"ChildFree Abby" > wrote in message
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> Dee Randall wrote:
>> "SHARING" (for those who 'care' for this word)
>>
>> P. 123 "Bread" by Treuille & Ferrigno.
>>
>> The last recipe I made from this book
>> "Bread" by Treuille & Ferrigno.
>> was the Broa, p. 78, turned out fairly well, delicious. C
>> Click on the 'cut loaf' at
>> http://tinyurl.com/zkmaq
>>
>> but the cinnamon raisin bread p. page 123 is laughable. Look!
>> http://tinypic.com/qy9w13.jpg
>>
>> I will have to rely on my brain from now on not to follow a recipe when I
>> have a certain feeling about it.
>>
>> First of all, I dislike dark brown sugar and it called for 1/2 cup. It
>> called for 1 cup full packed raisins; I used maybe a third to half cup.
>> Just too much otherwise, IMO.
>> It called for 2 eggs. and to rise for 1 to 1-1/2 hours. It did not raise
>> enough until about 6-7 hours. I let it proof for maybe 3 hours (when it
>> called for 30-45 minutes) and finally gave up the ghost about 11pm last
>> night and put it in the frig. This a.m. I took it out of the frig for
>> about 3 hours, but was still a little cool, but put it in a 400ºF oven
>> for 45 minutes!, then reduced the oven to 350ºF for another 30 minutes,
>> per recipe instructions.
>>
>> It says to BAKE UNTIL DARK AND SHINGY" -- ha ha! but the picture on p.
>> 123 shows a normal colored crust.
>>
>> I only made this recipe because DH said the only bread he liked with
>> raisins was cinnamon raisin bread. This, of course, went into the waste
>> basket. Not often anymore do I have a bread failure. A similar recipe
>> made in the bread-maker always came out fabulous. What bothers me most
>> is that I wasted my organic milk that I had looked everywhere 'for.'
>> Dee Dee
>> P.S. When a bread dough is set to raise for over 3 hours, wouldn't one be
>> concerned about egg safety for (in my case) 6-7 hours in an area 80-82º?
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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>
> Just an observation.. it looks as if your yeast may have been tad on the
> elderly side.
>
> Abby

Thanks for your suggestion, but my yeast is good-to-go. It's always
up-to-date.
Dee Dee