2007-03-11 08:23:16 · 8 answers · asked by Sheida 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
did you forget to put baking soda/yeast in? those are usually leavening agents
2007-03-11 08:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by lalalali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the yeast was dead to begin with or if the water was too hot and killed it off, you're heck out of luck for getting this batch to rise. That's the bad news.
The good news is that you've got the makings of a batch of very good flatbread. Sprinkle a clean surface with cornmeal, and divide the dough into baseball-sized rounds. Roll the rounds out until they're the size of pita breads. You can brush the flatbreads with a little oil and add sesame seeds, poppy seeds, some minced garlic or onion, or any other garnish that you like.
Place them on greased cookie sheets and let them sit for a few minutes while you move the oven racks to the top position and preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Bake the flatbreads for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned. (Don't overbake these, or they'll get tough.) Use as you would any other flatbread, or else wrap in foil and freeze.
I'm sorry your original recipe didn't turn out the way you planned, but at least this way, you can salvage a lot of expensive ingredients.
2007-03-11 08:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have killed the yeast...used too hot of water or not enough sugar to activate it..or the yeast was too old ...or the room was to cold to let the bread rise or too breezy .There are some real experts out there keep trying don't give up the more you try the easier it will get...I have had the same problem also check the elevation could have something to do with that!!!!lots of luck
2007-03-11 08:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by huckleberrie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd need to know certain things, like the recipe you used, the temperature of your kitchen, etc. But my first guess would be that you used old (in other words, dead) yeast.
If you still have some of that yeast: pour some warm water into a bowl (it should feel barely warm to your fingertip, NOT hot). Add a teaspoon or so of the yeast, and a teaspoon of sugar. Stir everything, and wait ten minutes. If the mixture isn't actively bubbly, you've got dead yeast.
2007-03-11 08:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by jvsconsulting 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you put it in a warm place to rise? Try putting a pan of HOT water in the bottom of the oven and place the bread (covered) over it. Don't turn the oven on, it's just an enclosed place to warm the dough. good luck
2007-03-11 08:30:28 · answer #5 · answered by DOT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are all pretty good explainations about what might have happened...probably why we don't usually bake out own bread!
You can still bake it and it'll be flat, but it'll still be tasty.
If you're having company, most bakerys bake fresh bread...
2007-03-11 08:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by NEWTOME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make shure its not to cold or to hot the best temp for poofing is 140 with hight hummitdy
2007-03-11 08:34:55 · answer #7 · answered by aaron b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flatten it even more and make a pizza
2007-03-11 08:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by janice 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋