Second baked bread
Following the success of the first attempt, I tried baking a loaf of wholemeal/white bread (ratio of 1:2). This time, I used a loaf pan given by Ban's mum.
The first mistake I made was that the amount of yeast was a tad short of the required measurement. That could have contributed to the lack of rising of the dough. Then again, it could also due to the lukewarm water I used this time (compared to the hot water previously) or the inclusion of wholemeal. *shrug*
I tried a method mentioned in a couple of websites to get the dough to rise more: put the oven to the lowest temperature setting, placed a pan of water at the lowest level of the oven and then placed the pan of dough on the upper level. It didn't rise noticeably.
So I just went ahead to bake it as per normal. Thank goodness it tasted delicious although it didn't rise as much as expected. I ate quite a bit on the spot till I'm stuffed hehe.
The first mistake I made was that the amount of yeast was a tad short of the required measurement. That could have contributed to the lack of rising of the dough. Then again, it could also due to the lukewarm water I used this time (compared to the hot water previously) or the inclusion of wholemeal. *shrug*
I tried a method mentioned in a couple of websites to get the dough to rise more: put the oven to the lowest temperature setting, placed a pan of water at the lowest level of the oven and then placed the pan of dough on the upper level. It didn't rise noticeably.
So I just went ahead to bake it as per normal. Thank goodness it tasted delicious although it didn't rise as much as expected. I ate quite a bit on the spot till I'm stuffed hehe.
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Especially for key ingredient.