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IloveHashem613
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 11:12 am
I used trander joe's whole wheat white flour for the first time this week. I've heard their flour is superior to other flour. The yeast poofed up so I know it wasn't dead. The only thing I can think of is that maybe it has to do with the fact that after I made it (last night) I kept it in the fridge overnight and planned to let it rise today then bake it. Did that kill the yeast? It would be very strange though because I almost always put my challah dough in the fridge and it rises the next day no problem. Its sitting next to a hot oven for 2 hours and hasn't budged. What's the problem, why isn't my challah rising??
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TzenaRena
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 11:18 am
Sometimes dough from the freezer takes a long time to defrost. So maybe from the fridge sometimes takes longer than you expect to warm up? Sometimes things from the fridge get semi-frozen, with ice crystals in it.
I would shape the loaves, give it some time to rise after that, then put in oven and hope for the best.
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PinkFridge
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 12:20 pm
TzenaRena wrote: | Sometimes dough from the freezer takes a long time to defrost. So maybe from the fridge sometimes takes longer than you expect to warm up? Sometimes things from the fridge get semi-frozen, with ice crystals in it.
I would shape the loaves, give it some time to rise after that, then put in oven and hope for the best. |
Just what I'd say, too long and it could get yeasty.
Maybe you should try adding gluten next time you use this flour, if it needs it.
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mominlkwd
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 12:25 pm
you could try shaping it and putting it in the oven very very low - like 225 or so. That might help it warm up and rise. Once it rises than turn the oven on all the way.
Good Luck!
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Mommy3.5
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 1:04 pm
Whole wheat flour, even white WW, does not rise the same way as regular flour or bread flour.
I never have had luck with fridge rising the dough either.
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MamaBear
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 1:28 pm
My challah and my mother in law's challah didn't rise today! We each proofed the yeast too and we both had good yeast. I don't know...it's humid and cold here, maybe that affected it.
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mominlkwd
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Sat, Jan 01 2011, 6:59 pm
MamaBear wrote: | My challah and my mother in law's challah didn't rise today! We each proofed the yeast too and we both had good yeast. I don't know...it's humid and cold here, maybe that affected it. |
that's funny, my Challah rose extra quickly this week. Before I knew it I had to punch it down. Maybe I had super yeast
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Beingreal
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Sun, Jan 02 2011, 7:50 am
I tried Challah for the first time this past week, so believe me, I can commiserate with you! I made my challah dough in my bread maker and my dough wasn't rising! Basically, it didn't come out looking like Challah.....did you forget to put in anything?
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abound
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Sun, Jan 02 2011, 7:55 am
Two things to check for, Did the salt touch the yeast? Was your water to hot?
These are two things that kill the dough!
Good Luck!
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yytsmommy
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Sun, Jan 02 2011, 8:41 am
I just wanted to add that the weather definitely makes a difference. I see it all the time with my challah dough. when it is humid and cold my dough does not rise as well. should still come out yummy though! good luck.
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