February 1, 2007 - 10:04am
RL Beranbaum vs. Julia Childs
Question #1: Please clarify for me what is meant when Julia Childs in her baking video says that it is necessary to feed the yeast with salt and sugar at the very beginning of the process. However, Rose Beranbaum in her Bread Bible on pg. 45 says that "salt can kill the yeast if it comes in direct contact with it." Question #2: Why is it that when after the first proofing I go to knead the dough and rather than being elastic it bounces back and won't allow me to knead it? It is hard for me to keep my kitchen above 70 degrees in the winter. Is there a relationship between the temp and the dough ....