a question about dough

(4 Posts)
frazzledbutcalm Mon 11-Feb-13 22:38:38

Lol. I had the same problem last time I made bread. Just a tad too tepid and my dough didn't rise at all!

We made pizzas with it and it was fine.

I think the water was a little too warm! I was aware that affected it but I obviously need to lower my interpretation of tepid smile

frazzledbutcalm Mon 11-Feb-13 22:14:19

Dough will also not rise if the water used is too hot (it reacts with the yeast if too hot) ... it should just be tepid, even a little too warm is not good.
I'd make pizzas with it now, no harm in trying.
The mix I use is a 50/50 mix of plain flour and strong bread flour.

I made pizza dough last night. It was an american recipe that used All Purpose flour. A google told me this is UK plain flour. So I made it as per the recipe but it didnt rise at all in the hour.

Maybe not warm enough I thought. We had a different dinner.

Thing is, it has risen overnight. So can I use it for pizzas tonight or should I make a new dough with bread flour this time?

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