B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 24, 1964 For the Farm Wife and Family Baking Bread Is A. Several things could cause this condi tion. (1) Undermixing (not thoroughly mix ing), (2) too warm a rising place, (3) too much flour (4) too cool an oven during the baking. SPENCE Q What is light rye bread? A. Light rye means the bread contains only a small amount of rye flour, in pro portion to the white. Such a bread may or may not contain caraway seeds. Since white sugar is the sweetening in gredient, the bread is more bland than those containing molasses Q Why does my bread dough rise fine in the bowl but not in the oven’ A. The dough has been ei ther given too long a rising time so the action was used up, or the using place may have been so warm some of the yeast was destroyed. In either case theie could not possibly be much rising in the oven (ovenspnng). Q. 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Dry yeast is dissolved in 110-115 degree wa ter. A sustained temperature of over 130 degrees will de stroy yeast. Q. Is it true that certain spices and herbs speed up the action of yeast in doughs? A. Yes, small amounts of ginger (spice), caraway (herb) or thyme (herb) stimulate yeast doughs. One can use-Vi to % teaspoon of ginger and thyme for 3 cups of flour, 1 to Vh teaspoons caraway. Q. Does dry yeast work as well as compressed? A. It certainly does, if it is handled according to the di rections. Q. Is it possible to bake 6- loaf batches of bread in a small oven? Is it possible to bake half the loaves at a time without spoiling the oth er three? A After the first bowl rise, punch down the dough. Re- Kcinholds ROHRER’S MILL It. D. 1, Ronks move half from the bowl, let_l tablespoon salt rest 10 minutes, then shape 4% cups sifted all-purpose into loaves, let rise and bake. flour Let the second half have an- 2 eggs other bowl rise, punch, etc. as 1 cup corn meal before. Saften yeast in lukewarm Q. What happens if a yeast dough is allowed to rise too long? A. If a dough is over-fer mented, “old" dough results —that is the dough is tight, and .breaks easily when han dled. The baked loaf also crumbles and breaks easily. -Q. What happens if a dough is not allowed to rise long enough? A.. Under-developed, dough is called “green.” The cell walls of such baked products are heavy and coarse. * * • How about giving some of these yeast breads a try? RAISED CORN MEAL MUFFINS 1 cake compressed or 1 pack age dry yeast Va cup lukewarm water 2 cups milk, scalded Vz cup shortening Vz cup sugar SUPER Self Service SHOES 220 W. King St. Lane. Co *s Largest Shoe Store All Ist Quality Snper Low Prices ro£X GYRAMORS HEAVY DUTY MODEL 207 66 inch cutting width 3-pt. lift type S£^ [ Model 407 Heavy Duty 84” Cutting Width Model 507 Utility 90” Cutting Width Model 527 Offset 90” Cutting Width Model 707 13 ft. 8 in. 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