Why won't my dough rise?
Discussion
Never had a problem making dough rise before so can't figure this out!
Dough is:
7g yeast (new, not damp or old)
375 ml warm milk
1tsp ground cardamom
2 eggs
200g caster sugar
800g plain flour
50g melted butter
a little salt
dough mixed into warm milk then mixed with eggs and sugar, flour then mixed in slowly, dough hooks for 5 minutes ish then kneaded on the top for another 10.
Didn't move after half an hour in the airing cupboard, now in the oven (not on, just lightly warmed)...
Bugger refuses to move, just sits there looking like a big fat stubborn blob
Suggestions?
Dough is:
7g yeast (new, not damp or old)
375 ml warm milk
1tsp ground cardamom
2 eggs
200g caster sugar
800g plain flour
50g melted butter
a little salt
dough mixed into warm milk then mixed with eggs and sugar, flour then mixed in slowly, dough hooks for 5 minutes ish then kneaded on the top for another 10.
Didn't move after half an hour in the airing cupboard, now in the oven (not on, just lightly warmed)...
Bugger refuses to move, just sits there looking like a big fat stubborn blob
Suggestions?
What did you do to activate the yeast. Is it dried or fresh? yeast can be killed off with too much sugar or too much heat. Fresh yeast needs just above body temp and a bit of sugar to get it going or did you use the French method in the mixer? need a few more details of how you combined things and timings.
i use lukewarm water with a little bit of honey
put the flour in a bowl, make a hollow
put the water/honey/yeast in there, with a tiny bit of flour thrown in
leave that for ten minutes somewhere warmish with a warm wet flannel on top, then mix it up properly (then let it rise again etc)
put the flour in a bowl, make a hollow
put the water/honey/yeast in there, with a tiny bit of flour thrown in
leave that for ten minutes somewhere warmish with a warm wet flannel on top, then mix it up properly (then let it rise again etc)
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