15
Error with
the
prescriptions
The bread rises too
fast
too much yeast, too much flour, not enough salt
a/b
or several of these causes
The bread does not
rise at all or not enough
No yeast at all or too little
a/b
old or stale yeast
e
liquid too hot
c
the yeast has come into contact with the liquid
d
wrong flour type or stale flour
e
too much or not enough liquid
a/b/g
not enough sugar
a/b
The dough rises too
much and spills over the
baking pan
If the water is too soft the yeast ferments more
f
Too much milk affects the fermentation of the yeast
c
The bread goes down in
the middle
The dough volume is larger than the pan and the bread
goes down.
a/f
The fermentation is too short or too fast owing to the
excessive temperature of the water or the baking
chamber or to the excessive moistness
c/h/i
Heavy,lumpy structure
too much flour or not enough liquid
a/b/g
not enough yeast or sugar
a/b
too much fruit, wholemeal or of one of the other
ingredients
b
old or stale flour, warm liquids make the dough rise too
quickly and loaf fall in before baking
e
no salt or not enough sugar
too much liquid
The bread is not baked in
the center
too much or not enough liquid
a/b/g
too much humidity
h
recipes with moist ingredients, e.g. yogurt
g
Open or coarse structure
or too many holes
too much water
g
no salt
b
greed humidity,water too hot
h/i
too much liquid
c
Mushroom-like,unbaked
surface
bread volume too big for the pan
a/f
too much flour, especially for white bread
f
too much yeast or not enough salt
a/b
too much sugar
a/b
sweet ingredients besides the sugar
b
The slices are uneven or
there are clumps in the
middle
bread not cooled enough(the vapor has not escaped)
j
Flour deposits on the
bread crust
the flour was not worked well on the sides during the
kneading
g/i