[Sca-cooks] a book on bread?

[Glenda Robinson]

Sorry, I don't have a good book for you, but I will share the best hint I've
ever been given regarding bread-making!

To tell when the dough's been kneaded enough:

Pull a small handful of the dough off slowly. If, as the dough breaks, it
forms small stringy looking things, that's the gluten having been developed
properly by the kneading, and it's kneaded enough, if it breaks cleanly,
more kneading is necessary.

After I learned this, I've never had problems with my breads not rising
properly.Before then, my breads were a bit hit or miss.

Glenda.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen O" <kareno at lewistown.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:02 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] a book on bread?


>     Having had a very good first experience making bread  -- using yeast
for
> the first time!  I want to keep trying.  What would be a good general book
> on bread making?
>
>         Thanks!!
>         Caointiarn
>
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