I always check my yeast before adding anything else, put your yeast in the warm water ,wait a few minutes,if it bubbles it's good;2 your water or milk was too warm.
2007-02-26 20:58:52 · answer #3 · answered by Mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you put the yeast in warm water?
Ok, so you have the dough, then place it in a luke warm oven and let slowly warm up, then re-kneed, and place back to rise, it should re-activate the yease again.
failing they, take a drop of yeasty beer, mix with some of the remaining flour, and add this new mix to old dough, to re-activate the yeast, kneed well,and wait for the bubbles to form...
2007-02-26 20:51:09 · answer #4 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can make tortillas/chapaties with just flour and water. Or Indian Fry Bread if you have oil or lard. You could also make unleavened bread like a an Irish bread that just uses baking soda. Is your yeast mixture thrown away? Try adding more warm water, or sugar to help it if you haven't thrown it away yet.
2007-02-26 20:50:17 · answer #5 · answered by Pen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Check the water. It should be lukewarm.
2) Add some sugar. Adding sugar helps the yeast rise.
3) Be patient ! Give it some time. !
Hope this helps. !
2007-02-26 21:16:13 · answer #6 · answered by sayWHAATT(8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we used to make bread with my Dad, he used to place the dough in a bowl with a kitchen towel over it, and set the bowl near a sunny window. The dough would puff right up out of the bowl in a few hours, pushing the kitchen towel up like a balloon.
Are you waiting long enough for it to rise?
2007-02-26 21:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by Lirrain 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be a few differant things first you sometimes nead to proof dry yeast to see if its good .It also takes time to rise.and it neads to be in a warm place.I made bread last month it came out great and I got the recipe of www.allrecipes.com.good luck hope this helps.
2007-02-26 21:06:16 · answer #8 · answered by soccermom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've been told that if you put a pinch of sugar in the mix, it will help make it rise. Since yeast is a type of bacteria, and bacteria feeds off of sugar.
2007-02-26 20:53:59 · answer #9 · answered by cindy1576 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you put WARM water with the yeast first?
if the water is too hot you could have killed the yeast.
i don't know. i can't think of any other reason why it wouldn't rise.
2007-02-26 20:49:47 · answer #10 · answered by tinkbostwick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be your altitude, and enviroment, our yeast wont rise since my family moved to a different home..weird but true.
2007-02-26 20:48:19 · answer #11 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋