Babka and Cinnamon Rolls problems

Submitted by OliviaBakesBread on June 23, 2009 - 9:49pm

Babka and Cinnamon Rolls problems

I baked a Babka using half unbleached flour & half whole wheat flour & finished product tastes terrible having a sour taste to it. I've baked Babka for many years, using only unbleached flour with great success, but I'm not sure - is wheat flour supposed to have a sour taste to it?

Also baked a batch of cinnamon rolls - my first attempt - well half way through the baking, the filling started to smoke. I turned the temp down immediately, but don't understand why that happened. The end product turned out beautiful, waiting for them to cool down so we can check the taste. I followed a recipe that is supposed to be the original Cinnabon recipe.

Would appreciate any feedback. Thank you all. Love this site!

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Submitted by PaddyL on June 24, 2009 - 5:57am.

WW flour can go rancid.

Had you had the ww flour for a long time? There is a slightly bitter flavour to ww flour at the best of times, from the bran, so with breads like brioche or croissants, I sift that flour, thereby sifting most of the bran out, leaving a finer whole wheat flour.

Submitted by OliviaBakesBread on June 24, 2009 - 7:50am.

Cinnamon Roll & Babka problems

Hi Paddy & thanks for your feedback. As a matter of fact, the flour was from last years' Fall Baking & now I realize it is almost a year old - so that must be the problem. A shame, looked so beautiful - oh well, will make again, it's worth the effort! Nothing like a freshly baked, rich Babka studded with cinnamon & nutmeg flecks & plump raisins, with a fresh brewed cup of coffee.

Have a great day!

Submitted by xaipete on June 24, 2009 - 8:22am.

If you want to use WW flour,

If you want to use WW flour, maybe you ought to try WWW. People often find it less bitter and branny.

--Pamela

Submitted by qahtan on June 24, 2009 - 9:26am.

Whole wheat

I never never buy whole wheat flour, until I started to mill my own I didn't even like whole wheat any thing.

If you intend to use a lot of whole wheat then I would suggest a mill, some are quite cheap, doesn't have to be electric etc. you will find fresh milled whole wheat a different taste altogether.

Only mill as much as you need to use at one time, it is said that whole wheat will start to go rancid in 72 hours.....................

My 2 cents worth...... qahtan

Whole wheat berries/kernels keep a long time.

Submitted by Janknitz on June 24, 2009 - 11:55am.

I'm still intrigued by the possibility of grinding my own wheat

IF I can find an inexpensive hand mill at a thrift store or garage sale. I saw some sort of hand mill at a Salvation Army super store this weekend, but not sure if it was a meat grinder or a mill. I do NOT want to try an electric mill--I have no tolerance for noise or the dust it would produce.

How do you store the wheat berries? In the freezer or can they be sealed in a plastic container? Freezer space is a premium in our house.

Submitted by qahtan on June 24, 2009 - 1:09pm.