Comments on: Recipe for Maple Whole Wheat Bread http://cooking.sliverofice.com/recipe-for-maple-whole-wheat-bread/ A vegetarian cooking and eating blog Sun, 01 May 2011 11:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erica http://cooking.sliverofice.com/recipe-for-maple-whole-wheat-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Erica Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:17:38 +0000 http://cooking.sliverofice.com/?p=404#comment-547 I think it's always a good idea to make two loaves. I don't know about your house, but at mine, fresh breads gets devoured. Both the amount of yeast and how long you give it to rise matter a lot. Sometimes if it's chilly, I'll put a heating pad under my bowl to help it along. (I have electric heat, so there's no "warm spot" to stick it when it's cold outside.) Sometimes, if your flour's old, it'll also have problems rising. I'd definitely play with the different amounts of yeast as that's an easy one. I think it’s always a good idea to make two loaves. I don’t know about your house, but at mine, fresh breads gets devoured.

Both the amount of yeast and how long you give it to rise matter a lot. Sometimes if it’s chilly, I’ll put a heating pad under my bowl to help it along. (I have electric heat, so there’s no “warm spot” to stick it when it’s cold outside.) Sometimes, if your flour’s old, it’ll also have problems rising. I’d definitely play with the different amounts of yeast as that’s an easy one.

]]> By: Carole http://cooking.sliverofice.com/recipe-for-maple-whole-wheat-bread/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Carole Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:49:17 +0000 http://cooking.sliverofice.com/?p=404#comment-532 I've made a similar recipe w/ honey instead. It's quite delicious and easy to make, but somehow I find it easier to make two loaves at once and freeze one. Every time I make only one loaf, the dough just doesn't rise well. The recipe I use (sent by my sister) says to use 1 package or 2 tsp. active dry yeast. Your recipe says 1 1/2 tsp. for one loaf, so perhaps cutting the yeast in half to 1 tsp. is just not enough yeast for one loaf. Do you think that's it? If so, I'll try your way next time (1 1/2 tsp for one loaf). I’ve made a similar recipe w/ honey instead. It’s quite delicious and easy to make, but somehow I find it easier to make two loaves at once and freeze one. Every time I make only one loaf, the dough just doesn’t rise well. The recipe I use (sent by my sister) says to use 1 package or 2 tsp. active dry yeast. Your recipe says 1 1/2 tsp. for one loaf, so perhaps cutting the yeast in half to 1 tsp. is just not enough yeast for one loaf. Do you think that’s it? If so, I’ll try your way next time (1 1/2 tsp for one loaf).

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