2007-11-12 09:58:29 · 6 answers · asked by heather l 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Sounds like a yeast problem.
Are you using the yeast for a bread machine? Is it fresh?
Are you adding the ingredients in the right order? If your yeast gets wet too soon, it will not work properly. Also, if your liquid is not the right temperature, the yeast will not work like it should.
Check to be sure the yeast is active. Place 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast in a 1/2 cup of warm water with 1 Tablespoon of white sugar. Stir this together. Within 5 minutes, it should be foaming and smell like bread.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
2007-11-12 10:07:05 · answer #1 · answered by Lucky girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The breadmaker does not make the bread rise, the yeast does. For 3-4 cups of flour use 2 teaspoons or one package of yeast. Use different yeast and try again.
What the breadmaker does well is knead the dough.
2007-11-12 10:14:22 · answer #2 · answered by david m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are u ensuring that the salt does not come into contact with the yeast as this will kill the yeast and stop the bread rising. are u adding enough yeast and are u adding sugar as this isneeded to feed the yeast and make the bread rise. has it been ok in the past and suddenly stopped making it rise? if so maybe the breadmaker itself.
2007-11-12 10:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your yeast was probably old. If it's too humid outside, your bread might not rise either. I have to agree that homemade bread is still better when you do it the old fashioned way.
2007-11-12 10:30:44 · answer #4 · answered by just forgiven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any problem but my wife did a couple of times then she put more yeast in, quite a lot more and that seems to have fixed that
2007-11-12 10:07:50 · answer #5 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i had one to... it went in the bin.
best way to make bread is the old fashioned way with you hands.... can't beat fresh baked bread.
2007-11-12 10:05:00 · answer #6 · answered by lovebug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋