I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

Have you considered purchasing a Bread Machine?
Lots of used ones around, but do make sure you get the manual and recipe
book that accompanies.

Lots of fun and success for your effort. Caution....waistline may expand if
not careful. :-)
MAC



"Rick" wrote in message
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I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

"Rick" wrote in message
om...
I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

If you get a good first rise, then you should eventually get a good second
rise. Make sure you deflate the dough, let it rest a few minutes, knead it
a few times, and then form into the desired shape. Let the dough rise again
until double. If the texture is not good, you may not be letting it rise
enough. You will also get a better crumb and a chewy crust with a long,
slow rise. Here is a link to great information on bread making:
http://home.earthlink.net/~ggda/index.html

Hi Rick,

YES, you should always proof your yeast. However,if you have a good
first rise yeast is not your problem. It may well be the flour. I've
never used "bread flour" but all purpose might give you the courseness
you desire. Similar to cake flour vs all purpose: cake flour will give
a fine, smooth texture wonderful for pound cakes. Sounds like
everything else you're doing is fine.

Remember a couple things - too little flour will cause a lackluster
second rise (dough will have a tendency to fall over the sides of the
pan), and too much flour will make the bread hard and tough. What's
right? Mix the flour into the liquid with greased hands, add one cup
of flour at a time and when the dough no longer sticks to your fingers
you have the right consistency.

Keep trying.

Blondie






(Rick) wrote in message . com...
I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

"Rick" wrote in message
om...
I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

Come on over to alt.bread.recipes and ask your question. Lots of
experienced bread bakers there. Meanwhile, check out our FAQ that is under
construction at http://planeguy.mine.nu/bread/faq_abr.php

If your finished bread has the texture of quickbread you could be adding too
much flour, not kneading enough, not proofing long enough.
Janet

Hi: I use dry yeast that I buy in l pound packages from Walmart (Sams).
One tb. for 6 cups of flour, first rise to triple the initial volume,
(after neading with the Kitchen Aid mixer, then the 2nd rise (using
perforated bread pans for 1 hour. Works every time. I suspect your yeast.

Joe
"Rick" wrote in message
om...
I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

Hi: I use dry yeast that I buy in l pound packages from Walmart (Sams).
One tb. for 6 cups of flour, first rise to triple the initial volume,
(after neading with the Kitchen Aid mixer, then the 2nd rise (using
perforated bread pans for 1 hour. Works every time. I suspect your yeast.

Joe
"Rick" wrote in message
om...
I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

Hi: I use dry yeast that I buy in l pound packages from Walmart (Sams).
One tb. for 6 cups of flour, first rise to triple the initial volume,
(after neading with the Kitchen Aid mixer, then the 2nd rise (using
perforated bread pans for 1 hour. Works every time. I suspect your yeast.

Joe
"Rick" wrote in message
om...
I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far). I'm using bread flour and
Fleichmann's dry yeast. I don't know if I'm kneading too long (about
10 min), not long enough, whether I should proof the yeast, use AP
flour, or what. The end results taste just great, but have a texture
more like quickbread, as opposed to that nice cellular, chewy
structure I'm after. Any advice is appreciated.

Rick

Rick wrote:

I've recently started venturing into yeast breads after having become
fairly competent with cakes, cookins, and quickbreads. I'm having
trouble getting a secondary rise (the initial rise has been
gangbusters every time so far).

Rick,

Everyone has posted good information for you. You may also wish to try
doing a "sponge" first on the bread. Basically, take all the liquid in
your recipe, 1/2 the flour and 1/2 the yeast and let it "proof" for 2-3
hours or until almost double (depending on the type of bread you are
making this time will vary. Wheat based flours will proof faster than
rye/other grain flours). Then follow the recipe from there as if you
were at the "1st rise" step. After I started doing this step (had an
old time artesian breadmaker show me this little gem) I have never had
to worry about a 2nd rising and I haven't used my bread machine since!!!
(except to make dough occassionally). It is a bit more time consuming
but the rise of my yeast breads is incredible and the texture heavenly.

Have fun!!!

mary

I have a bread machine, but I'm looking for sizes and shapes that it
cannot provide. Fantastic for a quick, "set it and forget it" loaf
though.

"M" wrote in message ...
Have you considered purchasing a Bread Machine?
Lots of used ones around, but do make sure you get the manual and recipe
book that accompanies.

Lots of fun and success for your effort. Caution....waistline may expand if
not careful. :-)
MAC

I have a bread machine, but I'm looking for sizes and shapes that it
cannot provide. Fantastic for a quick, "set it and forget it" loaf
though.

"M" wrote in message ...
Have you considered purchasing a Bread Machine?
Lots of used ones around, but do make sure you get the manual and recipe
book that accompanies.

Lots of fun and success for your effort. Caution....waistline may expand if
not careful. :-)
MAC

I have a bread machine, but I'm looking for sizes and shapes that it
cannot provide. Fantastic for a quick, "set it and forget it" loaf
though.

"M" wrote in message ...
Have you considered purchasing a Bread Machine?
Lots of used ones around, but do make sure you get the manual and recipe
book that accompanies.

Lots of fun and success for your effort. Caution....waistline may expand if
not careful. :-)
MAC

Many remove the bread from the bread machine after making the dough, then
proceed to make the bread into any shape they wish. They use the recipes for
bread machine bread; usually quite a few in the book that accompanies the
machine.
M.

"Rick" wrote in message
om...
I have a bread machine, but I'm looking for sizes and shapes that it
cannot provide. Fantastic for a quick, "set it and forget it" loaf
though.

"M" wrote in message
...
Have you considered purchasing a Bread Machine?
Lots of used ones around, but do make sure you get the manual and recipe
book that accompanies.

Lots of fun and success for your effort. Caution....waistline may expand
if
not careful. :-)
MAC

Many remove the bread from the bread machine after making the dough, then
proceed to make the bread into any shape they wish. They use the recipes for
bread machine bread; usually quite a few in the book that accompanies the
machine.
M.

"Rick" wrote in message
om...
I have a bread machine, but I'm looking for sizes and shapes that it
cannot provide. Fantastic for a quick, "set it and forget it" loaf
though.

"M" wrote in message
...
Have you considered purchasing a Bread Machine?
Lots of used ones around, but do make sure you get the manual and recipe
book that accompanies.

Lots of fun and success for your effort. Caution....waistline may expand
if
not careful. :-)
MAC

"M" wrote in message
...
Many remove the bread from the bread machine after making the dough, then
proceed to make the bread into any shape they wish.

I would just put the bread machine money towards a food processor and get a
decent bread cookbook.