On Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:56:17 -0700, "james" > wrote:

>For some reason the bread I try to make in a break maker is not rising
>enough. Actually, I made maybe twenty test breads and only one time did it
>rise enough. I don't recall doing anything different that time.
>
>Is there a way to tell whether the yeast is too old, temperature is
>incorrect, or other reason by examining the bread?
>
>The bread is simple:
>
>1 cup bread flour
>2 tbsp yeast
>5 tbsp sugar
>1 tbsp salt
>1 egg
>some butter
>just enough water to make a dough ball (less than 1/4 cup)


Where did you get that recipe? I don't think that there is any way it
would make a loaf of bread.
--
Susan N.

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