Monday, February 18, 2008
Melanie's beer bread gone bad
I just tried Melanie's beer bread again, and failed, again. Both times the dough didn't rise! I used the self-rising flour substitute instead of the real thing, so maybe that's the problem? Or maybe this recipe doesn't like me? Any suggestions? Those were my only two attempts at making bread, so don't assume that I know something obvious. I pretty much don't know anything except exactly what I read from the recipe.
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What do you mean by self-rising flour substitute?
I read that if your recipe calls for self-rising flour, and you don't have it, you can use 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. baking soda for every 1 cup of self-rising flour you need.
Is that wrong?
Nope that's about right. I wonder if your baking powder is old and therefore less effective.
I am curious to know if Melanie ever ended up making this, though. Maybe it just doesn't work!
Melanie did make it, and I tried some, and it was great. But I think she made it with real self-rising flour.
You might be right about the baking powder being old - I don't actually know how old mine is.
It should have an "expiration date" or something on it.
If you want some other bread recipes, I have some up my sleeve that haven't failed me yet. Yet.
I need to post about my nemesis, the pancake, though.
Yeah, the expiration would be August 2007. That could be the problem.
I would love more bread recipes!
I feel so badly that your bread didn't turn out! It's so odd, that was the first time I made it and it came out super! I haven't tried it since but gave it to someone else, who also didn't have any good results.
I wonder what the problem is?! :(
I just re-read my beer bread post. Which technique did you use? I used the second one to make the bread. Don't even know if that will help!
In biscuits of shame, my big problem was trying to make my own self rising flour. My conversion recipe for making self-rising flour called for a similar amount of baking powder, but it definitely didn't seem to be enough.
I also used the second technique - they seemed pretty similar anyway, though.
I'm thinking next time I will just suck it up and buy self-rising flour.
i would like more recipes how bout u like email me at confusedshipper123@gmail.com
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