flour with different trademark to test, taste and compare in local market, and
select the one which could produce the best result according to your own
experiences and taste.
6. Corn flour and oatmeal flour
Corn flour and oat flour are made by grinding corn and oatmeal respectively,
they both are the additive ingredients of making rough bread, which are
used for enhancing the flavor and texture.
7. Sugar
Sugar is very important ingredient to add sweet taste and color of bread.
While it helps to yeast bread as nourishment. white sugar is largely used.
Brown sugar, powder sugar or cotton sugar may be called by special
requirements.
8. Yeast
Yeast passes doughy yeasting process, then produces carbon dioxide,
making bread expand and inner fibre soft. However, yeast fast breeding
needs carbohydrate in sugar and flour as nourishment.
1tsp. active dry yeast =3/4 tsp.instant yeast
5tsp. active dry yeast =1 tsp. instant yeast
2tsp. active dry yeast =1.5 tsp. instant yeast
Yeast must be stored in refrigerator as it will be killed at high temperature,
before using check the date and storage life of your yeast. Store it back to
the refrigerator as soon as possible after each use. Usually the failure of
bread rising is caused by the dead yeast.
The ways described below will check whether your yeast is fresh and active
or not.
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1
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pour 1/2 cup warm water (45-50
0
C) into a measuring cup
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2
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Put 1 tsp. white sugar into the cup and stir, then sprinkle 2tsp. yeast over
the water.
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3
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Place the measuring cup in a warm place for about 10min. Do not stir the
water.
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4
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The froth will be up to 1 cup. Otherwise the yeast is dead or inactive.
9. Salt
Salt is necessary to improve bread flavor and crust color. But salt can also
restrain yeast from rising. Never use too much salt in a recipe. if you don't
want to use salt, omit it. And bread would be larger if without salt.
10. Egg
Eggs can improve bread texture, make the bread more nourish and larger
in size, add special egg flavor to bread. when using it must be peeled and
stirred evenly.
11. Grease, butter and vegetable oil
Grease can make bread be soft and delay storage life. Butter should be
melted or chopped to small particles prior use, so as to be stir evenly when
you take it out from refrigerator.
12. Baking powder
