[Sca-cooks] Bread machine revisited

[marilyn traber 011221]

> Nope.  Never used a bread machine.
> 
> The whole wheat bread recipe is a little heavy on sugar and yeast 
> (to insure a good rise and to hide any defects with sweetness 
> perchance).
> 
> As for the pizza dough, I'd say the Dough Cycle is the process of 
> mixing the dough with maybe a few minutes for a brief rise.  I tend 
> to give pizza dough between 15 and 30 minutes before shaping and 
> baking.  If I want to improve the flavor of the crust, I try to plan 
> ahead and make a sponge about 24 hours in advance.
> 
> Bear

OK, Bear, lets pretend there isn't a bread machine ;-) What factors increase 
or reduce the density of a loaf, amount of flour being the same?

Phlip