help

[warda A]

:salam2:

i hope everyone is in good health inshallah

i would like help in bread making, however i try it always comes out heavy,
is there any one who could show me how to make it come out like those in the shops, fluffy and light
could it be because i use plain flour and dry yeast? help

thank you all
:wasalam:

[alkathiri]

:salam2:

i hope everyone is in good health inshallah

i would like help in bread making, however i try it always comes out heavy,
is there any one who could show me how to make it come out like those in the shops, fluffy and light
could it be because i use plain flour and dry yeast? help

thank you all
:wasalam:

It might be due to lack of flour. Put more flour, inshAllah it will turn soft

[warda A]

It might be due to lack of flour. Put more flour, inshAllah it will turn soft

with all due respect how will adding more flour make it soft?
am really serious

[alkathiri]

with all due respect how will adding more flour make it soft?
am really serious

Thats what my mum taught me.....

[sister harb]

:salam2:

More flour? Oh I didn´t know that brother likes to bake. :lol:

My tips are that at the first make sure your ingredients are warm already. Usually soft dough is better than too hard (so not so much flour than brother prefers), but it also has to be enough tough. Add just enough flour to get a soft, no too sticky dough. Cover the bowl tightly and let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size.

I have sended here before one baking recipe, even it is not bread one, but basic principles are quite similar.

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19861

Hopely this helps you a little. :SMILY149:

[warda A]

:salam2:

More flour? Oh I didn´t know that brother likes to bake. :lol:

My tips are that at the first make sure your ingredients are warm already. Usually soft dough is better than too hard (so not so much flour than brother prefers), but it also has to be enough tough. Add just enough flour to get a soft, no too sticky dough. Cover the bowl tightly and let the dough rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size.

I have sended here before one baking recipe, even it is not bread one, but basic principles are quite similar.

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19861

Hopely this helps you a little. :SMILY149:

:salam2:
that is what i thought , more flour will make the dough hard or tough and yes brothers out there are the best chefs i hear

Sister harb, thank you and i will try to make using your recipe, even if it is for rolls, i think there is no difference,

i will keep you posted on how it came out inshallah

minalaedin
:wasalam:

[Happy 2BA Muslim]

:salam2:
.................and yes brothers out there are the best chefs i hear



:wasalam:

It seems that Brother alkathiri is not one of them!! :SMILY335:

:salam2:

[alkathiri]

:wasalam:

It seems that Brother alkathiri is not one of them!! :SMILY335:

:salam2:

lol

I used to want to become a chef( dont laugh). The interest fade off slowly

After posting comments on this thread, i decide to quit having that dream :lol:

Bro , you like to have a dig at me.....:lol:....

[warda A]

:salam2:

anybody out there ever made the perfect bread?
how did you make it?
jazakallahu kheiran
:wasalam:

[msrebgui]

Did you add yeast? Thats what rises the bread so that it will cook properly.

[warda A]

Did you add yeast? Thats what rises the bread so that it will cook properly.

yes i added yeast, but i use dry yeast as fresh yeast is not available

do you know the ratio of fresh yeast to dry yeast?

[msrebgui]

yes i added yeast, but i use dry yeast as fresh yeast is not available

do you know the ratio of fresh yeast to dry yeast?

What brand of dry yeast did you buy? It usually says on the packets or jars. I don't know where you live but in the states if you go to walmart and get the yeast packets use one packet

[Aapa]

Salaam,

You can buy yeast at a supermarket. Do not use dry yeast. For some reason dry yeast is very sensitive to temperture..Walmart sells it.

[warda A]

What brand of dry yeast did you buy? It usually says on the packets or jars. I don't know where you live but in the states if you go to walmart and get the yeast packets use one packet

Salaam,

You can buy yeast at a supermarket. Do not use dry yeast. For some reason dry yeast is very sensitive to temperture..Walmart sells it.

:salam2:

well i live in yemen, and i can not find fresh yeast so i use dry instead,brand surf instant dry yeast.
if you know th ratio maybe i could try again
maybe i love bread too much
jazakallahu kheiran
:wasalam:

[sister harb]

:salam2:

I don´t know what kind of owen you use. Could you put large pan full of water to owen during you bake your bread? It gives more freshresh to them.

By the way, could you also give recipe of your breads to us. Without it, it is difficult to say what is wrong.

[warda A]

:salam2:

I don´t know what kind of owen you use. Could you put large pan full of water to owen during you bake your bread? It gives more freshresh to them.

By the way, could you also give recipe of your breads to us. Without it, it is difficult to say what is wrong.

i usually use dry yeast because fresh yeast isnt available
so i use that instead of fresh, that could cause the problem

i would like to thank all of you for your help and i will try and post to you different types of bread recipes,
i have to type them down first, because they are in books

jazakallahu kheiran
:tti_sister:

[warda A]

:salam2:

I don´t know what kind of owen you use. Could you put large pan full of water to owen during you bake your bread? It gives more freshresh to them.

By the way, could you also give recipe of your breads to us. Without it, it is difficult to say what is wrong.

these two recipes
the first one seems to come out heavy
the second is the one i loved, it was perfect, maybe you try them out

WHITE AND WHOLE MEAL BREAD

15 g (1/2 oz) fresh yeast
5 ml (1 tsp) castor sugar
275 ml (1/2 pnt) warm milk
450 g (1 lb) plain flour or 225 g (8 oz) each of strong plain and whole meal flour
10 ml (22 tsp) salt
25 g (1 oz) butter
Beaten egg to glaze

In a small bowl cream the fresh yeast with the sugar
and warm water to a smooth creamy liquid.
Mix flour, salt and butter and rub to breadcrumbs stage,
add the liquid yeast and form dough. Using floured hands,
shape the dough into a bowl and place in an oiled polythene bag,
leave in warm place until dough has doubled in size.
Knead dough again and shape in oblong and place in
greased 450 g (1lb) loaf tin return to oiled polythene bag
and leave to rise again until double in size brush top with beaten egg.
Bake in center of oven at 220ºC or 425ºF gas no. 7
for about 30 minutes or until loaf shrinks slightly from the sides.



EGG GARLAND

4 Garland each 22740 KJ (655 CAL)

Dough: - 400 g flour, 15 g fresh yeast, 1/5 liter milk
40 g margarine, 400 g sugar, 1 egg, pinch salt.

Glaze`:- 1 egg yolk, 2 tsp condensed milk, 4 hardboiled eggs,
4 painted eggs , soft boiled for 4 ½ mins.
Sift flour into bowl. Make a well in the flour and crumble the yeast into it, mix with warm milk, cover with cloth and leave in warm place for 10 minutes, add softened margarine and sugar, egg and salt to the flour and knead all together well. Cover dough with a cloth and leave to rise for 3300 minutes. shape dough into a roll and cut roll into 12 large and 12 small pieces. Roll the large piece out to 2200 cm long strips and small pieces into 15 cm long strips. Braid strips of equal length together in 3 plaits, join end to make garland. Now place a small garland on every large one, place garlands on a greased baking tray, place hard boiled eggs in the middle and let dough rise for another 30 minutes, then brush the garlands with the egg and milk glaze and bake in the middle of shelf of the oven, preheated to 200ºC (gas mark 33) for about 25 minutes. when cold remove the hard boiled eggs and replace with soft-boiled eggs.
(Hard boiled eggs can be used in salad)

:wasalam:

[Greek_Rose_2005]

first off what type of bread are you trying to make? when you mean light and fluffy how light and fluffy you want it? let me tell you one thing by health reasons the denser the bread the more healthy also...white wheat flour has noooooo nutritional value you better using whole wheat, amaranth, soy, brown rice flour, spelt, oatmeal....i have a good oatmeal molasses bread its sooooooooo yummyyyyyy...do you want it?

[Greek_Rose_2005]

no the dry yeast is not the problem sister...although how long have you had the yeast????? you might try getting a different one...and look for one says active dry yeast...hope it helps

[warda A]

first off what type of bread are you trying to make? when you mean light and fluffy how light and fluffy you want it? let me tell you one thing by health reasons the denser the bread the more healthy also...white wheat flour has noooooo nutritional value you better using whole wheat, amaranth, soy, brown rice flour, spelt, oatmeal....i have a good oatmeal molasses bread its sooooooooo yummyyyyyy...do you want it?
:salam2:
thanks for your tips
i would love to have that, kindly post it, maybe someone else will love it too
shukran
:wasalam:

[Greek_Rose_2005]

I wil post it inshallah tomorrow as its not handy right now, but i promise i will!!!

[Greek_Rose_2005]

ops...I promised and didnt I dunno what happened I cant find the reciepe..after I moved stuff around in my house now I cant find it...arghhh I will call my mom and get it as its her reciepe anyhow..sorry sister

[warda A]

ops...I promised and didnt I dunno what happened I cant find the reciepe..after I moved stuff around in my house now I cant find it...arghhh I will call my mom and get it as its her reciepe anyhow..sorry sister

:salam2:
kindly there is no need for you to apologize
i can wait
thanks

[aisha-uk]

salam alaikum sis

which kind of bread are u making? white or dark?

I don't know how it is down there, but here in the uk, u can buy fresh yeast from the bakery, supermarkets don't have it...
i personally prefer fresh yeast...

[warda A]

these two recipes
the first one seems to come out heavy
the second is the one i loved, it was perfect, maybe you try them out

WHITE AND WHOLE MEAL BREAD

15 g (1/2 oz) fresh yeast
5 ml (1 tsp) castor sugar
275 ml (1/2 pnt) warm milk
450 g (1 lb) plain flour or 225 g (8 oz) each of strong plain and whole meal flour
10 ml (22 tsp) salt
25 g (1 oz) butter
Beaten egg to glaze

In a small bowl cream the fresh yeast with the sugar
and warm water to a smooth creamy liquid.
Mix flour, salt and butter and rub to breadcrumbs stage,
add the liquid yeast and form dough. Using floured hands,
shape the dough into a bowl and place in an oiled polythene bag,
leave in warm place until dough has doubled in size.
Knead dough again and shape in oblong and place in
greased 450 g (1lb) loaf tin return to oiled polythene bag
and leave to rise again until double in size brush top with beaten egg.
Bake in center of oven at 220ºC or 425ºF gas no. 7
for about 30 minutes or until loaf shrinks slightly from the sides.



EGG GARLAND

4 Garland each 22740 KJ (655 CAL)

Dough: - 400 g flour, 15 g fresh yeast, 1/5 liter milk
40 g margarine, 400 g sugar, 1 egg, pinch salt.

Glaze`:- 1 egg yolk, 2 tsp condensed milk, 4 hardboiled eggs,
4 painted eggs , soft boiled for 4 ½ mins.
Sift flour into bowl. Make a well in the flour and crumble the yeast into it, mix with warm milk, cover with cloth and leave in warm place for 10 minutes, add softened margarine and sugar, egg and salt to the flour and knead all together well. Cover dough with a cloth and leave to rise for 3300 minutes. shape dough into a roll and cut roll into 12 large and 12 small pieces. Roll the large piece out to 2200 cm long strips and small pieces into 15 cm long strips. Braid strips of equal length together in 3 plaits, join end to make garland. Now place a small garland on every large one, place garlands on a greased baking tray, place hard boiled eggs in the middle and let dough rise for another 30 minutes, then brush the garlands with the egg and milk glaze and bake in the middle of shelf of the oven, preheated to 200ºC (gas mark 33) for about 25 minutes. when cold remove the hard boiled eggs and replace with soft-boiled eggs.
(Hard boiled eggs can be used in salad)

:wasalam:
:salam2:
salam aleikum sister aisha

thank you for tips
those are the ones i posted that i tried
no fresh yeast here
:wasalam: